@mo No idea how to render this one-dimensionally (maybe someone more clever than I am can), but we probably could use time and do something akin to what @mittorn proposes, and show an "also a reply to:" field in such message.
@drq@mo@BigFoxBoss ok, as you want you answer show multiple times, this could be rendered as reply, but with link to another thread point with first reply source, instead of rendering all children. That duplication will allow keep consistency and even work with "polytree" model.
But in that case only one reply source will be rendered, other only referenced
And this will not show single thread as "Polytree", there will be 2 separate threads, but with "weak" junction point, so all next replies will go to thread, where first reply source was
@drq@mo@BigFoxBoss ok, as you want you answer show multiple times, this could be rendered as reply, but with link to another thread point with first reply source, instead of rendering all children. That duplication will allow keep consistency and even work with "polytree" model.
But in that case only one reply source will be rendered, other only referenced
And this will not show single thread as...
@drq how would you render such a mess if they will?
@mittorn @BigFoxBoss