HI,
You know what and whom I am asking about.  I think we should mob the
powers that be and let them know how disruptive it is that email
notifications are no longer being sent.
A Researcher can answer this question with definitive information on
the system's problem or attitude (not just the standard response from
the Editors that I and others have received).
In the meantime, I would like to see complaints from all who have been
upset by the delay in recognizing that there has been a response to
their question and from Researchers who have been frustrated by
delayed or lack of response to their clarifications.
Got the picture?
Let's here it!

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Clarification of Question by myoarin-ga on 18 May 2006 16:33 PDT

That should be:  "Let's hear it!"
(And now I know how duplicate questions occur  - Urgh!)

Agreed.  I want my money's worth when I post a question.

Me too...

It seems as if the GA Honchos no longer care whether we, the
questioners, or the Researchers, are able to get notifications
anymore.

Too sad :(

Steph53

okay, but how exactly should we 'mob the powers that be'?

should we all send a question with the magic word in the subject line
-- all at the same time  --- say, 12 noon Eastern Standard Time on a
certain day?  And how many of us would actually do that?  (if you're
game, sign up here!)

better would be if a GAR could actually answer the question

I agree, it's very frustrating . . .


***

Myoarin, surely you have been around here long enough to know that
Google Answers Researchers do not have an insider's pipeline to
Google-related information.

I know, Pink, but I didn't want to post a question with no suggestion
of a possible answer.  Just maybe ...
I forgot to mention that if they can send "news alert" messages (for a
price) an argument about "problems" for something as simple as issuing
emails to questioners and GARs is absurd.

Steph, I was just planning to give them a link to the comments when
they became massive enough.

So let them roll in.

A potentially serious problem for Researchers is that the delay of
response by a questioner to a clarification, with further delay till
the Researcher happens to find it, can result in a question's expiring
before the Researcher can post an answer.

E.g., this question with a request to Scriptor-ga to post his
clarification as an answer:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=721539

yes, shouldn't the DAR's be staging a sit-down strike?

(I guess we're all already sitting down..)

Regarding timespacette's comment

i am  inclined to agree. i do believe that the Gruugle Researchers get
a raw deal from their masters. However they also have more power to
influence the
Gruugle corporation (which is becoming slightly more evil these days ! (Larf))
 than we the mere customers and question askers (who in respect to
Gruugle ltd.) have no power whatsoever.


I would recommend that the GAR's suggest a two week "down tools" period.

The delay in questions been answered may be worth the vast improvement
in the service overall and may make Google take this aspect of their
empire more seriously.

Regards

DPRK007

dprk007-ga, were you trying to say Google?  The magic word is barred
only in the actual question.

Hmmm?  I thought this question would get more response from
disgruntled questioners who had been waiting for email notifications.
But I understand now that they don't spend any time looking at other questions,
and we would do don't depend on the notifications.  Pity.

Ah, well, Scriptor answered that question.

Greetings, Myoarin