Yeah, not a current feature to control the default.
You'd have to edit the template so that the box would always be checked. Maybe I could add the checkbox option to the quick reply mod. I've also thought about adding a "preview" checkbox to the quick reply mod, now that it's bug free... might be time to expand functionality.
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