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i like this idea. add cumulative stats and charge money and you've got a business

Ah; it supports this already (I call it "relative stats"). Just send subject line "Stat +2" and "Stat +1" and you'll get 3 as the result.

my goodness I am slow today. some combination of my browser and dev environment mashed your page so i only saw the first kind of stats.

okay, so start charging money :D

The barriers to entry are so low -- I can send an email from any device.