WP,
Whereas I agree that notifying via AIC's does not cut the mustard, I have to tell you that if you make noises about it, you'll just be another one in a long line of people who have got no where. My advice is to ask by all means, but before you start mounting any broadside's against the Belgrano, ask yourself how likely you are to get anywhere.
Take a back step and look at the bigger picture, and you'll start to understand why. I know it's not fair, but that's the way it is.
S