I've had a couple of warnings, fixed things, and carried on, but no bans.
I'd be interested to see the average earnings of those banned with limited recourse. e.g., is it under $200/mo or are a lot with $1k/mo+ getting done.
I suspect that low level sites are more or less ignored and put in the too-hard basket. Imagine how many smallfry sites they'd be reviewing out of less-developed countries where the cost to investigate deeper would just outweigh the early advantages of having them in the program. Easier and cheaper to just ban, piss off that kid abroad with his brand new motor bike forum, and keep raking it in from more established sites.
Only way of finding out (and it'd be flawed anyway) is to set up a site letting people log their dispute and amount at risk, maybe anonymous to the public but with moderators checking info a bit. And collate the responses to compare.
I'd be interested to see the average earnings of those banned with limited recourse. e.g., is it under $200/mo or are a lot with $1k/mo+ getting done.
I suspect that low level sites are more or less ignored and put in the too-hard basket. Imagine how many smallfry sites they'd be reviewing out of less-developed countries where the cost to investigate deeper would just outweigh the early advantages of having them in the program. Easier and cheaper to just ban, piss off that kid abroad with his brand new motor bike forum, and keep raking it in from more established sites.