How to keep the replies together?

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The discussion revolves around the desire to implement threaded replies in Discourse, similar to a nested reply structure, as currently replies are displayed linearly within a topic. 0x22f1a6543a0 requests a way to group replies under their parent posts, like a nested list. thoka suggests looking into threaded discussions, referencing a related meta thread. merefield clarifies that Discourse topics are inherently linear, not threaded, and replies are simply posts within a topic. 0x22f1a6543a0 expresses disappointment that threaded replies aren’t supported. Heliosurge notes a feature allowing focus on replies to a specific post. supermathie argues that topics should be branched into new ones if they diverge, rather than relying on threading, emphasizing that content curation is a key responsibility of writers and moderators. merefield adds that moderators play a crucial role in organizing content, and AI could assist in this process.

1

When topics are replied, the forum always create a new topics in the father-topics. I want to keep it together. for example

  • current

This is a example topics

  • This is first example reples
  • This is second example reples
  • This is third example reples
  • first reples’s first reples: Apple
  • first reples’s second reples: Banana

I wanna change like this:

This is a example topics

3 reples
  • This is first example reples
2 reples
  • First reples’s first reples: Apple
  • First reples’s second reples: Banana
  • This is second example reples
  • This is third example reples

Is this possible?

2

Are you searching for threaded replies?

3

This is not true.

When you Reply to a Topic, it will create new Posts that are Replies to the Topic.

The Topic OP is itself a Post.

A Topic is just a stream of Posts. It is one dimensional, but can have sign-posts for linking specific Posts to Posts they Reply to.

Topics are not “Threaded”

4

I read it, Yeah, I’m looking for “threaded replies”. Emmmm…Very sad, The discourse author don’t add threaded replies forever…

5

There is a feature where you can focus on replies to a specific post to some extent. It on mobile it is on bottom left of your post.

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6

The design ideal is that if a topic starts to meander off, people branch it into other topics.

Using threads sort of buries this branching off so that the organization and tracking the flow of discussion is foisted upon the reader, rather than the writers.

But, this should be a responsibility of the writer.

7

Or the Admin/Moderator! :slight_smile:

A good Discourse site has, imho, very active Moderation and marshalling Posts into the right Topics is one of their primary roles. btw, assistance here from AI could be a great feature area …

8

Good point.

The curation of content is important, be it done by the posters or moderators (or more likely both).