Slow mode includes edit suggestion even when editing is restricted

It does seem like it would be better if the max consecutive replies feature did not count deleted replies against the limit.

@anon44628144, note that Discourse has another setting, “slow mode prevents editing”, which is enabled by default. That setting is the reason you couldn’t edit in slow mode.

I recommend asking the admins at ask.replit.com to disable slow mode prevents editing. IMO, slow mode should always allow editing; I’ve argued elsewhere that the built-in Discourse default (which prevents editing) is a bad default. But at least it’s just a few clicks to change it.

There’s another Meta thread about this here:

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