Add your words to a shout-out
Shout-outs no longer take a comment. How to add your words with a reply or a repost, and what the Shouted out badge means.
- In the app
- On zinola.in
Updated
A shout-out no longer comes with a comment box. Tapping the 📣 megaphone gives the shout-out and nothing else. To add your own words, reply to the post, or repost it with your thoughts.
Give the shout-out
Tap the 📣 megaphone on the post. See Give a shout-out.Add your words as a reply
Open the post and write in the reply box. Your reply is public under the post, and the writer is notified.Or repost it with your thoughts
Tap Share › Repost and write in Add your thoughts (optional). That makes a new post of yours that quotes the original. See Repost something.
Which one to use
| You want to… | Use |
|---|---|
| Pass the post on to your followers, with no words | Shout-out |
| Say something to the writer and everyone reading the post | Reply |
| Say something to your own area, with the post attached | Repost |
| Send it to a friend or a circle with a note | Share, then Add a note |
You can do more than one. A shout-out and a reply together pass the post on and add your words under it.
Older shout-out comments
Before the comment box was removed, a shout-out could carry a short comment. Those comments are still under their posts, as replies marked Shouted out.
- Edit or delete one from its ⋯ menu, like any reply. See Edit or delete a post.
- Take back the shout-out and the comment stays, as a plain reply without the badge.
- People can react to a shout-out comment, the same as to any reply.
Common questions
How do I add a comment to a shout-out on Zinola?
Shout-outs don't take comments any more. Give the shout-out, then write a reply on the post, or use Share › Repost to add your thoughts in a new post.
What does the “Shouted out” badge on a reply mean?
The reply was written as a comment with a shout-out, before that option was removed. It's otherwise an ordinary reply.
If I take back my shout-out, does my comment disappear?
No. The comment stays as a plain reply without the Shouted out badge. Delete it from its ⋯ menu if you want it gone.
Related articles
- Give a shout-outBoost a neighbor's post, story or listing to your followers with the megaphone. Where it is, who sees it and the limits.
- Repost a post, event or listingMake a new post that quotes someone else's post, event or listing, with your own thoughts. What you can repost and who sees it.
- Reply, recommend or offer help on a postAnswer a neighbor's post with a reply, a recommendation or I can help. How each kind looks, and how to reply to a reply.
- Take back a shout-out and see who gave oneTap the megaphone again to undo a shout-out. Open the public list of who gave one: tap, long-press or right-click it.