Aaron,
Having to hit the reply icon is an Admin controlled setting. The reason for it is to be able to follow a thread when using "Hybrid" or "Threaded" modes. This directly links each new post to the post you are directly responding to in order to help avoid confusion.
Of course, most people use "Linear" mode to view threads so this feature is pretty much useless for them, but we still do it to keep things straight for those that do.
It took me a little bit to get used to having it this way, but I don't even think about it now.
Take care.
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