# Slow mode includes edit suggestion even when editing is restricted

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-includes-edit-suggestion-even-when-editing-is-restricted/256545
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** slow-mode
**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-includes-edit-suggestion-even-when-editing-is-restricted/256545 "2023-02-28T19:50:46Z")
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### Author: ![dfabulich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dfabulich/32/108716_2.png) [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-includes-edit-suggestion-even-when-editing-is-restricted/256545/5 "2023-03-01T01:25:17Z")

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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](http://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:

> [@Issues when using slow mode on a topic forever](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-when-using-slow-mode-on-a-topic-forever/186607/40):
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> It worked! We had a heated discussion about NFTs on our forum. Enabling slow mode, while disabling slow mode prevents editing helped cool it down a little. Nobody attempted to abuse editing. It’s early days yet, but I can’t imagine that we’d ever re-enable slow mode prevents editing. I’d suggest that in the future it should be disabled (allowing editing) by default for all forums.

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