Users may be able to vote for or against a posting or reply by clicking the Upvote or Downvote icons. Voting for or against a posting or reply enables users to indicate whether they support or do not support the posting or reply. Note: The ability to vote for a posting or posting reply is determined by the user's action group.
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Voting for a posting or reply indicates that you like or agree with the posting or reply. For example, if you vote for a suggestion, this indicates that you support the suggestion and would like to have the suggestion implemented. If you vote for a Q&A reply, this indicates that you agree with the question's answer. Clicking the Upvote icon increases the vote counter by one. Also, the Upvote icon appears selected. Users can click the Upvote icon again to remove their upvote, which also decreases the vote counter by one.
Downvote
Voting against a posting or reply indicates that you dislike or disagree with the posting or reply. For example, if you vote against a suggestion, this indicates that you do not support the suggestion and would not like to have the suggestion implemented. If you vote against a Q&A reply, this indicates that you disagree with the question's answer. Clicking the Downvote icon decreases the vote counter by one. Also, the Downvote icon appears selected. Users can click the Downvote icon again to remove their downvote, which also increases the vote counter by one.
Vote Counter
The vote counter appears to the right of the Upvote/Downvote icons and indicates the overall vote score for the posting or reply. If the vote count is less than zero, then a negative sign (-) appears in front of the vote count. Users can hover the computer cursor over the vote count to view the name of the latest 10 users who voted for or against the suggestion. Note: If the overall vote count is zero, then the vote counter does not appear.