Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-post.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-post.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.48.2.1 -r1.48.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-post.tcl	19 Jun 2019 15:59:27 -0000	1.48.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-post.tcl	5 Oct 2019 13:17:05 -0000	1.48.2.2
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@
 
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 # Pull out required forum and parent data and
-# perform security checks
+# perform security checks.
 #
 if {$parent_id eq ""} {
-    # no parent_id, therefore new thread
-    # require thread creation privs
+    # No parent_id was specified, therefore, we need the forums info
+    # to check permissions ant to check the forums settings, whether
+    # new threads are allowed in general.
     forum::get -forum_id $forum_id -array forum
 
     if { ![permission::permission_p -object_id $forum_id -privilege "forum_moderate"] } {