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Who can mark and unmark?

Different types of users have different permissions to mark and unmark items. The following tables list who can do what for comments, replies, and top-level items, as well as other rules of marking.

For comments and replies

 Who can markWho can unmarkRequirements / optionsMark dependenciesCan Comm Mgr globally disable?
Mark as DecisionAll usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemNote is requiredNoneYes
Mark for ActionAll usersNot availableNote is required, share is optionalUnmarking moved to Resolved listYes
Mark as ResolveAll usersOriginal marker, action participantNote is requiredUnmarking moved to Action itemYes
Mark as SuccessAll usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemNote is requiredNoneYes
Mark as HelpfulAll usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemNoneNoneNo
Mark as CorrectEditor of top-level itemEditor of top-level itemOnly available on questionsdiscussions with Mark this discussion as a question selectedNoneYes

Editors are users with permissions to edit the top-level content item. These users can see the Edit option in the Actions menu of the right sidebar when viewing the content item.

For top-level items (blog posts, discussions, questions,and documents)

 Who can markWho can unmarkRequirements / optionsMark dependenciesCan Comm Mgr globally disable?
Mark for ActionAll usersNot availableNote is required, share is optionalUnmarking moved to Resolved listYes
Mark as ResolveOriginal marker, action participantOriginal marker, action participantNote is requiredUnmarking moved to Action itemYes
Mark as SuccessAll usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemNote is optionalNoneYes
Mark as Final (discussions and documents only)All usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemNoneMutually exclusive with Official and OutdatedYes
Mark as Outdated (discussions, questions, and documents only)All usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemURL is optionalMutually exclusive with Official and FinalYes
Mark as Official (discussions, questions, and documents only)All usersOriginal marker, editor of top-level itemNoneMutually exclusive with Final and OutdatedYes
Mark as Reserved (documents only)All usersOriginal markerAvailable on documents onlyNoneYes
Mark as I have the same question (questionsdiscussions only)All usersOriginal markerAvailable only on questionsdiscussions marked as questionsNoneNo
Mark as Assumed Answered (questionsdiscussions only)Editor of top-level itemEditor of top-level itemAvailable only on questionsdiscussions marked as questionsNoneNo

Editors are users with permissions to edit the top-level content item. These users can see the Edit option in the Actions menu of the right sidebar when viewing the content item.