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    The New Report Post buttons/Icon are too confusing!

    Anyway to change them back to the easy to use and easy to understand single icon with mouse over?

    The new icon/text has too much ambiguity and I have no idea how to use them!

    If it wasn't broke why fix it?

    Before there was a very simple to use and understand icon that had a very simple mouse over that explained what it was for; to report a post.

    Now there is not only an icon but also a "report abuse" text but when you mouse over them, they both say exactly the same thing "Report Post"; isn't this being a bit too superlative?

    Example:





    If you guys plan to keep it this new and annoying way can someone please post a How-To use this new superlative system and what each one is meant to mean and how to properly use them.

    In advance I am not trying to be Quip or funny I am just very, very confused and would appreciate any help.
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    Re: The New Report Post buttons/Icons are too confusing! Please Help!

    Click the button just like you did before - simple

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    Re: The New Report Post buttons/Icons are too confusing! Please Help!

    Quote Originally Posted by forestpixie View Post
    Click the button just like you did before - simple
    forestpixie, Thanks for the quick reply:

    Click either/or the button and/or the "Report Abuse" text? either one it doesn't matter?
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    Re: The New Report Post buttons/Icons are too confusing! Please Help!

    Quote Originally Posted by 今幸福 View Post
    forestpixie, Thanks for the quick reply:

    Click either/or the button and/or the "Report Abuse" text? either one it doesn't matter?
    The text and the exclamation point are part of the same picture. There's only one thing to click.
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    Re: The New Report Post buttons/Icons are too confusing! Please Help!

    Quote Originally Posted by EDavidBurg View Post
    The text and the exclamation point are part of the same picture. There's only one thing to click.
    Thanks - too quick for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by EDavidBurg View Post
    The text and the exclamation point are part of the same picture. There's only one thing to click.
    Quote Originally Posted by forestpixie View Post
    Thanks - too quick for me
    Okay Thanks to both of you! I just found the new way very, very confusing and ambiguous.

    I miss the old simple to understand and simple to use way, single icon with a mouse over to explain it.

    I guess this one is just as simple to use but the superlative icon/text with two separate mouse overs that say the same thing (at least the mouse-overs have two separate placements mimicking two separate buttons: one icon button & one text button)make it too ridiculous to simply understand and use.

    Yet there is a reason for everything I guess, Thanks for explaining the new system.

    I'll get used to it in a week or two.
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