No, It’s because an end user does and should expect that clicking on a thumbnail takes them to a larger version of image.
Any justification regarding technical backend, or intelligent design, doesn’t matter.
For example:
A typical image search takes you to a page displaying a grid of thumbnails with links under them.
When you click on the image, a larger image is presented.
When you click on the link, it takes you to the page where the image appears.
Imagine the opposite, if clicking the image took you to the link, and clicking the link took you to the image.
Any justification regarding technical backend, or intelligent design, doesn’t matter.
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should expect that clicking on a thumbnail takes them to a larger version of image.
You've missed something important here. Not all thumbnails are from image posts. What do you do with that? How do you identify between image post and link post?
The answer is simple: the expando button.
It shows exactly what type of post you are about to open.
We don’t have to agree, but
Proceeds to give a justification regarding technical backend or intelligent design.
This didn't happen, so it is strange that you are claiming I did so.
Not all thumbnails are from image posts. What do you do with that?
If it’s a logo for a site or thumbnail for an article, it would go to that site or article. If it’s an image post, it leads to the image. If it’s a generic discussion icon, one may reasonably expect it would lead to the discussion.
These would be consistent behaviors.
If it’s a...thumbnail for an article, it would go to that site or article. If it’s an image post, it leads to the image.
How do you differentiate between the two then? Why would a thumbnail have a different behavior based on the type of post?
You disagree with how poal's thumbnail works (it's unified for all type of posts) and on the other hand you agree for a thumbnail that would cause confusion for users with unpredictable behavior since you can't differentiate the two (image or website link).
That's what the expando button is for here. You know right away what type of post you are about to open in the expando, without leaving poal.
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