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## 3. View an article and any comments: the comments page.

To get to this page, click on the link "x comments" below the news on the front page.

## 3.1 Commenting on an article and replying to comments

- To reply to a comment, click on the link "reply" below the comment. Be sure to have read all comments posted before to avoid redundancy.
- To comment on an article, click on the "Reply" button beneath the news. Do not use it to reply to a specific comment.

## 3.2 Limiting the comments to display

### The scoring of comments

Each comment is scored. Its score is a value between -1 and five. -1 is for comments which are rude, defamatory, or otherwise inapropriate to the forum. Comments posted anonymously get scored 0 value by default.

### Filtering comments

You can set the minimal score for the comments displayed. For this, use the pulldown menu below the news. This menu displays the scores available and the number of comments for each level. Select the one you want, then click on the button "Change" beside the menu.

## 3.3 Viewing hidden comments

All the comments under your currently selected score are hidden. That means only the title and score of the comment are displayed, along with a "+" on the left. To view one of them without changing your score, click on the "+" sign.

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