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[Meta] Bad Usability Problems in LtU

Here are some bad usability problems I found in the LtU site:
  1. The link for posting is "create content". However the general convention is for this to be "Submit". (or at least "Post").
  2. The links at the left are right-aligned instead of left-aligned which makes them harder to read.
  3. Some of the links do not start with an uppercase letter.
  4. The FAQ is one monolithic text, instead of a list of bolded question + answer, with a ToC. For a good example, see my FAQ.
  5. In http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/add , there isn't any link for adding a post to the front page. This should be added even if it is just a pointer to an empty page.
  6. The navigation menu on the left could use some "<hr />"'s, spaces or Re-organisation. At the moment it's too dis-organised.

Regards, Shlomi Fish.