Comments and reactions

Likes, bookmarks and threaded comments - how readers respond to a post, mentioning someone, and where your saved reading list lives.

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Every published post carries the same three responses, on a rail beside the article.

Likes#

One per reader, and reversible. A public signal that the post was worth reading.

Bookmarks#

A reader saving the post for themselves. Bookmarks are private - the author sees the count, never who.

Yours live in Saved blogs, which is a genuine reading list rather than a vanity number.

Comments#

Threaded: readers comment, and anybody can reply to a comment. Comments can be edited and deleted by whoever wrote them.

Mentioning somebody with @ and their username notifies them and links to their profile - the way to bring a person into a thread rather than hoping they see it.

Emoji are available from the picker in the composer.

Comments on your own post#

You are notified when somebody comments. Replying as the author is worth doing - a question answered in the thread helps every later reader, and it is the difference between a post and a conversation.

Reporting something#

If a comment breaks the rules rather than merely disagreeing with you, report it rather than getting into it. Genuinely abusive content is an account matter, not a moderation preference - see getting help.

What "breaks the rules" means is not a judgement call we make case by case - it is the community guidelines.

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