Each comment/reply is treated as a separate post. Whenever you upvote a comment you only increase the value of that comment without affecting the value of the actual post. The payouts are separate as well.
I don't believe you should upvote every article you reply to and I'm sure you shouldn't upvote every comment on that article. That would be a misuse of your voting power.
You can upvote your comments ... if not for the rewards, at least for the position of your reply in the comment feed.
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Thanks for the input - like I said still trying to figure it all out - Do you know how I can find out what my voting power percentage is? It refills slowly correct?
Check out this article: https://steemit.com/steemit/@dudutaulois/voting-power