User DaveAlger

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Should users be allowed to use any special character they want when creating a password?

answered Jan 26, 2015 at 17:44

113 votes

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Is 💩 (Unicode 'pile of poo') considered NSFW?

answered Mar 19, 2017 at 15:30

63 votes

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Is it frowned upon to allow the user two different options to perform the same action?

answered Mar 5, 2015 at 12:25

62 votes

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At what point should an application change the cursor to an hourglass or display a progress bar?

answered Apr 30, 2015 at 12:03

55 votes

Slow down job for better progress animation

answered Apr 2, 2015 at 17:16

49 votes

Intuitive interface for Composing Boolean Logic?

answered Dec 15, 2014 at 21:24

48 votes

Make user aware that he cannot enter arbitrary values into textbox?

answered Dec 15, 2014 at 19:02

38 votes

What is the reason arrows are interpreted as direction?

answered Dec 15, 2014 at 22:13

37 votes

Asking for a written form filled in ALL CAPS

answered Oct 20, 2016 at 12:59

35 votes

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Ways to show that a task is halfway complete?

answered Jun 17, 2015 at 20:44

33 votes

Checkboxes - Is better to check exceptions or to uncheck exceptions?

answered Apr 9, 2015 at 11:53

31 votes

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Where is the best place to ask the user their ethnicity?

answered Feb 12, 2015 at 4:47

30 votes

Does adding a click count next to a hyperlink enhance the user experience?

answered Mar 10, 2015 at 13:55

29 votes

Make user aware that he cannot enter arbitrary values into textbox?

answered Dec 15, 2014 at 17:56

22 votes

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How can I get people not to put trash in recycling bins?

answered Apr 8, 2015 at 18:39

21 votes

Should UTC timestamps, such as those in Stack Exchange hover-texts, include day of the week?

answered Jan 27, 2015 at 17:09

21 votes

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Material Design required field

answered Mar 11, 2015 at 8:08

19 votes

Should :focus and :hover styles be the same or distinct?

answered Feb 10, 2015 at 19:49

19 votes

How to accomodate and/or with brackets in field filtering system

answered May 12, 2015 at 12:56

17 votes

Why should our website be made handicap accessible?

answered Jul 18, 2015 at 2:28

16 votes

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How to indicate that a card is expandable?

answered Feb 10, 2015 at 15:56

15 votes

What is a sans-serif font that still clearly differentiates similar characters like: l 1, i etc

answered May 21, 2015 at 16:55

15 votes

How to display a large quantity of (read-only) fields?

answered May 11, 2015 at 13:49

12 votes

Friendly format for phone numbers

answered Feb 23, 2015 at 20:47

12 votes

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Domain name best practice when the last letter of the first word and first letter of the second word are the same

answered Feb 9, 2015 at 18:57

11 votes

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What is the best way to show the user large amounts of data?

answered May 5, 2015 at 14:12

9 votes

Does a loading animation on a websites initial load improve usability?

answered Jan 29, 2015 at 20:36

9 votes

Should password reset functionality email a temporary password or just a reset link?

answered Jan 23, 2015 at 20:31

9 votes

Why do we say UX for User Experience rather than UE?

answered Mar 13, 2015 at 18:57

9 votes

Readability of overlaid text on images

answered Mar 19, 2015 at 17:22

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203 Answers

Should users be allowed to use any special character they want when creating a password?

Is 💩 (Unicode 'pile of poo') considered NSFW?

Is it frowned upon to allow the user two different options to perform the same action?

At what point should an application change the cursor to an hourglass or display a progress bar?

Slow down job for better progress animation

Intuitive interface for Composing Boolean Logic?

Make user aware that he cannot enter arbitrary values into textbox?

What is the reason arrows are interpreted as direction?

Asking for a written form filled in ALL CAPS

Ways to show that a task is halfway complete?

Checkboxes - Is better to check exceptions or to uncheck exceptions?

Where is the best place to ask the user their ethnicity?

Does adding a click count next to a hyperlink enhance the user experience?

Make user aware that he cannot enter arbitrary values into textbox?

How can I get people not to put trash in recycling bins?

Should UTC timestamps, such as those in Stack Exchange hover-texts, include day of the week?

Material Design required field

Should :focus and :hover styles be the same or distinct?

How to accomodate and/or with brackets in field filtering system

Why should our website be made handicap accessible?

How to indicate that a card is expandable?

What is a sans-serif font that still clearly differentiates similar characters like: l 1, i etc

How to display a large quantity of (read-only) fields?

Friendly format for phone numbers

Domain name best practice when the last letter of the first word and first letter of the second word are the same

What is the best way to show the user large amounts of data?

Does a loading animation on a websites initial load improve usability?

Should password reset functionality email a temporary password or just a reset link?

Why do we say UX for User Experience rather than UE?

Readability of overlaid text on images