at the bottom i see the quick reply box but when i try to use it, it says "Please click one of the Quick Reply icons in the posts above to activate Quick Reply." where is the quick reply icon?
why do you have to do that now? it just seems like an unnecessary inconvienence... however, i also know nothing about vbulletin
You don't have to do it. You can still click the regular reply button. It's located on the left hand side of the screen under the post. Quick reply is just a little faster because the box is already loaded, and you don't have to jump out to another page.