Would be tough to do when an F bomb is no problem but it flags spa smh
To be fair, spa is fine, but massage is apparently sexually explicit to the algorithm, but not when human eyes see it.
I'm curious how the algorithm handles the 'B' word as it has a couple of meanings. Both are slang, when used as a verb it's to whine and complain and as a noun it's often pejorative and used against women....but not always. Also, the F word can have some different meanings....some pretty benign others not so much. Do they attempt to dock you for all of these usages on the site or is the algorithm smart enough to derive the context?
The algorithm does what it does. It is looking for pejorative use of words, which is why it doesn't like it when you call anything a whore or slut, and sometimes bitch. The use of "fuck" has never seemed to be a problem, but I might have missed one or two over the years. Neither does degenerate chasing or grinding at gambling, or excessive use of alcohol and drugs, although those are listed in their rules as bad.
Here is the most common report I get about VMB:
Adult: Sexual content
Certain sources of advertising are restricted from appearing on content that:
- contains nudity.
- is sexually gratifying, sexually suggestive and/or intended to cause sexual arousal.
- discusses sexual fetishes.
- is about sexual entertainment.
- promotes sexual merchandise.
- facilitates affairs and/or sexual encounters.
- provides advice regarding sexual performance.
- promotes sexual enhancement medications or supplements.
And here is the page with the full list and descriptions, if you're interested:
https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/10437795
I have seen a bunch of topics fall under this heading, including every time someone asks about treating their wife to a massage at the spa. I typically ask for human review and the restriction is removed withing a day or two.
Sexual images is another one that seems kind if arbitrary. I've seen everything from a cocktail waitress picture to a photo from a room at Cosmo that showed the naked lady wallpaper that was in the "guest" bath in a wrap around suite get reported. Again, I do the appeal for human review and most of these are corrected.
Explicit drug use is also reported. When you post your goodies from the dispensary or talk about cocaine or harder drugs.
I'm not trying to find a work-around to avoid the reports. They are part of the joy of being a forum admin. I just wanted to minimize the number of times I get a report and have to say, "Uh.. yeah, okay."
I completely accept it's going to happen from time to time, but it's been a lot lately. It does cut into the revenue stream and I have some concern about it becoming a bigger problem and resulting in them booting me from the program. That would mean I no longer have the money to keep the lights on. They aren't threatening me with that, yet. So maybe this thread is making a bigger issue out of something that is just an inconvenience for me. I just thought it was time to reach out and ask for a little discretion to make my work here a little easier.
Also, I really didn't want to call out any specific individual here. This is a general ask, as it seems to be a general issue. There's no new "rule". I have no plans to "censor" or remove TRs if there's a way I can avoid that. This is the first step in that. Next step, if there's a TR that is a problem, I will reach out in PM and tell you there's an issue and ask if we can fix it by doing XYZ, like removing a photo or reference. What happens after that? I don't know because I haven't gotten there yet.
I'm deleting some posts that call out a specific phrase or user, because I really don't want to go there or put anyone on the spot. I'm just asking for a little help to keep things on track and running smoothly. I'm not saying you can't have fun with your TRs or that you shouldn't talk about certain topics. I really do want to keep this a fun place for us to talk about all the aspects of Vegas. Vegas is an adult playground and has adult topics that are valid. I'm just not sure that TRs have to rival Penthouse Forum letters to be fun.
Kidding!