Why I went back to yahoo mail ...

On 5/24/06, Ryan Morehart <gmail.com">morehartgmail.com> wrote:

I like it.

Ryan

On 5/24/06, Dave <gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> daveknight12gmail.com> wrote:

So am I the only person who really likes the gmail conversation
feature?  ;For me it keeps my e-mail more organized because it groups
all relevant messages.&nbsp; If I converse with someone over a couple days
about a single topic it's great that I can view our exchange on one
page in chronological order.&nbsp; Less searching and browsing is required
to dig to find what I want.

I will admit however that this model does work better with one-to-one
correspondence than it does when you send out a message to a whole
bunch of people and then several sub-conversations grow out of the
first topic.&nbsp; This can get messy but I don't do this very frequently.


Leela wrote:
>; Why did I go back to my yahoo mail??
>;
>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;  Like most of my friends I was excited when gmail
>  ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; announcement came. Even though I have been
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; using yahoo mail for long time, there are misc
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; things I don't like with yahoo mail.
>;
> ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  Me and at least 10 of friends switched to gmail
>  ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; from yahoo mail assuming that gmail would sure
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; be a better e-mail product because it is coming
>; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   from google.
&gt;
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; I liked the gmail concept of "Label" instead of
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; "Folder". (because label concept is super set
>&nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; of folder concept). Gmail inbox look is pretty neat.
>; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   I don't have any complaint with that.
>
>   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  Every thing was fine, until my e-mails started to
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; get threaded. How I do get rid of these threads???
>
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Like most of the people I treat my e-mail inbox
>; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   sorta like "to do" list. That is when I am done with
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; an e-mail message I move them to folders. If an
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; action is pending (either a reply or me doing some
>  ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; thing else like making a phone call) I leave the
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; e-mail in the inbox.
>;
> ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  Here in gmail when 10 people are involved in a
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; conversation, every thing is put under one heading.
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;  Well some users might consider this approach neat.
>;
> ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  Trouble with this "Conversation/threading&quot; approach is:
>&nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; It is hard for me to distinguish on what e-mail I have
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; taken action and on what I haven't taken action.
&gt;
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;Like me, Most of my friend went back to yahoo mail.
>  ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Even though my friends couldn't put it in words on what they
>&nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;didn't like in gmail, when we talked we all realized that
>  ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;it is this "Conversation&quot; thing that turned off all of us.
>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; Why don't gmail provide an option of turning off
>&nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp;"Conversation&quot; if you don't want it ??
>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; All the answers I got is : "Conversation is the way to do
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;things. You better learn to do this way or You go back to
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;yahoo mail".
>
>
> With my average English writing skills, I am trying my best to
> convey the message that "Conversation/Threading&quot; is really pain
> in the butt for the majority. Please have a way to turn this off.