public synchronized void addReply(Reply reply){
  if (!ignoreReply(reply)) {
    repliedlist_.add(reply.getParticipant());
    replies_.push(reply);
    numberOfMissingReplies_--;
    notifyAll();
  }
}

public synchronized void addReply ( Reply reply ) { if ( ! ignoreReply ( reply ) ) { repliedlist_ . add ( reply . getParticipant ( ) ) ; replies_ . push ( reply ) ; numberOfMissingReplies_ -- ; notifyAll ( ) ; } }
add a reply to the result .
