title: Why doesnt my html show up in my ruby on rails application?
body: <p>So I am trying to add replies to the microposts found in this application <a href="https://github.com/railstutorial/sample_app_2nd_ed" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/railstutorial/sample_app_2nd_ed</a></p>
  
  <p>I think I figured out all of the model and controller stuff but that is besides the point.</p>
  
  <p>When I try to add a reply link to app/views/microposts/_micropost.html.erb. it never works.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;span class="content"&gt;&lt;%= micropost.content %&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;this text doesnt show up!&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;span class="timestamp"&gt;
      Posted &lt;%= time_ago_in_words(micropost.created_at) %&gt; ago.
    &lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;% if current_user?(micropost.user) %&gt;
      &lt;%= link_to "delete", micropost, method:  :delete,
                                       confirm: "You sure?",
                                       title:   micropost.content %&gt;
    &lt;% end %&gt;
  
    &lt;%= link_to "reply", new_comment_path(:micropost_id =&gt; comment) %&gt; |
  
    &lt;p&gt; why isnt this working!!?&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>as you can see I have tried on lines 3 13 and 15 to add a basic text or a reply link. It never shows up. am I doing this wrong? What format should I put a reply link/even basic text I want to show up in?</p>
  
  <p>Here is my micropost controller code</p>
  
  <pre><code>class MicropostsController &lt; ApplicationController
    before_filter :signed_in_user
    before_filter :correct_user,   only: :destroy
  
    def create
      @micropost = current_user.microposts.build(params[:micropost])
      if @micropost.save
        flash[:success] = "Micropost created!"
        redirect_to root_path
      else
        @feed_items = []
        render 'static_pages/home'
      end
    end
  
    def destroy
      @micropost.destroy
      redirect_back_or root_path
    end
  
    private
  
      def correct_user
        @micropost = current_user.microposts.find_by_id(params[:id])
        redirect_to root_path if @micropost.nil?
      end
  end
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and here is my comments controller</p>
  
  <pre><code>class CommentsController &lt; ApplicationController 
    def create 
      @comment = @micropost.comments.new(params[:comment]) 
      if @comment.save 
        redirect_to @user
      else 
        redirect_to @user
      end 
    end 
  
    def destroy
      @comment.destroy
      redirect_back_or root_path
    end
  end
  </code></pre>