It does lose it for me if I click on the reply link[0] and start typing. It works just as you say if I'm on the post itself[1] by clicking on the timestamp, and

It does lose it for me if I click on the reply link[0] and start typing. It works just as you say if I'm on the post itself[1] by clicking on the timestamp, and typing in the pre-existing reply box. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=37400631&goto=item%3Fid%3D37400277%2337400631 https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=37400631&goto=item%3Fi... [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37400631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37400631