%h3 Message .message .stat = "#{@message.sender.full_name} at #{@message.created_at}" .body= simple_format(@message.body) %h3 Your reply: = form_for 'r_message', :url => { :action => 'reply'} do |f| = f.text_area :body, :rows => 5, :cols => 100 = f.hidden_field :receiver_id, {:value => @message.sender_id } = f.hidden_field :replying_message_id, {:value => @message.id } = submit_tag "Post" %p If you do not want to reply, but want to hide this message from console, you can = link_to "[hide]", :action => 'hide', :id => @message.id this message. (This message will be marked as replied.)