i posted a notice yesterday at 5:27 PM in this thread informing people of it, and offering to send it directly.

unfortunately i am damned if i do, and damned if i dont.  i try to address any possible issues immediately, but then i am faced with a dilemma about how to get the word out about an update. do you know what its like to send out a customer email notification? immediately my inbox fills up with a bunch of 'undeliverable' crap because people either havent kept their rosity email up-to-date or have far too aggressive antispam settings, and then about 10 min later the grumpy emails start coming in about how i am 'spamming' - no matter how politely i phrased the notification. 

ive added a LOT of content in my Irina 2.0 and GND4.1 updates, and both times when sending a customer notification to let them know about the update i got flooded with nasty replies from people saying im spamming, and 'undeliverable' emails for days afterwards.

so yeah, until that changes - and it hasnt in over a decade - im always going to be hesitant about sending a customer notification.