# Ability to change recipient when replying

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-change-recipient-when-replying/165049>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [September 23, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-change-recipient-when-replying/165049 "2020-09-23T08:54:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-change-recipient-when-replying/165049/2 "2020-09-24T00:59:53Z")

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> [@Don](#):
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> so might be the real recipient is not notify. Except if they mention someone.

People are also notified if you quote their posts. So unless users never quote I would not worry about it.

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