The reply buttons on OP have disappeared

[EarlG]

10. The EDIT REC REPLY buttons are coded differently

than the other buttons, which affects the way those buttons are displayed on different devices, which could potentially explain why you're seeing this problem. So I'm not entirely surprised to hear that this has happened, although figuring out why is a different story.

To be clear -- is it all three of those buttons that are missing? It should be. If it's just the reply button missing, then it's a different problem.

It would be very helpful if you could let me know what make of tablet you are seeing this problem on (iPad, Amazon Fire, etc.), and whether you hold it horizontally or vertically when visiting DU. That might help me track the issue down.

As a temporary workaround, as you noticed, there should always be a large "Reply to this discussion" button at the bottom of the page, which will not be affected by this particular issue. That button lets you post a direct reply to the OP. It's not ideal, but it should allow you to post replies to an OP while we figure out what's going on here.