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Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email by duncancarroll on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:43PM (#9173909)
I actually really like this concept except for one important detail--the name. "Gilded" sounds elitist. Please don't make people hate me even more than they already will when someone I forgot to add to my VIP list starts getting asked to pay for the privilege of emailing my "gilded" account.

The name here is obv. more important to users than with other apps because it's embedded into the email address. I'd even rather have a nonsensical name than something that makes me sound elitist.

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Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email by nlokare on Monday March 09, 2015 @05:03PM (#9174041)
Glad you like it! Definitely hear you on "Gilded" sounding elitist. We are working on our messaging to convey that anyone can sign up for the service. We don't want to come off pretentious in any way, since we want to empower all email users to fight back against spammers.
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Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email by nlokare on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @01:57PM (#9179354)
Duncan, we can set you up with a custom domain if you'd like. We are considering adding this feature to the product and since you proposed the idea, we'd love to do this for you. Email me at [email protected], if you'd like to do so.
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