# Comments within ID's don't count as comments

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/comments-within-ids-dont-count-as-comments/37769>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [December 8, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/comments-within-ids-dont-count-as-comments/37769 "2022-12-08T15:52:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![robotpie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/robotpie/32/630_2.png) [@robotpie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/robotpie)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/comments-within-ids-dont-count-as-comments/37769/1 "2022-12-08T15:52:07Z")

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This is just something I have noticed whilst looking at my year in review: noticed one of my observations ([https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127970434](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127970434)) stating it has zero comments, but going to that observation itself shows two comments embedded in an ID. I think those should still be part of the comment count. Not a big issue at all but just something I thought to keep in mind.

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**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/comments-within-ids-dont-count-as-comments/37769/2 "2022-12-08T15:55:35Z")

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That’s not a bug  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/include-identification-comments-in-total-of-comments-comment-search-etc/1563](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/include-identification-comments-in-total-of-comments-comment-search-etc/1563)

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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/comments-within-ids-dont-count-as-comments/37769/3 "2022-12-08T16:24:05Z")

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