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How to convert an answer to comment and include the comments under the answer into the new comment thread?

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Is there a way to convert an answer to a comment and include the existing comments under the answer into the new comment thread? There’s no option for it in the convert-to-comment dialog. Is there a workaround?

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reparent comment thread (1 comment)
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Not currently possible. (Well, someone with direct DB access can do anything, but that's not what we... (1 comment)
reparent comment thread
Monica Cellio‭ wrote 8 months ago

I filed a GitHub issue for reparenting a comment thread, which would partially address this. (You could then move the comment threads from the about-to-be-deleted answer, where "you" probably means a curator or moderator, TBD.)