# Add 'Start a topic' composer area to topic lists to encourage frictionless topic creation

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-start-a-topic-composer-area-to-topic-lists-to-encourage-frictionless-topic-creation/268755>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [June 17, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-start-a-topic-composer-area-to-topic-lists-to-encourage-frictionless-topic-creation/268755 "2023-06-17T20:46:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonathan5/32/197134_2.png) [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-start-a-topic-composer-area-to-topic-lists-to-encourage-frictionless-topic-creation/268755/3 "2023-06-17T21:57:54Z")

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I’ve read it here that they want to make it hard enough to post to encourage people to read first (no doubt an imperfect summary).

Just found the topic I must have been thinking about. It was about replies but I imagine the same approach would apply to new topics.

> [@Reply text box as alternative to current button approach](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-text-box-as-alternative-to-current-button-approach/197407/5):
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> Not really, no – we want to _avoid_ the “here’s an empty textbox, proceed to type whatever is on your mind” phenomenon that pervades the internet.

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