Day 6 - 4,885

I've been booted! AC, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to suspend my account because "As a precautionary measure against fraud, our system automatically scans our site for multiple accounts that have been connected and automatically suspends the account until a W-9 is received to verify the identity of the contributor. We apologize for the inconvenience. " Oh how cranky I was. The first E-mail they sent sounded a lot scarier.

"

Dear Associated Content Contributor,

Associated Content’s system has flagged your account for a violation of our Terms of Use or Submission Guidelines. Your account has been suspended. In order to reactivate your account, you must verify your personal information by providing us with a completed W-9 form, available here: www.irs.gov (click on the left hand side where it says “W-9 Form”), fill it out, and fax it to 1-866-202-0306. You may also mail it to: Associated Content, Inc., Attn: Payments Administrator, 88 Steele Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80206.

If you believe you have received this message in error, please contact verify@associatedcontent.com.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Associated Content"

That'll freak you out! I have spend too much time writing these articles to be shut down that easily. Forget that. Good thing I checked my stats today before I got suspended.