number of subsequent calls to :meth:`get_replies`). If this message
was obtained through some non-thread means, (such as by a call to
:meth:`Query.search_messages`), then this function will return
number of subsequent calls to :meth:`get_replies`). If this message
was obtained through some non-thread means, (such as by a call to
:meth:`Query.search_messages`), then this function will return