Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client
by Exuma on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:38PM
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That is not a good metric. There's no way I would take part in that even if I were interested. It's just a big turn off.
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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client
by StevenRayOrr on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @01:45PM
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Your first sentence isn't supported by your second and third. It is incredibly common to track not just interest but level of interest -- and lots of companies find it a valuable metric for marshalling their resources. Is this perhaps not the best way to get that metric? Now that can be a helpful question to ask and a good thing for this dev to think about, rather than outright dismissing the attempt.
Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client
by Exuma on Thursday May 03, 2018 @02:27AM
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I'm more just saying that I don't think people doing/not doing that action is a good indication of their interest level. My interest level could be an 8 out of 10, but there's no way I'm pestering my friends about it.