Ditto

Because they didn't want people going off on tangents. You're supposed to reply to the first post, not the previous one.

How counter-intuitive is that? This is completely ruining the fun of conversation here. It is as bad as the user interface of Mac OS Classic.

You have to keep in mind that this was designed for Wikipedia.

That place is SERIOUS BUSINESS, we want fun here.

Going off on tangents is what RW is for though!

I just replied to Nx' comment that says "Because they didn't want people going off on tangents." and I can't even find my reply.

It's here.