What are Likes and how do I give thumbs up?

What are Likes?

Likes and liking content are how community members recognize content that they think is helpful, well-formed, insightful, or otherwise generally valuable. When someone likes a post, they are giving both the content and the author a thumbs-up. The net effect is that likes boost the value of the post and enhance the reputation of its author.

Giving likes is as easy as a single click, but the impact of likes ripples across the community.

How do I give a like?

You can give a like to any posts in the community except your own.

1. Select the thumbs up icon/like text 
2. If you want to revoke it, simply click it again.

Why can't I give Kudos to some messages?

There are a few reasons why you might not be able to give Kudos to a post.

• You've already given Kudos to this message (you can only give them once).
• You wrote the message (you can't Kudo your own messages).
• Your community manager wants you to give Kudos only to a message that starts a thread and not to replies.
• Your community manager has turned Kudos off for a message or a forum.
• Your community manager has frozen Kudos for this message. You can still see how many Kudos the message has received, but you can't Kudo it any more.