Reply button right after topic start

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I think I know what he means

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Note that

  • the reply button at the bottom, for replying to the topic, has much stronger visual emphasis

  • for anonymous / not logged in users we don’t put a reply button on each post, only at the bottom of the topic.

  • our editor overlay does not block anyone from continuing to read the topic as they begin to compose their response.

  • when you do reply, we drag you to the bottom of the topic, which is very much by design… so you can see your reply, but also so that you are at the current endpoint of the conversation.

So there is a balance to be struck here. Any discussion needs replies, and ideally you read the whole conversation before replying, but how much is too much?

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