Why the hell are they putting it next to the reply button anyway? A critical interface design flaw that is begging to be misunderstood. I am suprised it happens so rarely,
Considering that statistically 'reply' is used probably 40 times more than 'new topic' or 'new poll', the latter two should simply be made smaller, and reply made more prominent.
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However, personally, I've never confused the two.
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