Many many webmasters and SEOs use the reconsideration request form that has been around for years. Even more so now that Google responds to them.

But a WebmasterWorld thread asks if all or some or none of them are automated responses.

One SEO said, “They [Google reconsideration requests] all are [automated]. Google isn’t listening.”

But is that true? Tedster, WebmasterWorld’s administrator said something I agree with. He said:

I am sure the Google webmaster team gets a huge number of these reconsideration requests and I wouldn’t blame them if they had “quick reply” mechanisms after a human reviews it and labels it as such. But I would guess that a human does review each and every reconsideration request – maybe they do not personally reply to all.

I am sure not everyone agrees with me and only Google knows for sure.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.