Help, Google just disabled my email accounts

[Shmulyg]

There's something called tone.
Dan has went above and beyond to help out everyone, so when you get worked up that he didn't post an update about 2-3 people, you're stoking people to not care about your case.

Then you complain about ddf apathy and you'll be wondering why people will start caring less all of a sudden.

I honestly don't know of which tone you speak.

Was it this?

Nothing doing. Accounts still disabled. All legit accounts. Please revise your post where you write:
Update #2, 11/17 at 8pm: Google has reactivated the suspended accounts!

Or maybe this?

I've submitted numerous requests about my shuttered accounts, yet nothing. Dan, can you pls update your article to properly reflect the facts that Google's reopening of accounts is purely whimsical by nature. Tnx!

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Yes. Imagine what would happen if Dan would edit a post on DDMS every time someone thought there was a chance of hope for their personal situation.

Oy, that would be horrible. Just plain horrible. I mean, who was it again who said this was akin to a Digital Death Sentence?

Besides for the fact that Dan's being completely reasonable here, there's also the idea of setting a precedent.

Really? You're worried that he'll set a precedence for journalistic integrity? I'm aware of the fake-news mania, but i think you're taking this a bit too far 

Sometimes we just don't understand things, especially when we're emotionally involved. Trust me. I'm personally involved in this story from a few sides, and I've spoken to many people about it.
There seem to be between 2-300 people who had their accounts shut down.
Of those, probably 80-90% are here on DDF.
Google said they would restore access to genuine accounts.
I've since spoken to 10's of people (including the reseller) whose accounts were shut down and they were all reopened. I'm yet to hear of a third report of a genuine account that wasn't reopened. Me thinks I would've heard if there was.

So to answer your question, I get my numbers from personal interaction with the people involved.
 

As I've already said:

Seriously? 
For argument's sake lets say you're assumptions are correct, does that still not fly in the face of their publically issued statement that they will be reopening all accounts not opened for the sole purpose of phone purchases? Or did i miss the "3 persons" exclusion?

I hope I've made clearer to you why Dan may not be able/willing to edit his post and to help you in other ways. If its still not making sense to you, I don't think I'll be able to be any clearer then this.

No, not really. Wonder if you would be singing the same song if our roles were reversed. Na, scratch that. I wonder not...

[Shmulyg]

Gosh! Are we seriously arguing whether it's reasonable to ask that a story be accurately reported on? What am i missing here?

[myb821]

Seriosuly can Dan ever win. All he has done is to help you guys and all you do is criticize.

[Shmulyg]

BH i've had three of my 7 accounts reopened over the past few days (after incessantly badgering them - or perhaps due to Dan's magic hand. Dunno). But they're still holding out with my four most important ones. All old, long-standing accounts. Really frustrating. To those accusing me of attacking Dan, please scroll back and read through my posts and let me know when you have a change of heart I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.

[David Smith]

While I may not agree with the tone of the person whose account is still disabled, I do think that people are being insensitive and dismissive of the pain that someone who's been locked out of their account for 3 weeks is going through. Telling someone sentenced to death not to complain because most other people had been acquitted isn't very reassuring or sensitive. It this were you, would you really be sitting passively on the side because the one person you see as capable of helping you already helped everyone else?

[mochjas]

To those accusing me of attacking Dan, please scroll back and read through my posts and let me know when you have a change

Seriously? 
For argument's sake lets say you're assumptions are correct, does that still not fly in the face of their publically issued statement that they will be reopening all accounts not opened for the sole purpose of phone purchases? Or did i miss the "3 persons" exclusion?

This was directed at Dan and sounds to me like an attack

[Shmulyg]

This was directed at Dan and sounds to me like an attack

I dont consider arguing over whether Google is honoring its commitment an attack. Was def not meant to be one. But i guess i could have worded it differently.

