29 July 2004

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:51:03 -0700
From: Google AdSense <adsense-support@google.com>
To: jya@pipeline.com
Subject: Google AdSense Account Status
Cc: Google AdSense <adsense-support@google.com>

Hello John,

Thank you for your interest in Google AdSense. Our program specialists review all websites for a variety of criteria. These include, but are not limited to, site content, clear navigation, and the site's potential value to the AdSense program and the user experience.

We have reviewed your site and found that many of the ads that would appear on your site would not be relevant to your site's content. As the ads would not provide a valuable experience for your site's users or our advertisers, we feel that your site isn't a good fit for the AdSense program at this time.

Please feel free to reply to this email with any further questions. If you manage or own another site on which you'd like to display Google ads, you may reply to this email and include the URL in the message. We will then reconsider your application. If the new site complies with our program policies and is a fit for the AdSense program, we'll approve your application and allow you to run ads on that specific site.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,

The Google Team


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