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This was discussed largely in this thread.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32594533

Confusingly, "largely" means "mostly". You probably want something like "extensively".

Or he wanted "largely", because all there was to be said about the topic has already been said in that other thread.

Yes, could be. In that case "largely discussed in this thread" would have that meaning more than "discussed largely in this thread". To me those parse like "(largely discussed) (in this thread)" and "discussed (largely in this thread)".

There is no differentiation. "Largely discussed in this thread" and "Discussed largely in this thread" have the exact same meaning.

Edit: The only difference is the intonation as you say the words in the different sentences.

"Largely discussed in this thread" has a downward slope.

"Discussed Largely in this thread" goes up to Largely, and then downwards after.

Edit 2: Even then, it may be less intonation, than emphasis.

I understood exactly what he was saying.

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