Replace "delete" with "remove from inbox" on inbox page

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Title:
Replace "delete" with "remove from inbox" on inbox page

Area:
inbox UI

Summary:
When the only thing in the inbox is comment notification(s) "delete" is ambiguous between "delete comment from entry" and "remove notification from inbox". "Remove from inbox" would disambiguate.

Description:
The main drawback I can see is brief confusion for people who are already very familiar with "delete", but I'd imagine they'd get used to the new system pretty quickly. Also it's a bit wordier, but that page isn't over-stuffed with buttons so might be OK.

Poll #1886 Replace "delete" with "remove from inbox" on inbox page

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 32

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Should be implemented as-is.
9 (28.1%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
1 (3.1%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
14 (43.8%)

(I have no opinion)
8 (25.0%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[ratcreature]

I'm not sure I'd be fond of the larger button, but in any case, couldn't the "from inbox" be added to the delete? With the folders on the side there, my first thought of seeing "remove from inbox" is that it would move to another folder (even if right now there is no custom folder sorting). I think deletion should be called deletion, as it is called this everywhere.

[yvi]

As a spoiled GMail user, "Remove from Inbox" makes me think it would go somewhere else and not be deleted.

[(Anonymous)]

Don't think it's particularly ambiguous, really, and I feel "remove from inbox" is more so, actually. Delete means delete, and it applies to the inbox. It's pretty straightforward. I don't think this needs to be changed.

[kaigou]

If I'm reading you right, then that means I'm not the only person who interpreted "delete" to mean that I'd be removing the notification and the original if I deleted. It took a long time (several years, in fact), before I finally questioned that assumption and cleaned out my inbox! ...so yeah, I do think there needs to be some kind of a more intuitive explanation, additional text on the button, or something.

It doesn't hurt those folks who already know how it works, and it's helpful to those who don't and/or are a little uncertain.