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cvanpelt

Why is it that it is no longer possible to delete e-mail messages in a regular way?  "Sure, it is!" you say.  "Look, here is my right-click menu from Thunderbird:"

Thunderbird delete option

"Ooh," I say, "let's click it."  The message disappears.  On further investigation, however, it turns out that this message is still there, still taking up space and cluttering up your mailbox:

Thunderbird trash

Why, if the message is still there, is this called Delete?! If you're moving something to the trash, instead of deleting it call it Move to Trash!

Thunderbird is not the only application with this problem.  Here's my Google Mail:

Google Mail Delete

On clicking Delete, our friend Google Mail will helpfully move the selected message(s) to the Bin where you have the option to Delete forever… which is apparently different from regular deletions which are temporary.

Google Mail Trash

Why, Google and almost every other software builder, why?!  If you are deleting stuff, label the button Delete. If you are moving stuff label it Move. It's not that hard, really.

Posted in Software Bashing.


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  1. admin says

    Trashcans are for fags. Retarded fags.

    • cvanpelt says

      Comment from your named account, dumbass.