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Doll Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

the meaning of "the children of post"

Hello everyone,

I encounter with the sentence below when I want to delete a post. Everything is okay but I don't understand the part in pink. How can a post have children? What does it mean?

You are about to delete the following post (and its children):

I will be happy if you can reply.

Thanks in advance.Emotion: smile
  

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It's metaphorical - subsequent and related posts.

  • It's metaphorical - subsequent and related posts.
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It's metaphorical - subsequent and related posts.
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Aha! I see now . Thanks Feebs11.
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DollAha! I see now . Thanks Feebs11.
I believe that one mod refers to them as 'daughters', although I don't know why.
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All threads are single-parent families.

MrP
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Well, now, what about when moderators work their magic and combine threads?
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Emotion: smile Thank you for all your replies.

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