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by singer 5351 days ago
Adding a large button to the top would certainly make it easier for those people who open the emails and want to unsubscribe. And I wouldn't worry about the increase in unsubscribers. I'd rather help people unsubscribe than have them mark my emails as spam.

I'm assuming that the majority of people are not even opening the emails though. Hitting the spam button is just too easy. I think the system is broken.

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@Nitrogen, that sounds like a different issue. But, yes, it could be an issue if you're sending email with confusing subject lines.

The comments at the following link show what I'm referring to -- people taking the easy way out: http://ask-leo.com/why_shouldnt_i_use_the_report_spam_or_jun...

I'm assuming that the majority of people are not even opening the emails though.

It's probably partly our fault: we geeks have been telling our friends and family not to open suspicious or unsolicited e-mails for years.