Comments on an article
An article comment is a reader's written response attached to an article. Use comments to add discussion to an article, read the responses already attached to it, or remove a comment owned by your signed-in account.
| If you need to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Find the article that contains the comments | Find articles, then Find and open the article |
| Read existing comments or identify the available comment controls | Read the comment area |
| Add a response | Add a comment |
| Remove a comment you own | Delete your comment |
| Sign in before commenting | Sign in |
| Create an account before commenting | Sign up |
| Manage the article itself | Read and manage an article |
| Find help for an error message | General error messages |
Updating an existing comment is outside this task. The article record carries the comments area; the wider article surface and its author actions belong to Read and manage an article.
Before you start
Prerequisites
- Know which article you want to discuss.
- Open that article's record before working with its comments.
- Sign in before adding a comment.
- Sign in with the account that owns a comment before deleting it.
The article loads its comments together with the article record. Existing comments therefore appear in the article's comment area when the record opens.
Find and open the article
Use this procedure when you need to reach the article whose comments you want to read or manage.
Prerequisites
- Know which article you want to open.
Steps
- Open the article record.
- Confirm that the article record is displayed.
- Scroll to the comment area.
Result: The article record is open and its returned comments are available in the comment area.
Read the comment area
The comment area contains the existing comments and, for a signed-in reader, a field for entering new text and a control for posting it. A signed-out reader sees links to the account screens instead.
| What you want to do | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Read responses already attached to the article | The comments listed below the article |
| Enter a response | The multiline field with the placeholder Write a comment... |
| Submit a response | Post Comment below the comment field |
| Sign in before commenting | Sign in in the signed-out comment area |
| Create an account before commenting | sign up in the signed-out comment area |
| Remove your own response | The trash icon on a comment owned by your signed-in account |
The delete icon appears for a comment when the signed-in username matches the comment author's username. It does not appear for a comment owned by another account.
Add a comment
Use this procedure to attach a new written response to the open article.
Prerequisites
- The article record is open.
- You are signed in.
Steps
- Select the Write a comment... field.
- Enter the response text.
- Select Post Comment.
The field clears when the submission is started. The new comment is added to the article when the comment request succeeds.
Result: The comment field is clear and the submitted comment appears in the article's comment area.
Delete your comment
Use this procedure to remove a comment belonging to your signed-in account.
Prerequisites
- The article record is open.
- The comment belongs to your signed-in account.
Steps
- Locate your comment in the article's comment area.
- Select the trash icon beside your own comment.
The trash icon is available when the signed-in username matches the comment author's username.
Result: The selected comment is removed from the article's comment list.
Handle access and comment errors
The signed-in state determines whether the comment field and posting control are available. Use the route that matches what you want to do:
| If you need to… | Select |
|---|---|
| Enter or delete a comment with an existing account | Sign in |
| Create an account before entering a comment | sign up |
Prerequisites
- For Sign in, have an existing account.
Steps
- If the comment field is unavailable, select Sign in for an existing account or sign up to create one.
- Open the article record again after completing the account route.
If a comment request fails, read the message shown beside the comment area before trying the comment action again.
Result: You are on the appropriate account route, or you can read the returned error beside the comment area.
Continue with the article
After the comment task, continue with Read and manage an article for the article record and its author actions. To find another article, use Find articles.
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