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Clarify that threads can be created based on replies (#1687)

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Signed-off-by: Andy Balaam <andy.balaam@matrix.org>
Co-authored-by: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
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Clarify that threads can be created based on replies.

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Threads are established using a `rel_type` of `m.thread` and reference the Threads are established using a `rel_type` of `m.thread` and reference the
*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 *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` 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 property with a `rel_type` property - see [Relationship types](#relationship-types)).
thread reference the thread root instead of the most recent message, unlike rich It is therefore also not possible to nest threads.
reply chains.
Unlike rich reply chains, all events in a thread reference the thread root
instead of the most recent message.
As a worked example, the following represents a thread and how it would be formed: As a worked example, the following represents a thread and how it would be formed: