# SNS-like input UI

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/sns-like-input-ui/121061>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [June 22, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sns-like-input-ui/121061 "2019-06-22T09:57:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Yatima](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/yatima/32/142889_2.png) [@Yatima](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yatima)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sns-like-input-ui/121061/1 "2019-06-22T09:57:30Z")

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Our first-time users are confused about how to write a topic/reply because they are too used to friendly UI of SNS.  
Nowadays, SNS(twitter, facebook, …) has input box directly.

 ![ink%20(18)%20-%20Edited](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/e/9e8f1b8e66d8e826878eca9d90f9193e5c63ed0b.png)  
 ![ink%20(19)%20-%20Edited](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/2/322b68ea1168db2ff9a4547af5de9e8edc8a6cb8.png)  
But, discourse has only button which is less intuitive than the former.  
 ![ink%20(20)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/9/19f9da737ed62d63f8c4cfa9d95ff04e814cc327.png)  
 ![ink%20(21)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/5/652e32a082f193895d674f5e84d3b1403f368cd5.png)  
I think we should have similar UI!

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sns-like-input-ui/121061/2 "2019-06-22T11:01:14Z")

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You are proposing that there should be an ‘empty box’ to type in, and if there is no empty box, users do not know what to do?

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**Author:** ![Yatima](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/yatima/32/142889_2.png) [@Yatima](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yatima)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sns-like-input-ui/121061/3 "2019-06-22T14:56:35Z")

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Yeah, even when users know what to do, they need some time to know that.  
Therefore, unfortunately, some users break away or behave as lurker.