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I'm not at all involved with this, but just based on reading the website and reading your comment I think you might have a slight misconception of how this work

I'm not at all involved with this, but just based on reading the website and reading your comment I think you might have a slight misconception of how this works. There is no send button. You write drafts, and then at the pickup/deliver time, Pony picks up all the drafts from your outbox, and delivers any mail for you at the same time. Therefore, you can change your mind about what you've written at any point before it gets picked up.

Pxtl 5y ago
Yes, but pickup/delivery time is daily/scheduled right? So if you compose and submit a draft at 10 seconds before pickup/delivery time, you have no time to reconsider. That's what I'm getting at. I would assume a "no drafts submitted before X minutes before pickuup" rule to mandate a minimum reconsideration time.
- justusthane 5y ago
  I understand what you're saying now, sorry. Personally I don't think that's necessary and think it just complicates a simple platform. To me, it seems akin to writing a letter and putting it in your mailbox. You can go and retrieve the letter any time before the mail carrier picks it up, but after they've picked it up it's gone.
  - rkagerer 5y ago
    How important is the precision of the pickup time? To extend your analogy, imagine telling the postman "I'm just finishing off this letter, could you come back in 5 minutes?" Except your postman is very observant, and noticed your frantic scribbling as he approached. In a display of empathy he gives you a few minutes to finish while he goes to grab a coffee.
    - Pxtl 5y ago
      Honestly I feel like the spirit of this application would be "just wait until the next delivery". Any changes 10 minutes before the deadline? That one will wait for the next day. That way you're forced to think for at least 10 minutes "do I really want to send this?"
rkagerer 5y ago
I think the commenter's point is this creates a "danger zone" for edits you make immediately prior to pickup. There's no time to change your mind and "Undo" them. Adding a minimum lag (either by adaptively skewing the pickup time by a few minutes, or deferring any just-edited drafts to the next window) would mean you always have time to think about what you wrote.

Pxtl 5y ago

Yes, but pickup/delivery time is daily/scheduled right? So if you compose and submit a draft at 10 seconds before pickup/delivery time, you have no time to reconsider. That's what I'm getting at. I would assume a "no drafts submitted before X minutes before pickuup" rule to mandate a minimum reconsideration time.

justusthane 5y ago
I understand what you're saying now, sorry. Personally I don't think that's necessary and think it just complicates a simple platform. To me, it seems akin to writing a letter and putting it in your mailbox. You can go and retrieve the letter any time before the mail carrier picks it up, but after they've picked it up it's gone.
- rkagerer 5y ago
  How important is the precision of the pickup time? To extend your analogy, imagine telling the postman "I'm just finishing off this letter, could you come back in 5 minutes?" Except your postman is very observant, and noticed your frantic scribbling as he approached. In a display of empathy he gives you a few minutes to finish while he goes to grab a coffee.
  - Pxtl 5y ago
    Honestly I feel like the spirit of this application would be "just wait until the next delivery". Any changes 10 minutes before the deadline? That one will wait for the next day. That way you're forced to think for at least 10 minutes "do I really want to send this?"

rkagerer 5y ago

I think the commenter's point is this creates a "danger zone" for edits you make immediately prior to pickup. There's no time to change your mind and "Undo" them. Adding a minimum lag (either by adaptively skewing the pickup time by a few minutes, or deferring any just-edited drafts to the next window) would mean you always have time to think about what you wrote.