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Quiddity (WMF): Just remember to prioritize content over interaction elements, and everything should work itself out. Reading is the primary action performed on talk pages - way above clicking on reply buttons.
This is not a newspaper article that must work for drive-by users, we expect editors to come back regularly to talk pages. For drive-by commentators, we already have the feedback box on articles themselves.