Should reactions replace simple upvotes on replies?

Priya Nair Priya Nair 3 months ago

With reactions now available in Pro, I am wondering whether plain upvotes on replies still earn their keep. Reactions carry more nuance — heart, rocket, hooray.

Do you think both should coexist, or does that clutter the UI? Curious how others reason about this.

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Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.