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Also โ€” we would need to consider Threads / Storms โ€”

Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.

(I.e., what I have been doing here ๐Ÿ™‚ )

For an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.

Also โ€”

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Also โ€” what about comments / replies โ€”

Someone people (including me) would want at least some of the comments / replies to be included in a BackUp for a post.

So, for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would also need to contain (all or selected) the comments / replies to the post.

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