If a new user receives a mention, quote or response to their post, allow

them to continue posting in a topic.

app/models/user.rb

@@ -386,10 +386,16 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def posted_too_much_in_topic?(topic_id)
 
-    # Does not apply to staff or your own topics
+    # Does not apply to staff, non-new members or your own topics
-    return false if staff? || Topic.where(id: topic_id, user_id: id).exists?
+    return false if staff? ||
+                    (trust_level != TrustLevel.levels[:newuser]) ||
+                    Topic.where(id: topic_id, user_id: id).exists?
 
-    trust_level == TrustLevel.levels[:newuser] && (Post.where(topic_id: topic_id, user_id: id).count >= SiteSetting.newuser_max_replies_per_topic)
+    last_action_in_topic = UserAction.last_action_in_topic(id, topic_id)
+    since_reply = Post.where(user_id: id, topic_id: topic_id)
+    since_reply = since_reply.where('id > ?', last_action_in_topic) if last_action_in_topic
+
+    (since_reply.count >= SiteSetting.newuser_max_replies_per_topic)
   end
 
   def bio_excerpt

app/models/user_action.rb

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class UserAction < ActiveRecord::Base
     include ActiveModel::SerializerSupport
   end
 
+  def self.last_action_in_topic(user_id, topic_id)
+    UserAction.where(user_id: user_id,
+                     target_topic_id: topic_id,
+                     action_type: [RESPONSE, MENTION, QUOTE]).order('created_at DESC').pluck(:target_post_id).first
+  end
 
   def self.stats(user_id, guardian)
 

spec/models/user_spec.rb

@@ -935,6 +935,16 @@ describe User do
       it "returns true when the user has posted too much" do
         user.posted_too_much_in_topic?(topic.id).should be_true
       end
+
+      context "with a reply" do
+        before do
+          PostCreator.new(Fabricate(:user), raw: 'whatever this is a raw post', topic_id: topic.id, reply_to_post_number: post.post_number).create
+        end
+
+        it "resets the `posted_too_much` threshold" do
+          user.posted_too_much_in_topic?(topic.id).should be_false
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     it "returns false for a user who created the topic" do