diff --git a/randogoth.com/bbs/static/bbs.css b/randogoth.com/bbs/static/bbs.css
index 84f7d34..9c89481 100644
--- a/randogoth.com/bbs/static/bbs.css
+++ b/randogoth.com/bbs/static/bbs.css
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ a:visited { color: var(--lcyan); }
 .prompt .hint { color: var(--dgrey); }
 
 
+/* replies, which reuse the guestbook's rows entirely. Only the box needs a gap:
+   it follows the tagline directly and every other box on the board stands off
+   from what precedes it. */
+#replies .box { margin-top: 1.4em; }
+
 /* guestbook */
 .gb-rule { margin: 1.5em 0 0; }
 /* Box drawing is on the grid wherever it appears, including inside a page body,