A plea to gmail users
Gmail is finally rolling out an option to turn off the threaded view and choose to view your messages sequentially by arrival time.
Gmail users, please consider switching to this option, especially if you've made the unfortunate choice to use gmail for professional and business purposes.
Too many of you habitually miss communication because it pops into a thread that is no longer catching your attention.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on
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The rollout has yet to roll to me.
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Permalink Reply by milesperhour on
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This is awesome news. My company made the switch to gMail and I can't stand it. I still open everything within Apple Mail. I can keep my inbox much cleaner, file away individual emails instead of a thread, don't worry about forwarding something I don't want to. I wonder when this will be rolled out to us!
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Iiiiiittttssssss heeeeere.
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Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on
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Thanks for the tip Howard. It rolled out to me and I made the switch instantly!
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Permalink Reply by igz on
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i havent noticed anything diff on my gmail yet. is it automatic, do i need to adjust settings?
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booyah.. ok...if i actually read the instructions, that would help. got it now.
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Permalink Reply by heather s on
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Who. Are. You. People ??
Why would you prefer non-threaded emails? Honestly, I feel like my whole life changed for the better when I started using Gmail. Then, when my office used Outlook, I felt overwhelmed by the volume of "Re: blahblahblah" emails. (I know you can sort by conversation in Outlook - for some reason, the visual effect of Outlook sorting is clunky and gross-looking to me.)
Also, I think the rollout actually takes several days, and you probably have to change your own settings - it won't happen automatically. Likely due to the very slim minority of Gmail users who would ever prefer such a thing :)
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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I agree. For listservs, I definitely PREFER threaded e-mails. Unread messages still show as unread. It's much easier to stay current on topics of interest and delete topics that are not of interest. My overflowing IN box is much more manageable WITH threaded e-mails.
heather s said:Who. Are. You. People ??
Why would you prefer non-threaded emails? Honestly, I feel like my whole life changed for the better when I started using Gmail. Then, when my office used Outlook, I felt overwhelmed by the volume of "Re: blahblahblah" emails. (I know you can sort by conversation in Outlook - for some reason, the visual effect of Outlook sorting is clunky and gross-looking to me.)
Also, I think the rollout actually takes several days, and you probably have to change your own settings - it won't happen automatically. Likely due to the very slim minority of Gmail users who would ever prefer such a thing :)
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Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on
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Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on
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Lol. Ok. I'll just turn off the feature that helped get me into Gmail so many years ago. You see, I have no problem reading my messages. I do not remember missing one in years. People just need to pay attention.
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i have been using Outlook for years for work, and is something i have come accustomed to. when i began using gmail, i was confused as fuck at first, but it eventually made sense. still, with all the emails i get (both personally and work on two separate platforms), the threaded mails did become a bit overwhelming. i get it, its organized for you, but to me its its kinda like someone is organizing, cleaning up for you, and you have no idea where someone put it. yes, again, i get it...its in its right place...but damnit, i didnt put it there, and thats how i might have missed it.
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