Ask HN: How many upvotes on HN are really people trying to collapse comments? |
Ask HN: How many upvotes on HN are really people trying to collapse comments? |
But I see your point that the context is subtle and maybe some people would miss it and still click.
Just my opinion too, but HN is a uber simplistic interface that isn't following a lot of current trends, but it also isn't really designed for the consumer level user either.
People might think the arrow doesn't indicate the comment thread state ('expanded') but the action that will be performed when clicked ('collapse'), which might also inlude the top-post (that would be consistent with the 0-replies case).