I understand what you are going for, but in this case, I think a more relevant question is "can my housemate/co-worker/sibling/mom get the hang of email or phone?," in which case the answer is certainly "yes."
If I need something done, and it's important enough that it can't wait, it's also probably important enough to just call someone, instead of relying on a potentially less reliable middle-man service that might only add to the confusion.
I'll note that the Google Docs are generally just for my own use, with the exception of expense tracking and very simple shared lists, which I've never had a problem getting others to contribute to. (My family and friends are pretty good when it comes to tech, so maybe I'm not exactly your target customer when it comes to that.)
I definitely understand where people might benefit from Por Favor over communication channels that are less optimized for this kind of problem, but again, it's not for me. (I guess, in short, it's just too specific.)
Maybe if I were back in college, where the housing situation tends to be close to a lot of other people... I could see a case where my entire suite or floor would subscribe to this service. But I digress...