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I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email for you. IMO email should always be sorted chronologically, and if it's too much, then used

I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email for you. IMO email should always be sorted chronologically, and if it's too much, then used rules and folders/labels. Your inbox is not the place to add reminders. With the Google strategy you will have reminders everywhere seperately: calendar, email, phone, IM, texts, etc. Inbox by Gmail: the Facebook of email.

actionscripted 12y ago
> I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email...if it's too much, then used rules and folders/labels. What, really, is the difference? I see many of Gmail's changes as the automatic equivalent to rules/labels and they have a massive sample set to base it all on.
AceJohnny2 12y ago
As a counterpoint, I use Gmail's "Priority Inbox", and it's basically the best thing since sliced bread for me. I don't want to have to bother creating rules for every Kickstarter I back, mailing list I join, marketing email that's just useful enough not have me unsubscribe. The Priority Inbox does a 99% perfect job of sorting the emails I actually care about. Occasionally (once every other month), it misses something, but a quick scan of the "everything else" box usually, which I do anyhow, has me catch that. That's the kind of algorithmic sorting that I want more of.
- _delirium 12y ago
  > rules for every ... mailing list I join This one at least is solved for me now, since most list software implemented RFC 2919 a few years ago. Lists should include a list-id header, so just write one rule "if mail is to a list named foobar, file it in lists/foobar". Or if you don't care to separate them out, even just "if mail is to a list, file it in lists".
cloudwalking 12y ago
A lot of people use their email as a place for reminders.
scrollaway 12y ago
> I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email for you. IMO email should always be sorted chronologically, and if it's too much, then used rules and folders/labels. Your inbox is not the place to add reminders. What the hell, what kind of inbox-policing is that? How about "I don't understand why people would ever want to use a Mac, IMO the window management buttons should always be on the right side"? People have different tastes, different workflows and different use cases. Is that really so hard to understand that you need to call this "the facebook of email"?

actionscripted 12y ago

> I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email...if it's too much, then used rules and folders/labels. What, really, is the difference? I see many of Gmail's changes as the automatic equivalent to rules/labels and they have a massive sample set to base it all on.

AceJohnny2 12y ago

As a counterpoint, I use Gmail's "Priority Inbox", and it's basically the best thing since sliced bread for me. I don't want to have to bother creating rules for every Kickstarter I back, mailing list I join, marketing email that's just useful enough not have me unsubscribe. The Priority Inbox does a 99% perfect job of sorting the emails I actually care about. Occasionally (once every other month), it misses something, but a quick scan of the "everything else" box usually, which I do anyhow, has me catch that. That's the kind of algorithmic sorting that I want more of.

_delirium 12y ago
> rules for every ... mailing list I join This one at least is solved for me now, since most list software implemented RFC 2919 a few years ago. Lists should include a list-id header, so just write one rule "if mail is to a list named foobar, file it in lists/foobar". Or if you don't care to separate them out, even just "if mail is to a list, file it in lists".

cloudwalking 12y ago

A lot of people use their email as a place for reminders.

scrollaway 12y ago

> I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email for you. IMO email should always be sorted chronologically, and if it's too much, then used rules and folders/labels. Your inbox is not the place to add reminders. What the hell, what kind of inbox-policing is that? How about "I don't understand why people would ever want to use a Mac, IMO the window management buttons should always be on the right side"? People have different tastes, different workflows and different use cases. Is that really so hard to understand that you need to call this "the facebook of email"?