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  1. Comment on Using icons vs using words in ~tildes

    Das
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    True, but if you have used forums before it is pretty intuitive. I love icons. I am studying Japanese alongside my degree and occasionly I will go on sites in Japanese, and icons let me use the...

    True, but if you have used forums before it is pretty intuitive. I love icons. I am studying Japanese alongside my degree and occasionly I will go on sites in Japanese, and icons let me use the site quickly, instead of slowly reading half the page looking for what I want.

    They shouldn't replace text completely, but they can certainly assist it.

  2. Comment on Using icons vs using words in ~tildes

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    People seems to be hating a lot on icons, but I disagree. Sure, a lot of sites have dumb, unintiutive icons but that is not what OP is suggesting. Common icons like the voting arrows,...

    People seems to be hating a lot on icons, but I disagree. Sure, a lot of sites have dumb, unintiutive icons but that is not what OP is suggesting. Common icons like the voting arrows, edit/deleting symbols are almost universal. Tildes certaining shouldn't go icon crazy, but they would certaining assist in highlighting important elements, and make it easier to understand and use the UI.

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