Danny Sullivan of Google confirmed on Twitter that there’s or was a backlog of handbook actions issued by Google. Google has been gradual and delayed in responding to these handbook actions however is working via the backlog.

Danny mentioned “we apologize for the delay in processing the reconsideration. We have had a backlog & now cleared the motion.”

Right here is that tweet:

The handbook motion was not a punishment for what you write about. It was solely for unnatural linking & once more, had no impression in your rating. We apologize for the delay in processing the reconsideration. We have had a backlog & now cleared the motion. Your hyperlinks move belief once more…

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) January 11, 2022

There are others with comparable points, therefore the backlog:

“Delayed” is being fairly variety. See date. pic.twitter.com/UKYqLvkGy2

— Rob P (@MrRobzilla) January 11, 2022

Now, this case is attention-grabbing in that this writer was so upset about its Google rankings, it made an enormous quantity of noise. That noise acquired Google to reply saying that the handbook motion was not hurting the positioning’s rankings nevertheless it devalued the hyperlinks it had on its outbound hyperlinks. It clearly was caught for allegedly linking out for pay or different hyperlink schemes. Particularly the Unnatural hyperlinks out of your web site handbook motion:

Google has detected a sample of unnatural synthetic, misleading, or manipulative outbound hyperlinks in your web site. Shopping for hyperlinks or taking part in hyperlink schemes with a purpose to manipulate PageRank is a violation of Google’s Webmaster Pointers.

Google stopped this web site from passing hyperlink worth externally.

That being mentioned, right here is the complete response from Danny about this case:

The handbook motion was not as a result of your journalism. It was solely for unnatural hyperlinks. It was issued in mid-Dec. 2020 (not in November) and, as defined to you thru Search Console, had no impression in your rating…

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) January 11, 2022

The handbook motion was not a punishment for what you write about. It was solely for unnatural linking & once more, had no impression in your rating. We apologize for the delay in processing the reconsideration. We have had a backlog & now cleared the motion. Your hyperlinks move belief once more…

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) January 11, 2022

We had a core replace in Dec. 2020, and typically that may trigger site visitors adjustments, together with for Uncover. Our recommendation about core updates is right here: https://t.co/nF7Ashb3Zk

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) January 11, 2022

Click on via to the unique tweet to see the complete criticism.

So the one factor new on this story is that Google is delayed for processing handbook actions. The particular handbook motion will not be new, Google can forestall websites from passing hyperlink worth (since earlier than 2012) and earlier than that, even earlier than Google had handbook actions. And sure, loud individuals typically can catch Google’s consideration however will it matter?

Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.