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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
*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.
property with a `rel_type` property - see [Relationship types](#relationship-types)).
It is therefore also not possible to nest threads.
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: