The should let people know the reason for rejecting upfront (as I assume they always have a reason) rather than having developers crawl through the agreements guessing.
Shane On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Nathan Freitas <[email protected]>wrote: > > Got a response this morning... basically, they said I put it in the > wrong category. It should be in "Demo" not "Reference". Seems like > they should have a less heavy handed way of telling me that. I am > happy to make the change, but now I have to re-uploaded my app as a > whole new listing, right? Hmm. > > ********** > Hello Nathan, > > Thanks for writing in. > > Your app was suspended because it seems to be a demo of what one can > do > with a blog. You may re-upload your app to the "Demo" section of the > market as opposed to the "Reference" section. > > If we can assist you further, please let us know. > > Regards, > The Android Market Team > > > On Jan 7, 9:16 am, Nathan Freitas <[email protected]> wrote: > > (oops I think I replied to you directly, Al... trying again to the > > list) > > > > Interesting... I put "demo" in order to more clearly let people know > > that was more of a proof of concept. Perhaps I should choose my words > > more carefully. There is no click to pay - I just meant a "technology > > demo". > > > > The irony is, I changed the title to "blog app demo" in order to > > dissuade pissed off comments from users like "what is this f*cking > > sh*t?" and "you should kill yourself". Gotta love the Market comment > > threads! > > > > +n > > > > On Jan 7, 7:35 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You mention the word "Demo", do you have a "Click here to pay" link?, > if > > > so that'll be the problem. Apps on Market have to have all their > > > payments handled by the (currently non-existent) Market payment > > > processing system. > > > > > Al.http://andappstore.com/ > > > > > Nathan Freitas wrote: > > > > I've got a full post up here about this (http://openideals.com/ > > > > 2009/01/07/android-market-suspends-my-blog-app/) but I'll copy the > > > > text in here for your convenience.... > > > > > > Earlier today, I was gleefully attempting to show a friend the > > > > hilarious comment thread for the blog app I recently released for > > > > Android. I pulled up the Market app on my T-Mobile G1 and searched > for > > > > "Nathan", expecting to see "Nathan's Blog App" in the results…. but, > > > > it wasn't there. Confusion set in for a bit, followed by disbelief > > > > that the app had been removed from the store. > > > > > > This was confirmed when I received this "friendly" automated note > > > > below from the Android Market support team: > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > 6:24 PM (5 hours ago) > > > > > > This is a notification that the application Nathan's Blog App > Demo > > > > (ID: -8575230491255129376) has been removed from Android Market due > to > > > > a violation of the Developer Content Policy. Please review the > Content > > > > Policies and Business and Program Policies before you create or > upload > > > > additional applications. > > > > > > For more information, or to contact us, please visit the Android > > > > Market Help Center. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > The Android Market Team > > > > > > Now if you look through the policy links, and then read about what my > > > > app does, you'll see that, as far as I can tell, I am in no way > > > > breaking the rules. > > > > > > Your application shouldn't contain content that displays (via > > > > text, images, video or other media) or links to: > > > > > > * illegal content > > > > * invasions of personal privacy or violations of the right of > > > > publicity > > > > * content that interferes with the functioning of any services of > > > > other parties > > > > * promotions of hate or incitement of violence > > > > * violations of intellectual property rights, including patent, > > > > copyright (see DMCA policy), trademark, trade secret, or other > > > > proprietary right of any party > > > > * any material not suitable for persons under 18 > > > > * pornography, obscenity, nudity or sexual activity > > > > > > Also, make sure your products don't: > > > > > > * harm user devices or personal data. > > > > * create unpredictable network usage that has an adverse impact > on > > > > a user's service charges or a Authorized Carrier's network. > > > > * knowingly violate an Authorized Carrier's terms of service for > > > > allowed usage > > > > > > Now, I'll admit my app is a bit pointless, some may mistake it as > > > > shameless self-promotion, but in truth, it was meant as a proof of > > > > concept for gluing together the awesome Phonegap SDK (a mobile web > > > > appstack enabler) with Wordpress and a mobile-friendly template. This > > > > allows my CMS-based website (be it blog or not) to have a "native" > > > > presence on a device, one click launch capability AND allow for > > > > integration with native services like GPS, media capture, > > > > accelerometer and more. Pretty cool, eh? > > > > > > I guess apparently not. I ask you out there to tell me why *you* > think > > > > my app was removed. Perhaps I will hear back from Google… not sure. > > > > Their "Contact Us" capability was pretty basic and I had to dig for > > > > it… considering the notification email came from a "no-reply" > address, > > > > I am not very hopeful. I am going to post this blog link to the > > > > appropriate developer lists, as well, and I look forward to gaining > > > > some insight into what I may have done wrong, though I honestly > > > > believe I am not at fault here. > > > > > > Regardless, isn't Android supposed to the more "open" platform? I > > > > thought app censorship was the domain of Apple?! Is there some sort > of > > > > review process that happens after an app is released? Why not do this > > > > before the app even gets into the market… that way at least you know > > > > where you stand before you tell the world the app is up. Maybe the > > > > Apple way isn't so bad after all… > > > > > > Anyhow, for one of the biggest cheerleaders of Android out there, > this > > > > is not a fun moment. > > > > > -- > > > ====== > > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > > > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > > > subsidiaries. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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