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Is it just me, or should the "boost" and "favorite" functions on kbin be swapped? I feel like the "up arrow" should be the "boost", and the "boost" link on a post, thread, or comment should be "favori (kbin.social)
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Is it just me, or should the "boost" and "favorite" functions on kbin be swapped? I feel like the "up arrow" should be the "boost", and the "boost" link on a post, thread, or comment should be "favorite" instead.

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[-] ernest@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

@btp Actually that was my first shot, it seemed more intuitive to me. However, for many, it was confusing due to how it was implemented in Lemmy, and overall, it caused certain problems on a larger scale. That's why it has been changed.

https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/86614/PSA-Upvote-is-not-an-upvote-like-you-are-used

[-] btp@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Ah, okay, I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

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