
So listen to me this time.
On b3ta, we only post a new message if it contains a new picture that we haven't seen before*.
If you want to post a message with just text - especially if it's a reply about your own thread - just reply to your own original message. Or you can reply directly to someone else's message by hitting Reply on the relevant message.
*There may be one or two exceptions, but don't concern yourself with them.