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Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.

• Why does this limit exist?
• But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
• But I can't write a good answer without more information!
• Shouldn't I be allowed to post comments if I have reputation on a different site?
• But I saw a new user posting a comment! How did they do it?
• Why do I need 50 reputation to comment on my own post?

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• How do comments work?
• Comment Everywhere privilege in the Help Center

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[Why do I need 50 reputation to comment? What can I do instead?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/214173)}

Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.

• Why does this limit exist?
• But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
• But I can't write a good answer without more information!
• Shouldn't I be allowed to post comments if I have reputation on a different site?
• But I saw a new user posting a comment! How did they do it?
• Why do I need 50 reputation to comment on my own post?

See also:

• How do comments work?
• Comment Everywhere privilege in the Help Center

Return to FAQ index

Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.

• Why does this limit exist?
• But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
• But I can't write a good answer without more information!
• Shouldn't I be allowed to post comments if I have reputation on a different site?
• But I saw a new user posting a comment! How did they do it?
• Why do I need 50 reputation to comment on my own post?

See also:

• How do comments work?
• Comment Everywhere privilege in the Help Center

Return to FAQ index

Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.

• Why does this limit exist?
• But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
• But I can't write a good answer without more information!
• Shouldn't I be allowed to post comments if I have reputation on a different site?
• But I saw a new user posting a comment! How did they do it?
• Why do I need 50 reputation to comment on my own post?

See also:

• How do comments work?
• Comment Everywhere privilege in the Help Center

Return to FAQ index

_{Markdown link:
[Why do I need 50 reputation to comment? What can I do instead?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/214173)}

Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.

• Why does this limit exist?
• But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
• But I can't write a good answer without more information!
• Shouldn't I be allowed to post comments if I have reputation on a different site?
• But I saw a new user posting a comment! How did they do it?
• Why do I need 50 reputation to comment on my own post?

###See also:

• How do comments work?
• Comment Everywhere privilege in the Help Center

Return to FAQ index

Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.

• Why does this limit exist?
• But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
• But I can't write a good answer without more information!
• Shouldn't I be allowed to post comments if I have reputation on a different site?
• But I saw a new user posting a comment! How did they do it?
• Why do I need 50 reputation to comment on my own post?

See also:

• How do comments work?
• Comment Everywhere privilege in the Help Center

Return to FAQ index