getting user info from every member

[mildred]

Mar 19, 2014 12:07:59 GMT -8 DarkPikachu said:

to make up for the bandwidth, there was an idea I had long ago to help you guys out...
I wanted to increase the ads displayed on my forum and help you guys get more money out of it.
(I would hide them in a 1x1px DIV positioned behind the top left of the existing ads)

would that screw things up on your end??
cause if not, in a way, I'd be paying you for that extra bandwidth.

Just wanted to mention that this is against Adsense TOS. What a rebel...

[DarkPikachu]

alright... I'll go with user verification then, but I need to ask Tim Camara something.

since I'm using localStorage, can I allow the user to verify the automated action??

what I mean is a Yes/No dialog that explains what the automation logic is and if you wish to accept or deny it.
- if you accept, the pages automatically load the unfound data
- if you deny, you have to visit those users to get their data.

so the action of the ajax calls IS, in a way, user-verified.
once verified, your verification gets stored in localStorage which is checked again by the plugin.

I'm trying to make something convenient for the user to avoid negative feedback.


EDIT:

Mar 19, 2014 12:50:51 GMT -8 mildred said:

Just wanted to mention that this is against Adsense TOS. What a rebel...

thank you

so it looks like I can't then...

[Tim Camara]

Mar 19, 2014 12:07:59 GMT -8 DarkPikachu said:

following my old idea of iframes...

ok, like I said, I'm trying to use iframes as little as possible...
I've already mentioned I'm using localStorage,
so once you visit a page that has the user's data, you'll have that copy forever.

but now what happens when there's someone referenced by another user who's data is not in your data.
THAT's what I'd need to use a HIDDEN iframe for.

also, there's ONLY 1 iframe on the page limited to this plugin, and it's ALWAYS hidden.
for the amount of users on the page who's data isn't in your localStorage:

• 1: the iframe will be created linking to the first user's profile on the list.
  (initially the plugin DOESN'T load the iframe if it doesn't need to)
  
• 2: 1 second later, the iframe will be updated with the next user, and so-forth.
  
• 3: once finished, the iframe will be removed.
  

that is my intentions if I go with that idea.

You are not allowed to use iframes in this manner.  There is no limitation on this that will be accepted.

Mar 19, 2014 12:07:59 GMT -8 DarkPikachu said:

I see why I can't use the iframes with this method due to the ad-sense being screwed up by them...
so... why not ajax calls??

Please don't be a simpleton and say "because it's against the TOS".
The world is many shades of gray, not black and white.

I've already explained the reasons why this is against the TOS.  You may not like them, but those are the reasons.  Additionally, name calling is not a great tactic for trying to convince someone of something.

Mar 19, 2014 12:07:59 GMT -8 DarkPikachu said:

to make up for the bandwidth, there was an idea I had long ago to help you guys out...
I wanted to increase the ads displayed on my forum and help you guys get more money out of it.
(I would hide them in a 1x1px DIV positioned behind the top left of the existing ads)

would that screw things up on your end??
cause if not, in a way, I'd be paying you for that extra bandwidth.

Hiding or manipulating ads in any way is guaranteed to be the fastest way to get banned and have your forum deleted.  

I and other members have offered numerous solutions that are not in violation of any rules or guidelines.  However, you seem fixed on being granted permission to do something that you have been explicitly told you are not allowed to do, and this thread has devolved into ever-quicker ways to get yourself banned.  This thread is no longer productive and there exist no arguments that will change our position on these parts of the Developer Guidelines.  End of discussion.