I'm imagining some kind of heterarchical mode of comment threading where you can refer to n parent comments for your reply. Could that ever work for semi-mainst

I'm imagining some kind of heterarchical mode of comment threading where you can refer to n parent comments for your reply. Could that ever work for semi-mainstream discussion formats? The interface could perhaps work like hashtags, but instead of generic topics, you tag your desired parent comments. Similar to a multi-quote on a non-threaded (chronological only) forum topic.