# 'reply to post' doesn't always link posts
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 22, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111 "2018-05-22T09:11:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111/1 "2018-05-22T09:11:09Z")
I’m not 100% sure if this is a bug or intended behaviour, but our users are confused by it: there is an inconsistency in the ‘reply to post’ function (I mean the ‘in post’ grey reply button): in the following two cases, a reply won’t be ‘linked’ to the post:
1. When replying to the original post
2. When replying to the most recent post
In the second case I can see the point as the posts are physically next to each other (although I still prefer consistency). In the first case it’s hard to see which post was replied to.
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111/2 "2018-05-22T09:21:51Z")
Yeah, this is intended behaviour.
> [@bartv](#):
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> In the second case I can see the point as the posts are physically next to each other
yep, that’s why.
> [@bartv](#):
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> In the first case it’s hard to see which post was replied to.
The logic here is a little quirky. If there’s no reply-to-indicator, then it’s either a reply to the post immediately above it, or it’s a reply to the OP.
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### Author:  [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111/3 "2018-05-22T09:23:25Z")
Thanks Erlend!
> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> The logic here is a little quirky. If there’s no reply-to-indicator, then it’s either a reply to the post immediately above it, or it’s a reply to the OP.
The problem with this is that this is impossible to ‘discover’ for users. I think it would be more consistent and easier to understand if the link was displayed everywhere.
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111/4 "2018-05-22T09:27:00Z")
> [@bartv](#):
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> I think it would be more consistent and easier to understand to display the link everywhere.
Yeah, it’s a tricky choice between repetitiveness (what many would consider unnecessary visual noise) and imperfect information.
Lucky for you there’s a setting for this already, which I only just remembered 😃 (promise I wasn’t holding back on you)
I believe `suppress reply directly below` is what you’re after. Search `suppress reply` to see all related settings.
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### Author:  [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111/5 "2018-05-22T09:28:25Z")
> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> Lucky for you there’s a setting for this already
Aw sheesh, you guys think of EVERYTHING! 😂
Thanks Erlend!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-doesnt-always-link-posts/88111/6 "2023-06-05T19:21:14Z")
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