Update August 30, 2016: This page was last updated in September 2011 and is no longer up-to-date. Vipul Naik no longer operates as an ombudsman for GiveWell.
I am Vipul Naik, and this page currently has a record of all issues that I have raised with the GiveWell staff and their responses.
My understanding is that GiveWell is expecting to close most of the outstanding funding gap for its top rated charity, VillageReach, and hence they expect to consider recommending a new top charity this year. I've had a number of questions regarding the process of selection of the new top charities. Below, I provide some links