buddhu - 9:54 am on Sep 21, 2004 (gmt 0)

I've been following this with a growing sense of disappointment that GoogleGuy - or Google in any capacity - refuse to address this in a helpful way. It is an issue that will affect users even more than it does website operators. So much for claims that the user experience is the main consideration of major SEs.

It's a shame I can't get links from email or other websites into WebmasterWorld forum threads to work, otherwise I'd be publicising this thread all over - and not just in places frequented by webmasters and techies.

Almost time to vote with the feet and withdraw paid advertising from G and Y!, perhaps.