Google also says..

Some more good news from Google

[GoogleGuy]

I wanted to do a quick post and let people know that another set of penalized websites are about to re-enter our index. The last times I mentioned something like this, it was for clients of a particular SEO or company who went way past our guidelines:
[webmasterworld.com...]
[webmasterworld.com...]

This time, it's mostly independent websites that were outside our quality guidelines, but that corrected whatever it was (hidden text, hidden links, etc.) and asked to be re-included. Many sites will return to our index within 24 hours. A few sites that used to be way past our guidelines will have to wait for a complete crawl/index cycle before they return completely.

I've said it before, but ultimately each webmaster is responsible for what happens on their own pages. Don't let someone else convince you to put hidden links, hidden links, or other tricks on your domains unless you know what problems it can cause. If you think your site may have penalties for violating our guidelines at one time, but the site has now corrected any problems, you can send an email to [e-mail] with the subject line "reinclusion request". Wait to email us until you're sure your site complies with our quality guidelines at
[google.com...]

One of my resolutions for this year is to continue to communicate and to increase communication with webmasters when they've run into problems. The process we're putting into place for these reinclusion requests should help make that easier for webmasters who have made mistakes.

Hope this little GoogleGram helps,
GoogleGuy (topping 900 posts! Woohoo!)

[beachlover]

The dance happens when it happens

So true. :-)

[rfgdxm1]

Although, that Google rep will have egg all over his face if the dance doesn't happen within 48 hours of when he said that. ;)

[galaga]

Well I'm going to bed now (1:53 GMT). Working tomorrow. Then getting drunk. By the time my hangover clears something might have happened. Good luck to everyone with frayed nerves!

[diddlydazz]

Googleguy don't you ever sleep? :o)

unless i am losing my mind you seem to have been here for 24 hrs continous!

Dazz

[alxdean]

Well, I went over GG's post again and realised that the sly bugger never said the update would happen in 24 hours but that some sites will be included in the index again. (that also might explain the different search results many people have been seeing over the past 72 hours, getting all hyped it might be the update).
So the 24 hours are up and as never promised anyway, there is no update. so I am going to bed feeling very dumb for waiting up so long.
This update fever is a real pain in the neck. It is an infectous desease solely transferred by visiting this forum and there is no cure to it. Like heroin. keep your fingers off it and you'll never miss it. but boy do I warn you of that first hit. you'll never get rid of it.
Brett has made us all to update junkies.
I think I need a D-Tox.
good night
Alx

[beachlover]

Sleep - that was the keyword I was waiting for. It´s three in the morning here and I´ll follow Galaga. G´N8 everybody. I will be dreaming of the Google-clock going tick, tack counting down the minutes.

[deft_spyder]

if my math is right, about 15 minutes ago the 24 hour inclusion timeframe passed.

I think it may have been in error to assume that the update would come with the re-inclusion of the sites. Perhaps the 'removal of penalties' or 'un-banning' simply allowed them to be analyzed by the algorythm without penalty, using the current index.

[johnraphone]

Google's Lent Promise: No Updates :)

[GoogleGuy]

Okay, now that galaga and alxdean have gone off to bed.. Does anybody remember if it's the red button or the blue button? Let's see here..

[rfgdxm1]

RED GoogleGuy. And, as you have it in front of you, PUSH THE DAMN THING! ;)

[crobb305]

GG, you're such a tease. HAHA.

I think you said it's the red one. Push it .. Push it .. Push it ..

[DrEvil]

GG,

Please don't keep us in suspense. It is the FRIKKIN RED ONE! ;-)

[korkus2000]

HaHaHa GoogleGuy.

[deft_spyder]

welcome to WebmasterWorld from the lair Dr Evil.

interesting, I typed w and m and w (together) and it made it "WebmasterWorld".

[ken_b]

GoogleGuy;

No hurry. Take a couple days off.

[rfgdxm1]

One question GoogleGuy, and feel free not to answer. Would it be possible for even *you* to know the exact minute the dance will begin? I've always assumed that there was some delay between the button being pushed, and when the update first being visible. This delay being of unknown length because it only happens after the computers crunch so much data. I am assuming this is why that Google rep was so vague with that "within 48 hours". He couldn't be more specific because that was a close as he could narrow it down.

[deft_spyder]

If referring to this thread, he said 24 hours, not 48.

[Marcia]

Would it be too much to ask for a bit of a delay? I need just a little more time to get ready. A couple of days more will do, if it's OK with you.

[AcesHigh]

If I am not mistaken, I read that at the conference recently Google said the update would be within 48hrs.

Has this time run out?

[freejung]

No, wait, do it over, I wasn't ready, a car was coming!

[Marcia]

>>Has this time run out?

Not that I know of, but a certain "prediction" I recall sure was a few days early.

[deft_spyder]

Marcia, normally when I see your name, I know its going to be something good to read and learn.

This last post just irks me.

[ScottM]

Mmmm....donuts! (regarding the prediction)

[NickCoons]

I had a dream last night that the update began, and my site showed over 700,000 backlinks. At least, I think it was a dream.. sometimes you can't tell with the way things fluctuate combined with odd sleeping schedules.

[alakon]

The dance has begun! I think...

allinsite: <for my site> lists 107 in www.google.com, and 106 on www2 and www3. Does this mean it has begun? Or just shifting?

(added)

I think so...

Yahoo lists 4.39 million pages:

[www2.google.com...]

Yet 4.35 here:

[google.com...]

Or again, does this happen every day?

[edited by: Marcia at 3:58 am (utc) on Mar. 8, 2003]

[BigMatthew]

Yeah I seen the same thing. Looks like it was in and then out.

[Kimkia]

Would it be too much to ask for a bit of a delay? I need just a little more time to get ready. A couple of days more will do, if it's OK with you.

Marcia: quite the sense of humour there...