That's a little better, yes. But what would be really nice is a way to see the parent of the split inline, without having to follow a link at all. In effect,

That's a little better, yes. But what would be really nice is a way to see the parent of the split inline, without having to follow a link at all. In effect, the problem is that quoting and threading solve the same problem: giving the reader context. The original author's post relied entirely on threading, which you broke by splitting off the discussion. I think that adding a quote to the split post would restore context. There is some risk that by selectively quoting, you are becoming an editor rather than just a moderator. The part that is relevant for this particular split is obvious, but that won't always be true, so there should be some mechanism to show that you as a moderator accept responsibility for any misquoting. You could indicate the quote with italics and some very brief text explaining that you as a moderator put the quote in there. Or you could set it off with a thin orangered boarder, perhaps.