# Possible to enable one level reply and display them automatically?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2016年九月2日 09:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621 "2016-09-02T09:13:28Z")
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### Author: ![walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d26b3c/32.png) [@walker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/walker)
#### Post date: [2016年九月2日 09:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621/1 "2016-09-02T09:13:28Z")

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To my surprise, there are already some discussions on threading and it’s seems like a genius way. I understand that the default discourse put post in chronological order and each post can display its child posts.

But I want something different.

Just like stack overflow or piazza, I would like user can reply to certain posts or reply to the original questions or simply read other replies . Of course, nested comments are not what I want. One level threading seems the most reasonable way.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/a/5af22bd166eed49dae2fb3f795950e72bae81177.png)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/f/0f2e5f2b9e395ea3803eaeb3654fed348c498c5c.png)

Is it possible in discourse?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2016年九月2日 09:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621/2 "2016-09-02T09:26:29Z")

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No plans for this, feel free to read many other topics that discuss this at length.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2016年九月2日 09:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621/3 "2016-09-02T09:26:31Z")

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> [@Plugin: Ask me anything or Q&A format (threaded replies)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-ask-me-anything-or-q-a-format/44950):
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> This is what I’ll try to establish a spec for here. There’s an example of an AMA being carried out with Discourse here: Here’s why it gets problematic: Imagine a “Q&A mode” which would do the following: The “X Reply” button is toggled on by default, showing all replies inline All replies should be hidden from the stream. As in, only the inline version of the reply should be visible. Inline replies need the toolbar with Likes etc. now, since they won’t be showing up elsewhere. Ev…