Title: Member bug?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Member bug?

 *  Resolved [Tascha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tascha/)
 * (@tascha)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/)
 * I just noticed something today.
    I tend to edit comments in order to reply to
   them. That means I write the answer in the same field they did.
 * Now WordPress thinks I am that user (which is ok for me). But somehow they get“
   promoted” to Members during that event.
 * I noticed that because I have the wp-useronline plugin installed and as soon 
   as I edit a comment like that I see myself with the name of the person as a member.
 * Why is that? I don’t even have feature for others to register as members enabled.
 * Sounds more like a bug to me?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284098)
 * That’s a weird way to “reply” to comments – by editing them. Try not to, and 
   see if the “bug” is still there.
 *  Thread Starter [Tascha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tascha/)
 * (@tascha)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284100)
 * hmm..maybe it is – I didn’t find another solution to answer to comments so far.
 * Besides – why would wordpress add me as a member. The question remains – wether
   my way of answering is stupid or not.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284105)
 * You may want to try something like this instead:
 * [http://meidell.dk/archives/2004/09/04/nested-comments/](http://meidell.dk/archives/2004/09/04/nested-comments/)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Comments](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Comments)
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284106)
 * Can’t follow your explanation. I edit comments all the time and have never experienced
   anything like you describe.
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284110)
 * Tascha, unless “threaded” is the sort of thing you’re after, why not just answer
   the comment by commenting normally yourself?
 *  Thread Starter [Tascha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tascha/)
 * (@tascha)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284169)
 * Thanks for all the answers. I was actually after the threaded and paged feature.
   I found the plugins I need but to be honest – adjusting the comment.php to fit
   my theme like it is now is a bit too complicated for me.
 * It’s not much code but it’s hard to understand logically without a profound php
   knowledge.

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 * In: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
 * 6 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [Tascha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tascha/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/member-bug/#post-284169)
 * Status: resolved

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