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I think the worst thing about this is that once you hit the button, you wouldn't get any more replies from that thread. Is this really how it worked — that Gmai
by byset 11y ago
I think the worst thing about this is that once you hit the button, you wouldn't get any more replies from that thread. Is this really how it worked — that Gmail essentially shut you out of subsequent replies to the conversation in a non-undoable way? (Edit: Maybe you could revive the ability to get replies by un-archiving the thread? Does anybody know?) It just makes explaining yourself in the event of a mistake (and even viewing the fallout) that much harder.
It also looks like they put the button where "Send" would normally go. Mistakes seem inevitable; this is pretty mind-boggling.
- mwnivek 11y agoThis uses an existing feature called "muting" a conversation, and yes they can be un-muted. See https://support.google.com/mail/answer/47787?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/47787?hl=en
- sbarre 11y agoI would bet real money that a proper survey would show that 95% of Gmail users don't know about that feature, let alone understand how to use it or undo it. Note I am not disagreeing with you, just adding to the point that this was a super-bad idea.