We have the same problem. One of our gadgets with 160K users is no longer to be found in the directory. The iGoogle Gadget Dashboard indicates that it is in there with an active link to its summary page, but can't be found in the directory via any keyword search or manual browsing. It is listed on the author page OK however.
Has anyone tried creating a ticket at the legacy issue tracker http://code.google.com/p/igoogle-legacy/wiki/IssuesTab?tm=3 (not that I think it would help)? On Nov 30, 9:19 pm, javalizard <[email protected]> wrote: > Clearly, you haven't had hundreds of your gadgets disappear over the > last 3-9 months that you've worked so hard creating to support a > platform that now seems to be at its maturity [as in, no more high > growth]. (and no, my gadgets are not spam gadgets) > > You also don't have a grasp on the single imperative of a publicly > traded company: Money. > > "Do no evil" is just a philosophy that publicly traded companies (like > Google) want to appear as having integrated into their framework. It > really is a great moto, PR line, and branding but where the rubber > hits the road... it ain't there. It's about the Bennies. > > I don't really care if the removal of our gadgets is intentional or > unintentional. It's not getting fixed. That's what matters. It's > clearly a known problem and "evil" can be applied to unintentional > inaction as well as deliberate action and everything inbetween. They > may not be out to get anyone (which i hope is the case), but > rectifying the situation is controllable. Not fixing this is "evil." > period. > > Let me see you try to argue to a cop that pulled you over for doing > 80mph that "Oh, I didn't know this was a 45mph zone." > > Ignorance doesn't exempt you from doing evil. (you could argue that > evil has a cultural definition, is subjective, and yada yada, but > that's a discussion for another time and place). > > Yes, i'm a bit angry at Google (for a multitude of reasons), but that > doesn't preempt my logic. > > On Nov 27, 9:12 pm, Ben Curtis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Nov 27, 2009, at 3:29 PM, javalizard wrote: > > > > Don't you know? This is how Google applies their "Do No Evil" theory. > > > Goethe: > > "...misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world > > than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much > > less frequent." > > > I would be willing to wager that either a recent software update > > caused the glitch and it was uncaught in testing, or that it was a > > recognized side effect and judged to be inconsequential over a short > > period of time -- and as programmers we should all know how an > > expected "short period of time" can drag on much longer than > > anticipated. > > > I agree it does not reflect well on the platform, but I hardly think > > they are out to get you. > > > -- > > > Ben Curtis : webwright > > bivia : a personal web studio > > http://www.bivia.com/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en.
