tickets keep splitting into new tickets when someone replies on it

tickets keep splitting into new tickets when someone replies on it

anyone know how to stop this? my tickets started splitting a week or two ago when users on the ticket reply.

example (screenshot attached):


#3044 is the original.  Shannan and a team alias are on that ticket.  Talia responds to the ticket (she's on the team alias) and the ticket splits out into a new one #3060, rather than adding to the thread of #3044.

I can't seem to figure out what setting needs to be toggled to in order for all conversation to be on one ticket like it used to be.

thank you in advance!