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Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil
Super User
June 24, 2026
Question

Forum mis-counting replies

  • June 24, 2026
  • 1 reply
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Here:

 

It says “2 Replies” - but there are actually three (one is hidden):

 

Also in the Topic listing:

 

 

I said this “hiding” of replies would lead to confusion - it seems it’s even confusing the forum itself !

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Andrew Neil
Andrew NeilAuthor
Super User
June 24, 2026

Same thing happening here:

 

It looks like the forum is not counting those “sub” replies. Doesn’t matter whether they are hidden or not.

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.
mƎALLEm
mƎALLEm
ST Technical Moderator
June 24, 2026

Hello,

This is a known limitation. Threaded replies are not counted in the number of replies. Hope it will be fixed.

This one is a threaded reply which is not counted:

 

To give better visibility on the answered topics, please click "Best answer" on the reply which solved your issue or answered your question.
Andrew Neil
Andrew NeilAuthor
Super User
June 24, 2026

Hope it will be fixed

Indeed.

It does seem rather dumb.

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.
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