@denvercoder9 and all: sorry.
Prevention = disengagement.
Perhaps I don’t understand the post. Are you asking for help?
You’ve posted other replies successfully, did you do something unique that time?
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As far as I can tell, the problem arises from use of a plug-in.
Try replying to https://discourse.practicalzfs.com/t/-/532/4, for example. You can’t; there’s no Reply button.
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I think its because the original post was a question to which you can either reply with an answer or make a comment.
The reply button you’re looking for is actually called ‘answer’:
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Some confusion.
Please note the /4 in the URL that I gave.
No, that would be:
- an answer to the opening question,
/1 - not a reply to
/4…
I think thats because you’re not supposed to reply to other peoples’ posts. You can add comments. A reply (answer) is given to the first post.
At least, thats how I think this works but I could be mistaken.
Thanks.
Reddit normally gives people freedom to reply, and linking is well-implemented; each comment has a permalink. Discourse normally gives people freedom to reply, with link capability. Forums normally give people freedom to reply, with link capability. And so on.
I guess, the problem with Discourse here is:
- use of the Discourse Post Voting plugin coupled with
- an inappropriate default, i.e. the option below (pictured disabled) is enabled.
True, however it seems that the plugin’s implementation of commentary is a very poor substitute for what’s normally expected from a forum:
- limited to a few characters
- no code blocks, no line breaks, no inline images or previews, and so on
- no preview
- permalinks are impossible …
I can extend this list of negatives, but hopefully the picture is clear enough: it’s not a roadworthy vehicle. The list of negatives does not combine to create an appropriate medium for discussion.
Last month (I didn’t see this until around ten days later):
I’m kicking, now, for the benefit of future users.
Please make the car roadworthy.