# Add "Quote reply as new topic" button next to "Quote reply"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-quote-reply-as-new-topic-button-next-to-quote-reply/15680
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-quote-reply-as-new-topic-button-next-to-quote-reply/15680 "2014-05-15T16:47:25Z")
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### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-quote-reply-as-new-topic-button-next-to-quote-reply/15680/15 "2016-07-08T18:13:19Z")

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Ah yes. That was a hard one to get a balance between “think three moves ahead” and full on off-topic

Looking back and thinking on this aspect out of that friendly fray. …

For some reason I’m thinking ^v icons like sort to toggle - Default “normal” - might work well enough and preserve real estate

I still think the gear is good place. A bit more hidden perhaps, but as low hanging fruit it could have some merit.

I was hoping to get more data sample sets, so with only those of two real sites my thesis sure won’t be getting accepted by _Forum Science Journal_

Anyway, my conclusion at that time  
[With the new right gutter, where should "Reply as Linked Topic" go? - #33 by Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-the-new-right-gutter-where-should-reply-as-linked-topic-go/44815/33)

> … a majority start new topics either quoting or posting a link to the “source” post.  
> … the number of new topics started by using the Reply As is a considerable percentage.

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