User:Wikid77/Template:Inreply

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The Template:inreply will indent a reply message, as a relative level deeper, when appended to a posted talk-page message, as if being another colon-indent ":" level further inward. To indent by a 2nd level, even deeper, then use {{inreply|2}}. Note how the level number, such as "{{!}}2" is relative to the current message, as 2 deeper than that post, not just deeper than the talk-page margin; for example at level 3 deep (":::"), the parameter "{{!}}2" will indent as if 5 deep (":::::").

Examples
Indent one level - indentation by 1 level more: ::: This is a post. -User:Xxx 20:13, 8 May 2015 (UTC) This reply is indented. -~
 * will show result:
 * This is a post. -User:Xxx 20:13, 8 May 2015 (UTC) This reply is indented. -User:Zzz 21:04, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Indent 3 more levels - This example indents 3 levels further (6): ::: This is a post. -User:Xxx 14:07, 3 June 2016 (UTC) This is indented +3 levels. -~
 * will show result:
 * Another post. -User:Xxx 14:07, 3 June 2016 (UTC) This is indented +3 levels. -User:Zzz 14:55, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Two replies after 7 deep, each indented - For 2 replies together: ::::::: This is another post. -User:Xxx 06:15, 4 July 2016 (UTC) Here the first reply. -User:Zzz 06:22, 4 July 2016 (UTC) Then the 2nd reply 9 deep. -~
 * will show result:
 * This is another post. -User:Xxx 06:15, 4 July 2016 (UTC) Here the first reply. -User:Zzz 06:22, 4 July 2016 (UTC)  Then the 2nd reply 9 deep. -User:Xxx 06:45, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Considerations
Because all replies are formatted together, then changing the level ":::::" of the first post will shift all replies to the relative new levels.

When a reply will be lengthy, then consider using outdent template od, to undent the conversation back towards the left margin.