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# How to Enable Comment Voting

# How to Enable Comment Voting

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to enable or disable comment voting
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Comment voting lets people upvote or downvote replies within a discussion, so the most helpful contributions can rise to the top. The **Upvote / downvote on comments** setting is a tenant-wide master switch for this behaviour, and it is on by default. Turning it off hides the vote controls across your discussions.

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## How to enable or disable comment voting
1. Go to **Settings → Features**.
2. Scroll to the **Discussions** section (Discussions must already be enabled).
3. Switch **Upvote / downvote on comments** on or off.
4. Click **Save** to apply the change.

## Things to keep in mind
* Comment voting is **on by default** when Discussions are enabled.
* The setting is a live master switch: turning it off hides the vote controls on comments across the tenant, and turning it back on shows them again.
* Discussions created while voting was enabled keep their votes even if you later disable voting tenant-wide — the counts are preserved, just not shown while the switch is off.
* This setting controls voting on **comments**. It is separate from the reaction emoji set, which governs the emoji reaction bar on each comment.

## FAQs
**Is comment voting on or off to begin with?**
On. When you enable Discussions, **Upvote / downvote on comments** starts switched on.

**If I turn voting off, do we lose the votes already cast?**
No. Votes cast while voting was enabled are retained; they simply aren't displayed while the master switch is off, and reappear if you re-enable it.

**Is this the same as emoji reactions?**
No. Voting is the upvote/downvote control on comments. Emoji reactions are a separate feature configured through the **Reactions emoji set** setting.

## Who can do this
Only **Owners** and **Admins** can reach **Settings → Features** and switch comment voting on or off. Other roles cannot open Settings. Once voting is enabled, any user who can view and comment on a discussion can cast votes.