<p>Its not really clear what "reply to this entry" does. It sounds like its replying to diary entry, but its sending the person a private message. So it would be clearer if it if said something like "Write user message" or something similar that explicitly says your sending them a message. Instead of just leaving one on the diary entry like "comment on this entry" does.</p>
<p>Also, the usage of "reply" is kind of ambiguous in this situation because the communication hasn't actually been initiated yet. So your not really "replying" to anything in the traditional sense.</p>

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