The “Reply to this reply” button does not show a “replying to” banner in replies. Thomas_Bushell reported this issue, which occurs when a user is the first to reply in a thread. Moin suggested it might be a configuration issue, pointing out that the “Suppress reply directly above” setting could be enabled. Thomas_Bushell confirmed this setting was enabled, causing confusion among users.
Moin explained that this setting is enabled by default in Discourse, as discussed in a previous topic. Thomas_Bushell asked about the implications of disabling this setting, wondering if it would increase storage and processing requirements or clutter the user interface. renato clarified that the reply metadata is always stored, regardless of the site settings, and that disabling the setting would only change the user interface.
It only seems to happen when you are the first person to reply,. Seems to work OK when you are replying to someone farther up thread.
Not sure what version we are using (I’m just a user, but it’s my understanding that the Justin devs are swamped right now, so I’m trying to help out by reporting the bug directly).
I am, actually. And if you have the time and inclination to indulge me further…
(Although I’m not sure that Jeff’s comment that “most replies are to the one directly above” is correct - at least over at JustinGuitar.)
So, if this is turned on, a lot of metadata is created behind the scenes, and requires more storage and processing?
And is there additional clutter in the user interface as well?
And if the devs turn on this option, will all hell break loose? Just guessing here - a big rebuild of the message store, and a massive increase in storage requirements?
