diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index cb04b5ead6..bb3145627a 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -92,141 +92,6 @@
 
 
 
-/*** base editor styles ***/
-
-.wmd-panel {
-  width: 100%;
-  min-width: 500px;
-}
-
-.wmd-button-bar  {
-  width: 100%;
-  background-color: Silver;
-}
-
-.wmd-input {
-  height: 150px;
-  width: 100%;
-  background-color: #e9e9e9;
-  border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
-  font-family: Monaco, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
-  font-style: normal;
-  font-size: 0.8em;
-  line-height: 1.6em;
-  @include border-radius(3px 3px 0 0);
-
-  &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-    color: #888;
-  }
-}
-
-.wmd-preview {
-  position: relative;
-  font-family: $sans-serif;
-  padding: 25px 20px 10px 20px;
-  margin-bottom: 5px;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
-  border-top-width: 0;
-  @include border-radius(0 0 3px 3px);
-  overflow: hidden;
-  @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
-
-  &:before {
-    content: 'PREVIEW';
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 3px;
-    left: 5px;
-    font-size: 11px;
-    color: #bbb;
-  }
-
-  p {
-    font-family: $sans-serif;
-  }
-  background-color: #fafafa;
-}
-
-.wmd-button-row {
-  position: relative;
-  margin-left: 5px;
-  margin-right: 5px;
-  margin-bottom: 5px;
-  margin-top: 10px;
-  padding: 0px;
-  height: 20px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
-}
-
-.wmd-spacer {
-  width: 1px;
-  height: 20px;
-  margin-left: 14px;
-
-  position: absolute;
-  background-color: Silver;
-  display: inline-block;
-  list-style: none;
-}
-
-.wmd-button {
-  width: 20px;
-  height: 20px;
-  padding-left: 2px;
-  padding-right: 3px;
-  position: absolute;
-  display: inline-block;
-  list-style: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.wmd-button > span {
-  background-image: url('/static/images/wmd-buttons.png');
-  background-repeat: no-repeat;
-  background-position: 0px 0px;
-  width: 20px;
-  height: 20px;
-  display: inline-block;
-}
-
-.wmd-spacer1 {
-  left: 50px;
-}
-.wmd-spacer2 {
-  left: 175px;
-}
-
-.wmd-spacer3 {
-  left: 300px;
-}
-
-.wmd-prompt-background {
-  background-color: Black;
-}
-
-.wmd-prompt-dialog {
-  border: 1px solid #999999;
-  background-color: #F5F5F5;
-}
-
-.wmd-prompt-dialog > div {
-  font-size: 0.8em;
-  font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
-}
-
-
-.wmd-prompt-dialog > form > input[type="text"] {
-  border: 1px solid #999999;
-  color: black;
-}
-
-.wmd-prompt-dialog > form > input[type="button"] {
-  border: 1px solid #888888;
-  font-family: trebuchet MS, helvetica, sans-serif;
-  font-size: 0.8em;
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
 
 
 body.discussion {
@@ -306,7 +171,7 @@ body.discussion {
 
       .topic_dropdown_button {
         position: relative;
-        z-index: 10000;
+        z-index: 1000;
         @include white-button;
         height: 40px;
         margin-top: 15px;
@@ -516,7 +381,7 @@ body.discussion {
 
     .new-post-cancel {
       @include white-button;
-      bordre-color: #444;
+      border-color: #444;
       float: left;
       margin: 10px 0 0 15px;
     }
@@ -599,6 +464,153 @@ body.discussion {
       margin-top: 20px;
     }
   }
+
+
+
+
+  .wmd-panel {
+    width: 100%;
+    min-width: 500px;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-button-bar  {
+    width: 100%;
+    background-color: Silver;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-input {
+    height: 150px;
+    width: 100%;
+    background-color: #e9e9e9;
+    border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
+    font-family: Monaco, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    line-height: 1.6em;
+    @include border-radius(3px 3px 0 0);
+
+    &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+      color: #888;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .wmd-preview {
+    position: relative;
+    font-family: $sans-serif;
+    padding: 25px 20px 10px 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
+    border-top-width: 0;
+    @include border-radius(0 0 3px 3px);
+    overflow: hidden;
+    @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
+
+    &:before {
+      content: 'PREVIEW';
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 3px;
+      left: 5px;
+      font-size: 11px;
+      color: #bbb;
+    }
+
+    p {
+      font-family: $sans-serif;
+    }
+    background-color: #fafafa;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-button-row {
+    position: relative;
+    margin-left: 5px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    padding: 0px;
+    height: 20px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
+  }
+
+  .wmd-spacer {
+    width: 1px;
+    height: 20px;
+    margin-left: 14px;
+
+    position: absolute;
+    background-color: Silver;
+    display: inline-block;
+    list-style: none;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-button {
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    padding-left: 2px;
+    padding-right: 3px;
+    position: absolute;
+    display: inline-block;
+    list-style: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-button > span {
+    background-image: url('/static/images/wmd-buttons.png');
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: 0px 0px;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-spacer1 {
+    left: 50px;
+  }
+  .wmd-spacer2 {
+    left: 175px;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-spacer3 {
+    left: 300px;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-prompt-background {
+    background-color: Black;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-prompt-dialog {
+    @extend .modal;
+    background: #fff;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-prompt-dialog {
+    padding: 20px;
+
+    > div {
+      font-size: 0.8em;
+      font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
+    }
+
+    b {
+      font-size: 16px;
+    }
+
+    > form > input[type="text"] {
+      border-radius: 3px;
+      color: #333;
+    }
+
+    > form > input[type="button"] {
+      border: 1px solid #888;
+      font-family: $sans-serif;
+      font-size: 14px;
+    }
+
+    > form > input[type="file"] {
+      margin-bottom: 18px;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .container .discussion-body {