Marking comments and replies

You can mark the comments or replies of discussions, documents, or blog posts in places where you have permission to comment or reply. After you mark an item, you see a badge on it. This helps others quickly see what has been decided on or a success, for example.

To mark a comment or reply:

  1. Select the mark you want.

    Mark As menu on a comment or reply

    The options are listed in the table below. You may not see all of these depending on how your community manager has set up the marking feature. For more information, see Marking options for comments and replies.

    Option Description
    Actions > Mark for Action This mark shows others that this comment or reply needs action. You can mark for action for yourself this or, optionally, bring in other participants and leave them a note describing what you need them to do.
    Actions > Mark as Decision This mark shows others that this comment or reply is a Decision. Note that there can be more than one comment or reply marked as Decision.
    Actions > Mark as Success This mark shows others that the comment or reply was a collaboration success story for your community.
    Helpful This mark lets others know that this comment or reply contains helpful information.
    Correct Answer Only system administrators, place owners, and discussion authors can see the Correct Answer mark option and only on discussions marked as questions.
Note the new badge on the comment or reply. If you change your mind later, just click Unmark on this same item.