# Have the users who are replying next to the scrubber
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 24, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785 "2022-07-24T06:36:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785/1 "2022-07-24T06:36:34Z")
Right now there’s quite a bit of whitespace next to the scrubber bar.
I think a good addition to it would be to have the people replying, or reading a topic right there in more of a compact view.
I made this quick mockup right here:
This would be helpful as the only place to see who’s replying is the bottom.
If you’re against the feature let me know and I can try to defend it, I just think it would be helpful when browsing.
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785/2 "2022-07-24T07:46:27Z")
Mobiles can be problematic. Otherwise on bigger screens it is matter of taste — for me it would make that side… too crowded.
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### Author:  [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785/3 "2022-07-24T17:47:06Z")
Maybe this could be a desktop only thing?
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### Author:  [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785/4 "2022-07-24T17:57:17Z")
I don’t mind the idea of filling in the space. I think I’d be confused looking at two different areas to see who is typing depending whether I’m on desktop or mobile.
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785/5 "2022-07-24T18:40:24Z")
Do we need to know who is responding to a topic **before** we’ve finished reading it?
I think the current placement is ideal - while I’m catching up on posts I don’t need to see avatars appearing next to the scrubber. If I’m not up to date on the conversation why do I need to know about posts which have yet to appear?
If anything avatars popping up and going away while the topic continues below would probably serve as a distraction.
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### Author:  [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-users-who-are-replying-next-to-the-scrubber/233785/6 "2022-07-24T18:46:51Z")
Personally, I think it would help me with knowing the incoming replies. I could be reading, for example a feedback thread that I made and I would like personally to have the incoming replies known at all times.
It could be a site setting or option in your user preferences because I agree that it’s not for everybody, but some people could benefit from it.