# Changes to which reactions 👍 are counted as likes ❤

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-which-reactions-are-counted-as-likes/294696>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** reactions\
**Created:** [February 13, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-which-reactions-are-counted-as-likes/294696 "2024-02-13T05:16:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![EricGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-which-reactions-are-counted-as-likes/294696/4 "2024-02-13T10:21:57Z")

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> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> Unless it’s added to `discourse_reactions_excluded_from_like` it will count as a Like.

That is the problem. Most users I know would not expect 👀 to be counted as a like. IMO 👀 should be the other way. 👀 should default to not being counted as a like and only be counted as a like if changed.

Maybe it should not be considered a reaction but a reply as it is not a positive or negative reaction. Think of it as a reply that does not trigger a notification but lets others know that one has seen the post.

If I knew that 👀 would eventually be considered as a positive reaction I never would have suggested the use 👀 .

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