[Gmail-Users] Re: delete button ?

Jim Barr wrote:
> This has been an ongoing controversial issue, and my observations here
> are likely nit-picking a bit too much...
>
> My problem with the new button is not that it exists (I do like it) but
> that Google changed the concept from "Move to trash" to "Delete". The
> Delete button does not do what it says it does. Clicking the "Delete"
> button does not "delete" the message--it moves it to the "Trash" Label.
> I know, I know, it's symantics. I've heard people say, "That's how it
> is done in the UI world." and "They still provide an "undelete"
> capability, consistant with other UI's." But still, to me, it is
> misleading. Yes, "Delete" is a familiar concept (and by extension,
> "undelete"), but remember that Google has tried to innovate with Gmail.
> Promoting the "delete" concept undermines their concept of saving email
> for later retrieval. While it was never a popular decision to make the
> delete/trash function more difficult to use, it really made me, an avid
> Gmail user, think more about what was important to save and what was
> not.
>
> Of course, over time, this will simply become a non-issue because we
> will all forget that it was ever an issue... ;-)
>
> -Jim
> http://GmailTips.com

Great point you make Jim. I agree that "Delete" is symantically
incorrect, although for your average user it is probably more
understandable.

Personally I don't delete most e-mails. Sometimes I delete messages
from mailing lists I am on that I don't have time to read. I'd rather
do this than mark them as read when I actually haven't read them.