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Creative1977
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May 20, 2011
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Reply versus Reply to original post in Adobe Forums

  • May 20, 2011
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Hello Everyone,


1. What is the difference beteween "Reply" and "Reply to original post" in Adobe Forums?

2. What will happen if we Click on the Reply option?

3. What will happen if we Click on the Reply to original post option?

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    Correct answer adobe-admin

    Reply posts your message as a reply to the specific message/user you are replying to. Reply to original posts the reply to the message/user that started the discussion.

    The forums display the threads in "flat" view, so there isn't a big visible difference, except for the first line in each reply that says "...in response to: name"

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    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 29, 2011

    Creative,

    This is what you get if you just Reply to the original post using the Quote button (top left with the "):

    Creative1977 wrote:

    Hello Everyone,


    1. What is the difference beteween "Reply" and "Reply to original post" in Adobe Forums?

    2. What will happen if we Click on the Reply option?

    3. What will happen if we Click on the Reply to original post option?

    Then it is possible to delete parts (and maybe insert ... to show where the deletion is)

    to get a partial quote (especially relevant in connexion with key words/phrases/parts in a long (original) post),

    Creative1977 wrote:

    ...

    3. What will happen if we Click on the Reply to original post option?

    It is also possible to just select and copy parts,

    1. What is the difference beteween "Reply" and "Reply to original post" in Adobe Forums?

    2. What will happen if we Click on the Reply option?

    3. What will happen if we Click on the Reply to original post option?

    And change into a (partial) quote (by selecting it and using the Quote button),

    1. What is the difference beteween "Reply" and "Reply to original post" in Adobe Forums?

    2. What will happen if we Click on the Reply option?

    3. What will happen if we Click on the Reply to original post option?

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    Creative1977Author
    Known Participant
    May 28, 2011

    Hello Everyone,


    Thank you for your responses. Indeed very helpful answers from all.


    ( Replying to original post option )

    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    May 24, 2011
    Another major difference is that you can only quote from the message you replied to; in this case I replied to your original post.

    Pat, this is quoted from your last message, but, I am replying to the original one...

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    May 24, 2011

    As Claudio is showing (I think), one can Quote from many sources in a thread, but can only do so easily, without prior planning, or later editing, directly from the message to which one is replying. One can also do a Block Quote from any text, say from a Web site, or a document.

    Hunt

    Example:

    Guy Hamilton was again chosen to direct, and since he was a jazz fan, decided to film in New Orleans. Hamilton didn't want to use Mardi Gras sinceThunderball featured Junkanoo, a similar festivity, so, following suggestions of a friend and searching for locations in helicopters, he decided to use two well-known features of the city, the jazz funerals and the canals.[2][3]

    From a recent post, that involved the James Bond film, Live and Let Die.

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    Creative1977Author
    Known Participant
    May 28, 2011

    Hello Again Everyone,


    Again thank you for your responses. Replying to Reply option from Bill Hunt's most recent comment.

    pwillener
    pwillener
    Legend
    May 24, 2011

    Creative1977 wrote:

    Hello Everyone,


    1. What is the difference beteween "Reply" and "Reply to original post" in Adobe Forums?

    2. What will happen if we Click on the Reply option?

    3. What will happen if we Click on the Reply to original post option?

    Another major difference is that you can only quote from the message you replied to; in this case I replied to your original post.

    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    May 24, 2011

    (Deleted by myself; I made a mistake).

    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 20, 2011

    Creative,

    In addition to what John said there are a few important things more.

    When you click one of the Reply buttons, you can (only) see and copy from the post you are replying to.

    Any post can be edited, but only until someone replies to it; from then on, that post is locked. This is especially important if someone posts private details that should not be public. If someone replies to that post with a warning, John or one of the hosts will have to remove the information; if someone replies to the original post, the post is still editable so the poster can remove the information.

    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    May 20, 2011

    I would also add that, as a posted message can be edited only until it receives its first reply, repliying to the original post may give more time to edit the message you are answering to...

    And yes, unless you quote totally or partially the message you are replying to, it is a way to indicate to whom you are replying. Although many posters do not notice this and limit themselves to automatically replying to the last post...

    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 21, 2011

    Hi Claudio,

    As you may have guessed, I only saw your post (today), long after posting mine.

    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    May 21, 2011

    Jacob Bugge wrote:

    Hi Claudio,

    As you may have guessed, I only saw your post (today), long after posting mine.

    Don't worry, Jacob. You added my trick for cases in which a poster includes what looks to me like private information that the author wouldn't really want to publish in a public forum. I noticed after posting that I had left that part out, and afterwards I was too lazy to post a new message to add it...

    adobe-admin
    adobe-adminCorrect answer
    Legend
    May 20, 2011

    Reply posts your message as a reply to the specific message/user you are replying to. Reply to original posts the reply to the message/user that started the discussion.

    The forums display the threads in "flat" view, so there isn't a big visible difference, except for the first line in each reply that says "...in response to: name"

    adobe-admin
    adobe-admin
    Legend
    May 20, 2011

    You can change your thread view from Flat to Threaded in preferences. Then you will see replies indented. But then replies may appear to be out of date order because of the threaded view. Personally, I find forums much easier to follow in flat view like a real conversation going on in real time.

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    May 20, 2011

    John,

    That was one of the repies that I supplied in the thread that Creative had posted in the PS forum, and is often either unknown, or overlooked my even some "old hands."

    If one were taking Jive "feature requests," I suggest a toggle in the thread viewing page, so one would not have to go to their Options...

    Hunt

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