I don't know about you but I got a bit tired of having my
inbox full of linky party invites. But because
I have participated in those parties I didn't want to ask to be taken off the
list or to mark them as spam (which has nasty consequences).
So to manage the invites more
efficiently I found out that gmail lets you apply a filter that will send those
invites directly to a special folder without going through your inbox. They are still there so you can check what
parties are running.
To apply a filter just click
on the email and go to the More tab at the top.
When you click it, you get a number of options. The second to last one is "Filter
messages like this"
Then copy into the has the
words box the name of the linky party.
Then click "create filter with this search" (in blue at the
bottom right).
You need to click "skip
the inbox" and "apply the label" – the first time you do this
you will also need to give a name to the folder such as "Linky Party
Invites".
Then click create filter – and
every future linky party invite from that party will bypass your inbox and go
straight to your special folder.
This might seem like a lot of
work – but once you have done it your inbox will be just beautifully
uncluttered again!
PS I know that I do send out invites for Food on
Friday and Books You Loved to people who follow my blog and/or have linked up
before. I have worried about doing that
but most people seem to appreciate it.
If you do want a rest from it, either just let me know and I'll sort it
for you or you could filter the reminders!
