Commenting on Comments

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  mrsdaughertysclass · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 11:04 am

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  Hi, I am a school teacher and I want my students to comment on other student’s comments, is that possible? When I post new comments they also just add to the bottom of the comment list, they don’t tree (or branch) from the comment I am trying to comment on. Does that make sense and is there a way to do what I am looking for?

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  mark · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 12:09 pm

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  We do not yet have nested comments, sorry. There is not a way to produce this and people can only address other commenters in their own comment.

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  dlager · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 12:24 pm

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  It seems that the common etiquette to the following:

  @mrsdaugherty, (comment towards mrsdaugherty here)

  to address another comment in a thread.

  or also
  @ mrsdaugherty, "does that make any sense?"
(comment answering a specific question here)

  These work well once you get used to see them in a comment thread.

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  wpvstp · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 12:25 pm

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  You don’t have to add at the bottom. You can insert your comment in between other comments by editing the date/time of your comment. However, branching is till not possible, but still better than just adding at the bottom.

  Replying to, editing and moving comments in TypePad versus WordPress

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 1:47 pm

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  Also, some themes (e.g. Andreas 09 & Misty Look) number the comments, making for easier reference.

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  mrsdaughertysclass · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 5:49 pm

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  Thanks! That answers my question. I will use the instructions given by dlager, to have my students post!

  Have a GREAT day!

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  universityusability · Member · Sep 7, 2008 at 9:42 pm

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  wpvstp – thanks for that, great tip.