I'm wasn't saying filtering into folders was superior, I was saying having the option to filter by sender was superior to merely having the option to filter by subject.
But it sounds like you already have the option, and that just isn't your workflow. Sorry that I misunderstood. I don't read the messages in a folder, I primarily follow the list from my BlackBerry and the messages can be viewed mixed into my global or individual inbox depending on my entry point. My gmail rule auto labels and archives the messages so I don't have to deal with them twice. -----Original Message----- From: Brian Marick <mar...@exampler.com> Sender: clojure@googlegroups.com Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:31:22 To: <clojure@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: clojure@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: meta-questions - [clojure] in front of Subject line On Jun 17, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Peter Buckley wrote: > I know mac products are designed for non-technical people and leave out most > common options, but can't they do something so simple and 1980's-esque as > filter on a field other than subject? > > I've been using gmail and have had a rule for the clojure group since I > signed up. I expect most other folks are likewise all set. No need to > inconvenience the N>>1 people who chose to use superior technology. I sent my first email 35 years ago. I know about filtering into folders. I find it suboptimal for mailing lists I want to follow closely. I'm annoyed that you say filtering into folders is "superior". It's a choice you make, a choice that is not prevented by a subject-line tag that helps people who make a different choice. If you're reading with gmail folders, your objection to the proposed change is aesthetic. My objection to the current change is functional. In something as mundane as email, I privilege the functional over the aesthetic. The complaint about reading the mailing list on phones is valid. I do wonder how many people use phones as their main, workaday interface, and how much an extra inconvenience 9 characters is when they're already trying to view the world through a keyhole. ----- Brian Marick, Artisanal Labrador Now working at http://path11.com Contract programming in Ruby and Clojure Occasional consulting on Agile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