[JTZ]

BH i've had three of my 7 accounts reopened over the past few days (after incessantly badgering them - or perhaps due to Dan's magic hand. Dunno). But they're still holding out with my four most important ones. All old, long-standing accounts. Really frustrating. To those accusing me of attacking Dan, please scroll back and read through my posts and let me know when you have a change of heart I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.

You had seven accounts you ordered from?

[David Smith]

You had seven accounts you ordered from?

You wouldn't have?

[JTZ]

You wouldn't have?

They don't cry when PGFHGS.

[CZ60]

Nothing doing. Accounts still disabled. All legit accounts. Please revise your post where you write:
Update #2, 11/17 at 8pm: Google has reactivated the suspended accounts!

The tone is aggressive. You may not be able to see it, but once you start telling people (more than once mind you) to change their submitted work, unless your the professor, or your their mother, people don't like being told what to do.

I've submitted numerous requests about my shuttered accounts, yet nothing. Dan, can you pls update your article to properly reflect the facts that Google's reopening of accounts is purely whimsical by nature. Tnx!

Then you tell him exactly what to write.

Seriously? 
For argument's sake lets say you're assumptions are correct, does that still not fly in the face of their publically issued statement that they will be reopening all accounts not opened for the sole purpose of phone purchases? Or did i miss the "3 persons" exclusion?

Then you get sarcastic.

All im saying is that i just cant wrap my head around why he would refuse to update his article.

I don't know where you are from, but when someone is helping you, you don't say phrases like "I can't wrap my head around why he's refusing to do what I'm telling him to do."

A piece of advice for you:

Stop talking arrogantly. If you've spoken that way to google yourself, that might be why they are refusing to open your accounts. Be polite to all parties involved and you'll have a much better chance. No one likes to be told what to do, and how to do it. You can tell your employees what to do, but not Dan or anyone else on this forum.

And I really do genuinely feel bad for you, because I can't imagine what it's like to not have my emails and photos, and everything digital taken away from me, we've grown to rely on it. But there are two ways about going about reinstatement and lately, you've been ticking off the judge...

[Shmulyg]

I don't know where you are from, but when someone is helping you, you don't say phrases like "I can't wrap my head around why he's refusing to do what I'm telling him to do."

A piece of advice for you:

No one likes to be told what to do, and how to do it. You can tell your employees what to do, but not Dan or anyone else on this forum.

I actually come from a place where politely (yes, politely) pointing out factual inaccuracies in news articles and asking for them to be revised is not, by any stretch of the imagination, rude behavior. And from what i've read on this thread, they have that very same custom in Cleveland  

[etech0]

I actually come from a place where politely (yes, politely) pointing out factual inaccuracies in news articles and asking for them to be revised is not, by any stretch of the imagination, rude behavior. And from what i've read on this thread, they have that very same custom in Cleveland

there's a difference between asking and telling

[Shmulyg]

there's a difference between asking and telling

Please revise your post where you write:

Dan, can you pls update your article to properly reflect the facts that Google's reopening of accounts is purely whimsical by nature. Tnx!

Nuff said

[etech0]

All im saying is that i just cant wrap my head around why he would refuse to update his article.

[A3]

Nuff said

What does Nuff mean?

[Shmulyg]

What part of above statement denotes either asking, or telling, for that matter? It's simply an opinion. To come under criticism for "telling people what to do" (in the same sentence where said commenter just did the very same to me ), is just beyond me. OK, i'm done here. Apologies to all who genuinely deserve them. And if anyone can offer actual help, it'll be truly appreciated. But for the rest of you, peace out!

[JTZ]

What does Nuff mean?

Hopefully it means stick a fork in it as this one is done.

[Shmulyg]

Submitted recovery form over 10 times. Nothing doing... Scared they'll completely delete my accounts' content. If anyone has any ideas, please share. TIA

[since1492]

I am having issues with my kosher android tablet lately every time I open my tablet it makes me sign in again and they keep on suspending my account and i have to log in from a browser and type in a capcha code and it is unsuspended but this keeps on happening any ideas what the issue might be? they say it was suspended due to "violation of terms and conditions" but I can't think of anything that I am violating?