[mhomde]

"a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"

[sandofsky]

"Read a book."

http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/d...

Consistency is an important tool. In the absence of obvious visual affordances, it's even more important.

[mhomde]

Agreed, but its as important to know when to break consistency as to follow it, but the former requires more experience.