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Ask HN: Undo save comment

Post by ekso » Sat, Jun 27, 2015, 12:06 AM UTC

I'm new to HN, and still navigating the UI. I accidentally 'saved' a comment, and would like to unsave it. I found a thread from a few years ago suggesting that this is not possible. Is that still the case?

Evidently HN users gain the ability to downvote when they reach 500 karma. Does downvoting a previously upvoted comment essentially unsave it?

Re: Ask HN: Undo save comment

Post by JacobAldridge » Sat, Jun 27, 2015, 12:35 AM UTC

To my knowledge: There's no way to unsave a comment.

'Save' and 'Upvote' are essentially the same function. While you will eventually receive downvote privileges for comments (never for stories), there's no ability to change from an upvote to a downvote or vice versa. (Which leads to occasional mis-votes, especially on mobile devices.)

So an upvote can never be revoked or changed; and therefore never can a saved comment.

Welcome onboard by the way!

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