# Circumventing the 3-reply limit

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/circumventing-the-3-reply-limit/287340>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/circumventing-the-3-reply-limit/287340 "2023-12-03T16:32:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![MRobertson\_NC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MRobertson\_NC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MRobertson_NC)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/circumventing-the-3-reply-limit/287340/1 "2023-12-03T16:32:38Z")

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_First of all, apologies if this is covered elsewhere. I searched the category and didn’t see it mentioned, but may have missed it if it was worded differently._

Users on a board I mod have brought a bug to our attention. They are able to circumvent the 3-reply limit by deleting and restoring posts. Steps to recreate:

1. Make 3 consecutive posts.
2. Delete the 3rd post, add a 4th.
3. Restore the 3rd post.

This can be repeated as many times as the user wants as long as only 3 posts are live before restoring the deleted posts, e.g. with posts 1, 2 and 15 live the user can restore deleted posts 3 through 14.

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