Frank Mitchell said: >Or like you, I shouldn't think. That was implied. >When replying to a long message I sometimes find that I want to reply to >something I didn't expect to. Then I wish I had selected the whole >message and deleted the irrelevant bits later. OK. >So what? Not everyone works like me either. > >No doubt Jerome and his team will listen to everyone's opinion (or at >least those that aren't put off by a testy reaction) then decide which >features are worth their time and effort. Yes, but in the spirit of this groups collective communication, it's not a positive spirit to oppose for the sake of it when one could be complementing the other expressed views with a differing one. Don't you see there's a difference? Of course, if there are good reasons for opposing and if that can be expressed and understood, then by all means, that is useful. However, there's a tendency on this list that certain individuals habitually dismiss feature requests in a fashion with "blinders on", excluding everyone that dares to express the need for something beyond the status quo. That's not how you support great software to be come even better. The long time users frequenting this list do not "own" PowerMail or where it develops, but certain individuals certainly have seemed to behave as if they do. At least they implied to own the issues discussed and the "PowerMail way". No unholy "outsiders" may apply.
I'm not implying you did this now, but I want to make the suggestion that you (and I) as well could try and *include* differing views when we express ours to at least acknowledge these. This I did not think you did with your earlier reply. I certainly don't understand why a certain range of different needs could not be met with future incarnations of PowerMail. It's not impossible, nor does it have to be a mess. I suggest that we all try and let go of our fears of discussing features that could advance PM. I don't see CTM jumping on every suggestion, rather I'd think all moves are carefully evaluated and thought trough. I really think there is nothing to be worried about concerning discussing features. Blanket rebuffing just because one doesn't see the need personally is stifling and prevents natural evolution. Let us be free and let us respect each other instead. PM 5.1 | OS X 10.3.6 | Powerbook G4/400 | 768 MB RAM | 30 GB HD
