Scroll down to the Boards & Threads section. Change the setting for Quick Reply to your desired preference.
Enabling / Disabling the quick reply box
To toggle the Quick Reply box that appears in each thread, open the admin panel and select Settings, then select Forum Settings on the following menu.
Scroll down to the Boards & Threads section. Change the setting for Quick Reply to your desired preference.
Scroll down to the Boards & Threads section. Change the setting for Quick Reply to your desired preference.