I think the description is accurate. It’s somewhat confusing, because there are two max replies settings:
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newuser max replies per topic: “Maximum number of replies a new user can make in a single topic until someone replies to them.” -
max consecutive replies: “Number of posts a user has to make in a row in a topic before being prevented from adding another reply.”
Both settings have a default value of 3. The first setting targets new users, the second setting applies to all users.