What is the max posts on a topic

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i’m just curious. and this is my first topic.

[ondrej]

Hello and welcome to Discourse meta !

10,000 post is the max replies for a topic. However, this can be changed via the site settings by an admin.

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thanks for telling me.

[Canapin (Coin-coin le Canapin)]

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