As you see when I request information such as for APA or information to clarify a comment, the student considers that a "post"; I do not. That post is a correction to the student's original comment.
Depending upon how the grading rubrics is written and how the online assignment is written, a student could consider the 10 posts to complete the main post as 10 separate contributions. Some students consider the number of posts as the only method to judge participation. I engage students to consider that the quality is as important.
