> > After the API change, this is no longer the case. If a user does not > > specifically click on a reply swoosh in the web interface, and instead > > manually types "@al3x", for example, the tweet does not have an "in > > reply to" link. > > I kinda agree but I can also see where Twitter are coming from. The > display of conversations loses meaning when the in reply to id is > automatically assigned. However I would have preferred to see an > attribute added to indicate whether it was specified or automatically > assigned. That would IMHO give the most flexibility for client usage > and analysis.
This sounds like a good middle ground to me. -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * [email protected] -- UNHOLY UNION: Heavy Metal and Electronics -> Twisted Trans Sister ----------
