Should reactions replace simple upvotes on replies?

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.