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

5 points by juwo ↗ HN

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juwo
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
Just now...
juwo
that's one point for you, for your honesty :)
nostrademons
I realized it immediately because I came from Reddit...
boomstrap
What down arrow? (came from reddit)
akkartik
Comments have down arrows. They're only visible if you're logged in.
randallsquared
Perhaps you also need a certain amount of karma. I'm logged in (with 2 karma) and don't see any down arrows.
BrandonM
Honestly, I knew right away. I'm not sure why, because I've never used Reddit or Digg.
vlad
I overheard STEW allowed users to vote others down before I ever registered for this site. :)

(STEW = YCombinator startup news.)

BrandonM
I see what you did there :)
markovich
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.