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Make clear the thread root is not in the thread (#1677)

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* Make clear the thread root is not in the thread

Signed-off-by: Andy Balaam <andy.balaam@matrix.org>

* Changlog entry for thread PR 1677 - thread roots not in thread

* Fix typo

* Add formatting for code values.

Co-authored-by: Patrick Cloke <clokep@users.noreply.github.com>

* Reword main timeline ID paragraph

* Use close to the original wording for the 'recurse' part of the 'in the thread' definition

* Remove note about thread roots being displayed in a thread

* Define the thread root

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Signed-off-by: Andy Balaam <andy.balaam@matrix.org>
Co-authored-by: Patrick Cloke <clokep@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ as by providing some context to what is going on in the thread but keeping the f
history behind a disclosure.
Threads are established using a `rel_type` of `m.thread` and reference the
*thread root* (the first event in a thread). It is not possible to create a
thread from an event which itself is the child of an event relationship (i.e.,
one with an `m.relates_to` property). It is therefore also not possible to nest
threads. All events in a thread reference the thread root instead of the
most recent message, unlike rich reply chains.
*thread root* (the main timeline event to which the thread events refer). It is not possible to create a thread from an event which itself
is the child of an event relationship (i.e., one with an `m.relates_to`
property). It is therefore also not possible to nest threads. All events in a
thread reference the thread root instead of the most recent message, unlike rich
reply chains.
As a worked example, the following represents a thread and how it would be formed: