sorry for my dummy question but I’m trying to understand what is difference between Topic and Post and the difference between those replies
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The discussion revolves around understanding the difference between a Topic and a Post on Discourse. NoamH initiates the conversation, and piffy explains that a post is a specific message, while a topic is a collection of posts. piffy also highlights the difference between replying to a post and replying to a topic, with the latter not including the reply context.
Jagster further clarifies that a topic encompasses the entire thread, and individual comments are considered posts. ondrej supports this explanation and provides visual aids to illustrate the difference. Stephen adds that Discourse uses the term “topic” instead of “thread.”
Replying to a post is intended for typing up a message that responds specifically to one post. The reply context will be included in your new post and the person you are replying to will get a notification
Versus if you are replying to the topic generally, there is no reply context included
On a side note, the default behaviour on Discourse is that “replying” to a post directly above yours causes the reply context to be removed when the post is published. I think the default behaviour is confusing because of the inconsistency but fortunately it can be changed in the Settings:
Thank you for the tip! so Topic is equal to Post?
No. This whole thread is a topic. All replies and comments are individual posts.
Except that Discourse doesn’t have those, otherwise yes 