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		7373737373 on July 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: When were flagged submissions/comments add... The same goes for upvotes. I'm never really sure whether I actually upvoted or accidentally downvoted a comment. This is bad UI.

cube2222 on July 13, 2023 [–]

Yeah, same.

throwanem on July 15, 2023 | [–]

There's an adjacent option to undo a vote, which will say "unvote" or "undown" depending on which way the vote went.

Designwise that's maybe not ideal, sure. But it is discoverable, consistent, and reliable, which in my view counts for more.

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