I'd really like to see this option since many sites use vB and this is a standard part to the messaging side of things. Also for folks like me who like to reply to several different people/ideas at one time it's a lot easier than try to remember everything.

yeah, 50+ would be a bit too much but why not make it a user set option.

and/or

I've seen this before (phpBB??) but have the previous posts show up in a scrollable text field.

just a few ideas and comments

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