Hi PE,
Great suggestion! I know we've all faced the same problem in tracing discussions. I've added this to the list of things to do, but at this point can't be sure how the problem will be addressed. The button *does* have its uses. For instance, admins use it when posting general information to a thread, eg, "Moving this thread to the such-and-so forum..." Perhaps making the button less obvious and adding some reminder text about using the message reply icon when replying to a specific message. I'm open to ideas. Thanks for the suggestion.
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