Reddit threads
Forum post chains
Reddit threads are discussion chains on the social media platform Reddit, where users post content and others respond in nested comment sections.
Each thread begins with an original post—a question, link, image, or observation—and branches into conversations that can run thousands of comments deep.
The term often appears when referencing online discussions as sources: I found a Reddit thread about this exact problem, According to some Reddit threads, the restaurant closed last year.
Threads vary wildly in quality, from genuinely helpful troubleshooting to unhinged speculation.
- subredditTopical online community space
- front pageNewspaper's opening display
- upvoteOnline approval click
- downvoteNegative rating click
- comment sectionSpace for reader responses
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- Internet Rabbit Holesdeep dives, endless scrolling
- open sourceGNU, open source software, free software, GPL, forks
Reddit threadspeer-reviewed journals
Publications vetted by field experts
academic publications · newspaper editorials · encyclopedia entries · corporate communications · press releases
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