How long did it take you to figure out that the top/bottom arrows are for voting? (honest!)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8926

by juwo • 19 years ago

5 12 19 years ago

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juwo2• 19 years ago

I didnt realize it until 10 days ago (though I meant to ask long ago how points were awarded). It skirted my consciousness and I think I saw it as in the IE newsreader and in XML and Swing trees, a way to collapse and expand the conversation tree.

If YC had picked the "standard" icon - thumbs up/down, they would have had to compromise their minimalist Gmail look. But would this have made for a better UI?

(I wonder if there is an "Aha" lesson trying to get out...)

jmclain• 19 years ago

Just now...

juwo2• 19 years ago

that's one point for you, for your honesty :)

nostrademons• 19 years ago

I realized it immediately because I came from Reddit...

boomstrap• 19 years ago

What down arrow? (came from reddit)

akkartik• 19 years ago

Comments have down arrows. They're only visible if you're logged in.

randallsquared• 19 years ago

Perhaps you also need a certain amount of karma. I'm logged in (with 2 karma) and don't see any down arrows.

dawie• 19 years ago

Down is new

BrandonM2• 19 years ago

Honestly, I knew right away. I'm not sure why, because I've never used Reddit or Digg.

vlad• 19 years ago

I overheard STEW allowed users to vote others down before I ever registered for this site. :)

(STEW = YCombinator startup news.)

BrandonM2• 19 years ago

I see what you did there :)

markovich• 19 years ago

I didn't look, I didn't notice, and frankly, I didn't care. If I had ever wanted to upvote a comment, I'm sure I would have found quickly.

How long did it take you to figure out that the top/bottom arrows are for voting? (honest!)

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