Keep Reddit comment context

What stays attached

Comment exports preserve parent IDs, reply depth, authors, submitter flags, scores, timestamps, thread titles, and full permalinks. These fields let a researcher reconstruct hierarchy and reopen the source instead of treating every sentence as an isolated quote.

When hierarchy matters

• A recommendation may answer a narrow constraint stated one level above.
• An objection may target another reply rather than the original post.
• Submitter replies can clarify whether an attempted solution worked.
• Permalinks let reviewers inspect tone, edits, and surrounding discussion.