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Re: What Can I Do If I am Penalized for Reasons I don't know?

  • Subject: Re: What Can I Do If I am Penalized for Reasons I don't know?
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:56:12 +0100
  • Newsgroups: alt.internet.search-engines
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
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__/ [ Els ] on Monday 24 April 2006 06:21 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ shopdrops ] on Monday 24 April 2006 01:30 \__
> 
> [Google]
>>> But your idea is good. I will try contacting them.
>>
>> By  all means, I don't mean to knock your hopes down, but do not expect  a
>> reply  from them. If everyone was able to ask such a question, they  would
>> soon  fall  victim to a 'support nightmares'. Each spammer from  Geocities
>> would  demand  a  detailed  explanation. Also, I can imagine  you  used  a
>> contact  form  without any 'magic strings' that ensure it gets read  by  a
>> human.
> 
> Just in case they *do* reply: make sure you keep a copy of your mail
> to them. I once asked them a question, and actually got a reply.
> However, the reply was so much later, that I really couldn't remember
> what I had asked, and, like clueless Google Groupers, they did not
> include any of my text in their reply.

I always BCC to self when posting data using Web form. I learned this the
hard way because I sometimes had to repost in order to get a priority
compelling enough to invoke action. It also opens the door to re-use,
assuming it is easy/quick to locate, based on subject line.

Best wishes,

Roy

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