# Feature request: per-category reactions

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-per-category-reactions/271447
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** reactions
**Created:** [July 12, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-per-category-reactions/271447 "2023-07-12T15:54:34Z")
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### Author: ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-per-category-reactions/271447/1 "2023-07-12T15:54:34Z")

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As we expand [Fedora Discussion](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/) and use it for more things, it would be nice to be able to configure different reactions on a per-category basis.

For example:

- our “social and fun” categories might have more silly options — while we might not _want_ people using those in areas meant for serious, focused discussion.
- a workflow category might have ➕ ➖ ❓
- different teams might want custom icons unique to that group

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### Author: ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-per-category-reactions/271447/2 "2023-07-13T15:38:34Z")

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I want to edit this to add

- we don’t want downvote options in our user-help section, and even ❓ has proved to be problematic (people use it for “wtf is wrong with you”, basically).

but I am getting

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/5/0/850d82a9520e5eae6a725ac28027b3b12d4dc6ba.png)
