What can you do to prevent irrelevant email notifications in a reply-all email thread?

Using the keyboard shortcut 'm' to mute an email thread is an effective way to prevent irrelevant email notifications in a reply-all email thread. When you mute a conversation, you stop receiving notifications for all future messages within that thread. This allows you to remain focused on other priorities without being distracted by ongoing discussions that are not relevant to you.

While deleting an email or ignoring messages may temporarily reduce distractions, they do not stop future notifications from continuing. Marking a message as important, on the other hand, does not prevent notifications in a thread – it merely flags messages for attention, which could lead to more notifications if others reply to the thread. Thus, muting the thread provides a targeted and efficient solution to manage email notifications effectively.