Discussion stays open for finished studies; only planned studies are closed; v2.11.2

A finished study is just no longer the main study, so students who take it later still need discussion.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/studyPages.tsx

@@ -212,9 +212,11 @@ function getEffectiveStudyStatus(study: StudyProgram): 'active' | 'planned' | 'c
   return 'active'
 }
 
-// Discussion (community board and lesson comments) is only open while a study is active.
+// Discussion (community board and lesson comments) is open for every study that has started,
+// including finished ones, so students who take a study later can still join in. Planned
+// studies are closed until they begin.
 function isDiscussionOpen(study: StudyProgram | undefined): boolean {
-  return Boolean(study) && getEffectiveStudyStatus(study as StudyProgram) === 'active'
+  return Boolean(study) && getEffectiveStudyStatus(study as StudyProgram) !== 'planned'
 }
 
 function getNextReleaseLabel(study: StudyProgram): string {
@@ -1698,7 +1700,7 @@ export function ColossiansStudyIndexPage({ content }: Props) {
             )}
             {allLessonsDone && <Link to="/study/account" className="btn-secondary">🏅 My Certificate</Link>}
             {enrolled && <Link to={`/study/${study.slug}/notes`} className="btn-secondary">My Notes</Link>}
-            {enrolled && studyStatus === 'active' && <Link to={`/study/${study.slug}/community`} className="btn-secondary">Community</Link>}
+            {enrolled && studyStatus !== 'planned' && <Link to={`/study/${study.slug}/community`} className="btn-secondary">Community</Link>}
             {auth.authenticated && <Link to="/study/account" className="btn-secondary">My Account</Link>}
           </div>
           {enrollMessage && <p className="study-note-status" style={{ marginTop: '0.75rem' }}>{enrollMessage}</p>}
@@ -4204,12 +4206,12 @@ export function StudyDiscussionHubPage({ content }: Props) {
         <div className="section-inner study-course-hero-inner">
           <p className="eyebrow">Student Community</p>
           <h1>Study Discussion</h1>
-          <p className="study-course-hero-copy">Pick an active study to see what other students are saying, ask questions, and share what God is teaching you. Discussion is open while a study is active.</p>
+          <p className="study-course-hero-copy">Pick a study track to see what other students are saying, ask questions, and share what God is teaching you.</p>
         </div>
       </section>
       <section className="section-inner" style={{ paddingTop: '1rem', paddingBottom: '4rem' }}>
         {openDiscussionStudies.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="study-detail-copy">Discussion opens while a study is active. There are no active studies right now — check back when the next one starts.</p>
+          <p className="study-detail-copy">There are no studies open for discussion yet. Check back when the next one starts.</p>
         ) : (
           <div className="study-module-list">
             {openDiscussionStudies.map(study => {
@@ -4294,8 +4296,8 @@ export function StudyCommunityPage({ content }: Props) {
         <div className="auth-shell auth-shell--single">
           <div className="auth-card auth-card--center">
             <p className="eyebrow">{study.title}</p>
-            <h1>Discussion Is Closed</h1>
-            <p>Discussion is only open while a study is active, and this study isn't active right now.</p>
+            <h1>Discussion Isn't Open Yet</h1>
+            <p>Discussion opens once this study has started. Check back when it begins.</p>
             <div className="study-signup-actions">
               <Link to={`/study/${study.slug}`} className="btn-primary">Back to Study</Link>
             </div>