I’m really not convinced there’s any merit to this topic.
The original post includes a screenshot which appears to have been created by requesting the desktop version of the site. The mobile view when starting a topic or reply doesn’t include the top bar seen below:
50% of the above is taken up with a keyboard including number row, the android bar along the bottom, and a suggestion bar. It reminds me of IE toolbar hell.
This is what the New Topic interface actually looks like:
That’s 14 rows of editor with no additional goofy UI elements. 16 if I turn off the toolbar.
Two of the screenshots omit the keyboard entirely:
The fourth is shot on a different device, which doesn’t include the android bar across the bottom of the screen:
Were we inclined, we could all cherry-pick screenshots to portray any story we care to tell.
The only question is whether Discourse misbehaves when it’s used in a supportable way. Thus far I don’t believe this has been proven.