What is a Reply versus a comment?

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  kevinpajak · Member · May 18, 2014 at 9:49 pm

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  I am unsure what the difference is between a comment and a reply. I want to comment to a post but I don’t know if I should reply instead.

  If someone could define what each means and their functions that would be fab.

  Thank you,

  Kevin Pajak

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 19, 2014 at 9:17 pm

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  Hi Kevin!

  A comment is for making a unique thought or comment on a particular blog post. On the other hand, a reply is used when you want to continue a discussion based on another comment that someone else has left. It’s like leaving a comment on their comment and continuing a discussion. Does that make sense? A reply is a specific type of comment directed at continuing a conversation started by a comment from someone else.

  I’ve created a short example here to demonstrate the difference:

  

  The middle comment is a reply to the top comment since it addresses the first comment (saying the sky is blue).

  Please let me know if you need any further clarification!

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  kevinpajak · Member · May 23, 2014 at 6:05 am

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  That was a great example. Thank you. :)

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 23, 2014 at 3:36 pm

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  Great! I’m glad that helped. Please let me know if you run into any additional questions!