[ikk157]

I would agree it would be better to enable 24-hour automatic merging even for now.

Because I see no reason for a normal user to make consecutive posts on the same thread within a 24-hour period.

Even the OP was just saying he did not expect automatic merging AFTER 24 hours or so.

I absolutely agree with the idea of setting the time limit for merging to 24 hours. 

However, it seems kinda unnecessary to keep those who want to separate their posts waiting for a full day to make the next post.

The most ideal way would be to have a button dedicated for that. Something like “post separately”.

But of course, achieving such a button won’t be easy as someone has to make a plugin for mybb that does just that. Hence why our options are very limited.