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While we're at it, can we stop using "Got it!" instead of a simple "Ok" or whatever plain acknowledgement should be there in its place.

LASR 4y ago
+1 I think this trend comes in waves/cycles. Where I work, product designers are constantly switching between "ok" and other unnecessary complex sentences. The problem is that they lead to all sorts of consistency issues depending on when some dialog was implemented and by whom. Overall, it all looks like a mess. Thankfully, we recently standardized the dialogs so you can't even have custom "ok" messages. Now it's properly localized and standardized everywhere. I wonder if we ever get back to "Abort, Retry, Fail?"
userbinator 4y ago
Along the same lines, seeing "No Thanks" or "Maybe Later" instead of just "No" is also infuriating.
- hgsgm 4y ago
  It's like an abusive partner covering your mouth when you try to say "No".
- not2b 4y ago
  "No Thanks" isn't nearly as bad as "Maybe Later" as the only choice other than "Yes", where "Yes" means I agree to be spammed with marketing material, notifications, or accept a paid service I don't want. "Maybe Later" means I'm going to be asked again and again and again if I want this thing I don't want. If they want to have me click "No Thanks" and they accept the No, that's fine with me.
- bombcar 4y ago
  These are intentionally done by marketing dweebs to increase click-through I have to assume, because you have to spend extra time trying to find the "fuck off" button.
notbeuller 4y ago
There was a folklore.org[1] article about user testing and the original Mac - the OK button was originally "Do it" - but one user was particularly frustrated because he misread it as "Dolt" and thought the computer was insulting him. (Likely this was someone with very little experience with a GUI.) [1] https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Do_It.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...
hgsgm 4y ago
"Got it!" is because they are bullying you into a false consent for whatever bullshit they are forcing on you.

LASR 4y ago

+1 I think this trend comes in waves/cycles. Where I work, product designers are constantly switching between "ok" and other unnecessary complex sentences. The problem is that they lead to all sorts of consistency issues depending on when some dialog was implemented and by whom. Overall, it all looks like a mess. Thankfully, we recently standardized the dialogs so you can't even have custom "ok" messages. Now it's properly localized and standardized everywhere. I wonder if we ever get back to "Abort, Retry, Fail?"

userbinator 4y ago

Along the same lines, seeing "No Thanks" or "Maybe Later" instead of just "No" is also infuriating.

hgsgm 4y ago
It's like an abusive partner covering your mouth when you try to say "No".
not2b 4y ago
"No Thanks" isn't nearly as bad as "Maybe Later" as the only choice other than "Yes", where "Yes" means I agree to be spammed with marketing material, notifications, or accept a paid service I don't want. "Maybe Later" means I'm going to be asked again and again and again if I want this thing I don't want. If they want to have me click "No Thanks" and they accept the No, that's fine with me.
bombcar 4y ago
These are intentionally done by marketing dweebs to increase click-through I have to assume, because you have to spend extra time trying to find the "fuck off" button.

notbeuller 4y ago

There was a folklore.org[1] article about user testing and the original Mac - the OK button was originally "Do it" - but one user was particularly frustrated because he misread it as "Dolt" and thought the computer was insulting him. (Likely this was someone with very little experience with a GUI.) [1] https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Do_It.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...

hgsgm 4y ago

"Got it!" is because they are bullying you into a false consent for whatever bullshit they are forcing on you.