Steps to take if you have been ripped-off by a copy-cat government website

powerful_Rogue

Oh, look what happened when I searched for driving licence.

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

Pollycat,

I am repeating this, Google does not have to publish what/how/when they do things internally within the company for the public to consume.
Whether they have engineers monitoring round the clock or 9 to 5 on new adword accounts and domains bidding - it does not really matter. What matters is whether copycat ads are getting displayed or not.

The fact is : copycat keywords and domain are under constant surveillance by Google UK.

It matter when you allege something (that Google "has a team of engineers working round the clock to stop copycat ads getting displayed by these perpetrators") that you are unable or unwilling to substantiate.

copycat keywords and domain are under constant surveillance by Google UK

Where is your source for this?

Do you understand the meaning of the word 'constant'?

hpuse wrote: »

I feel sorry for all those copycat website owners are struggling for their existence in cyberspace.

I don't feel sorry for them.

hpuse wrote: »

These rogue traders will continue to receive huge hosting bills while they generate no revenue because they do not see themselves appearing in Google search results.... hahahaha :rotfl:

I wouldn't shed a tear if this happens.

hpuse wrote: »

If I say google has blocked copycat passport, driving licence and European Health Insurance Card websites from their Ad engine - would you ask for a quote/reference ?? :rotfl:

Of course I would ask for a quote/reference.
You have consistently proved - to me and other posters - that you are plucking quotes from the air and endowing them with your own unique misrepresentation.

hpuse wrote: »

Get real, if you have nothing to contribute to this thread I would urge you to report me to MSE admins for providing misleading information. That is probably worth the effort that religiously challenging whatever I write

No. You get real.
You have contributed nothing to this thread, other than throwing in random quotes that do not exist.

I have no intention of reporting you to MSE.
I think you are doing a pretty good job of dissing yourself.

Oh, and BTW - I assume you've not managed to find any post of mine where I've posted anything that mentions you, AE or newbies.
Once again, you open your mouth and get it wrong.

hpuse

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Really? Ive just googled EHIC and look whats popped up.

Rogue, why are you not googling for 'passport renewal' :rotfl:, where 81% of adult population holds one.

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

Rogue, why are you not googling for 'passport renewal' :rotfl:, where 81% of adult population holds one.

Ah well, hpuse, you mentioned 3 different copycat websites (passports, EHIC, driving licence).

PR has proved you wrong on 2 of them, I wouldn't be too quick to crow about 'passport renewal' if I were you.

As Meatloaf sang:
'2 out of 3 ain't bad' but you only got 1 out of 3 - which is pants (but par for the course for you). :rotfl:

bod1467

I don't see ANY adverts (browser settings and Adblock+). But these "copycat" sites still appear in the search results.

Valli

hpuse wrote: »

Rogue, why are you not googling for 'passport renewal' :rotfl:, where 81% of adult population holds one.

This thread, that you started, is about copycat government websites - not just passport renewals...
maybe that's why?

hpuse

Valli wrote: »

This thread, that you started, is about copycat government websites - not just passport renewals...
maybe that's why?

Valli, no you are Wrong.
Passport renewal and congestion charging were top keywords googled by at least a million people every month.

So copycats loved that keyword, but their ads are no more appearing.

However, I agree we have a long we to go till we completely eliminate copycat-ism of goverment services. Hence you will still find EHIC, driving license scumbags still hanging in search results page. We will smoke them all out.

Valli

erm - it was a suggestion not a definitive answer. The clue was the word MAYBE.

But YOU can't state I'm wrong - that's up to Powerful Rogue - only he/she knows why that search term was googled!

PR posted this -

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Oh, look what happened when I searched for driving licence.

you asked

hpuse wrote: »

Rogue, why are you not googling for 'passport renewal' :rotfl:, where 81% of adult population holds one.

I SUGGESTED

Valli wrote: »

This thread, that you started, is about copycat government websites - not just passport renewals...
maybe that's why?

PR wasn't discussing the top search term - he/she was referring to what happened when he/she googled 'driving licence'.

I await your apology (once again) hpuse.

powerful_Rogue

hpuse wrote: »

Valli, no you are Wrong.
Passport renewal and congestion charging were top keywords googled by at least a million people every month.

So copycats loved that keyword, but their ads are no more appearing.

However, I agree we have a long we to go till we completely eliminate copycat-ism of goverment services. Hence you will still find EHIC, driving license scumbags still hanging in search results page. We will smoke them all out.

Ok hpuse, here you go

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

Valli, no you are Wrong.
Passport renewal and congestion charging were top keywords googled by at least a million people every month.

So copycats loved that keyword, but their ads are no more appearing.

However, I agree we have a long we to go till we completely eliminate copycat-ism of goverment services. Hence you will still find EHIC, driving license scumbags still hanging in search results page. We will smoke them all out.

hpuse
Do you want to retract your statement above following the screenshot provided by PR?

Maybe somebody is not smoking hard enough. :rotfl: