jchubber/CareerVillage — Issue #5: Make the numbers in the question stubs clearer
Author: jchubber
Created: 2011-10-31 19:18:24+00:00
State: open
Labels: User interface

Right now there are three numbers in each question stub: votes, answers, and views. Right now, the untrained eye has difficulty understanding which ones matter most. The colors are also a bit confusing, as none of the numbers is clickable (the average internet users tends to look at a colored box and think that it is a button). Some ideas to make the numbers clearer:
1. Take the votes number out of a box and give it a thumbs-up icon to match the thumbs-up icon on the question page
2. Remove the background-color scheme for the "answers" box. If there are no answers, make the answers number red. If an answer has been accepted, show the same golden check box somewhere on the question stub that appears on the page for the question itself.
3. Reduce the number of numbers (but which one could we possibly eliminate?!)