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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by MiddleEndian on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @12:48AM (#23624220)
But if you make a really big button (or a button that appears out of nowhere on mouseover on PCs) that people frequently hit by accident, your "engagement" metric will improve, showing that the feature is valuable!
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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by dahauns on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @10:55AM (#23628514)
It's funny because it's (probably) true.

...AARGH! No, scratch that. It's actually infuriating. :)

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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by MiddleEndian on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @11:44AM (#23629281)
The worst offender of this right now is email programs. You go to click an entry in your email list and then suddenly you've archived it with a little icon that wasn't previously there.
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