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by ezrameanshelp 4488 days ago
This is a tool we built to use internally and are spinning off. We did the same with InVision App a while back.

Rebump works with Gmail on Chrome/Firefox for now.

Feedback treasured.

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It looks simple and valuable, which is good, but I feel my needs are already more than met with Boomerang for Gmail.
Boomerang is awesome. And it will tell you when an email hasn't been replied to.

But it won't automatically bump until you get a response. We think Rebump saves time and workflow that way. It plays very nicely with both Boomerang and YesWare.

> Boomerang is awesome. And it will tell you when an email hasn't been replied to. But it won't automatically bump until you get a response.

That's because Boomerang understands and meets widely accepted email standards of behavior.

> We think Rebump saves time and workflow that way.

It's spam. No blizzard of words, however blinding, can change its identity. It renames a deplorable social email practice, but without changing its identity.

Civilized people write once, then wait for a reply. Spammers "bump" over and over again until they either get a reply or are classed as spam.

Civilized people remind their friends, coworkers and clients to follow-up on important emails. That's what this is for.
> Civilized people remind their friends, coworkers and clients to follow-up on important emails.

Civilized people have inboxes and outboxes. If an e-mail isn't transferred to the the inbox, the pending-action category, then any attempt to change its status by repeat mails is at the very least disrespectful of the recipient's choice of priorities.

All I am saying is that you need to find out how people think about these things. You're well past explaining, now you're rationalizing.