Originally Posted by pussyluver

I didn't rant about the site-maps. Totally ignored. That after I went through the time and trouble to get em cranked out on TGPs. After the effort, Google reduces the number of linked pages included the supplemental. The hey, they add five. From my site-map? NO, from a folder that is nearly hidden, all but password protected that I am trying to phase out to replace with the new files rich in content and newly designed.

Conclusion, Google doesn't use the site-maps for any useful purpose. Ops, they do check them to make sure that you have used the XML correctly. They can do that in a matter of an hour or two if you submit them and a day if you just update them without the ping.