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There's a few things to object to in the plugin (like a comment below I find that removing ads together with asking for donations a very distasteful combo), but

by marcusf 14y ago

There's a few things to object to in the plugin (like a comment below I find that removing ads together with asking for donations a very distasteful combo), but honestly, what value does your comment add except trying to put down the authors? There are ways to critique something without calling it "really useless".

Khao 14y ago
I'm giving my honest opinion and I'm saying that I really love Gmail the way it is without any extra plugin. I think it's feedback that matters to the authors, maybe they will find that some of their potential user base find no added value in their plugin and they will try to come up with other features that will attract users such as me.
- nollidge 14y ago
  > there is practically nothing to change to Gmail to make it great in my opinion. Sounds like you're not even a member of their potential user base if you're already happy with the Gmail interface.
  - Khao 14y ago
    Well it's a product that I use every day and I'm always eager to try new stuff if I see it could be cool. I was really interessed by the article and headed to the website to see what it offered, and I felt it wasn't a plugin that would suit me. There is always place for improvement, even if I think Gmail is great as it is right now. Sometimes, you're so used to a certain interface that you don't even know you can improve it until someone comes at you with something new and say "look, here's a new feature we thought you'd like : " and you go "yeah! why didn't I think of this first?".
Drbble 14y ago
Free feedback on a new product is incredibly valuable. I am sure the Gmelius team would prefer to receive and iterateon critical feedback from the target demographic early, over rah rah cheerleading into a flopped major launch.
- marcusf 14y ago
  I agree that feedback is massively valuable. However, there are different ways to express said feedback. In general I find the tone at HN quite colloquial, and calling something "really useless" felt unnecessarily harsh.
mustafa0x 14y ago
> There are ways to critique something without calling it "really useless". Words that needed to be said, thank you for doing so. @Khao: Tone is critical when giving sincere opinion. Moreover, tone is hard to convey through text. I believe you should choose your words more carefully. Your post (to me) is somewhat fussy.

by marcusf 14y ago

Khao 14y ago

I'm giving my honest opinion and I'm saying that I really love Gmail the way it is without any extra plugin. I think it's feedback that matters to the authors, maybe they will find that some of their potential user base find no added value in their plugin and they will try to come up with other features that will attract users such as me.

nollidge 14y ago
> there is practically nothing to change to Gmail to make it great in my opinion. Sounds like you're not even a member of their potential user base if you're already happy with the Gmail interface.
- Khao 14y ago
  Well it's a product that I use every day and I'm always eager to try new stuff if I see it could be cool. I was really interessed by the article and headed to the website to see what it offered, and I felt it wasn't a plugin that would suit me. There is always place for improvement, even if I think Gmail is great as it is right now. Sometimes, you're so used to a certain interface that you don't even know you can improve it until someone comes at you with something new and say "look, here's a new feature we thought you'd like : " and you go "yeah! why didn't I think of this first?".

Drbble 14y ago

Free feedback on a new product is incredibly valuable. I am sure the Gmelius team would prefer to receive and iterateon critical feedback from the target demographic early, over rah rah cheerleading into a flopped major launch.

marcusf 14y ago
I agree that feedback is massively valuable. However, there are different ways to express said feedback. In general I find the tone at HN quite colloquial, and calling something "really useless" felt unnecessarily harsh.

mustafa0x 14y ago

> There are ways to critique something without calling it "really useless". Words that needed to be said, thank you for doing so. @Khao: Tone is critical when giving sincere opinion. Moreover, tone is hard to convey through text. I believe you should choose your words more carefully. Your post (to me) is somewhat fussy.