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Documents creating discussions, comments in response to the original discussion, threaded comment replies to individual comments, emoji reactions, upvoting discussions and top-level comments, marking comments or threaded comments as answers, and unmarking answers.

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What this source can teach

Use this source to inspect a concrete implementation and the decisions visible in its context.

  1. Start with the original. Open the source and find the guidance or example relevant to your task.
  2. Trace the connection. Use the claim notes below to see how this site applies the source to specific patterns.
  3. Check the setting. Compare the source's platform, people, and constraints with your own decision.

Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

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Threaded discussion Choose threaded discussion when the core unit is a topic or parent message with replies that need branch context and participation state. Starting a reply records the exact parent topic or parent reply being answered and shows that target while composing. GitHub Discussions supports original-topic comments, threaded replies to individual comments, reactions, upvotes, discussion creation, answer marking, threaded-comment answer marking, and unmarking answers.

Evidence Role

This source is treated as product-example evidence. Its value comes from the specific claims and setting described above.

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