# Add "like" button to comments on observations

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-like-button-to-comments-on-observations/15093>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** web, mobile-app\
**Created:** [August 3, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-like-button-to-comments-on-observations/15093 "2020-08-03T19:29:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-like-button-to-comments-on-observations/15093/10 "2020-08-04T21:32:23Z")

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I can see the value of a [thank button for IDs](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/provide-a-non-comment-way-to-let-iders-know-you-received-their-helpful-information/5087) (in that someone who might otherwise want to click “Agree” would click “Thank” instead) but I’m not sure a Like button for a comment would be as beneficial. Remember, every like would have to be recorded somewhere, growing the iNat database quite a bit and possibly slowing things down. For sure it’s great being able to add a like to a comment, but would it be worth the extra burden?

Something like a yes/no vote if a comment is helpful, which could then be used to populate an ID page for a taxon, would probably be a better use of a button there. My two cents.

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