# Admin cannot split topic with messages of a new user TL1
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-split-topic-with-messages-of-a-new-user-tl1/54076
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [December 11, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-split-topic-with-messages-of-a-new-user-tl1/54076 "2016-12-11T02:43:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-split-topic-with-messages-of-a-new-user-tl1/54076/1 "2016-12-11T02:43:40Z")
A newly created user reached Trust Level 1. They sent a reply in a public topic, and I, an admin, want to split the messages into a new topic. But I can’t — it asks me to wait for 12 hours.
Admins should be able to create as many topics as they want, including by splitting. So this looks like a bug.
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-split-topic-with-messages-of-a-new-user-tl1/54076/2 "2016-12-11T02:55:29Z")
Already reported
> [@Moderator unable to move post to new topic when user has reached first day limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-unable-to-move-post-to-new-topic-when-user-has-reached-first-day-limit/38285):
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> Summary: A new user created the maximum number of topics on their first day (3) and then created a post in an older topic. As a moderator I attempted to move the post into its own topic and was unable to do so. Steps to reproduce: Create new user Create maximum number of topics allowed on first day (3) Post in another (older) topic (post d) Log in as moderator and select the post d and use the wrench to move to new topic Expected Results: Post is moved to a new topic Actual Results: Una…
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-split-topic-with-messages-of-a-new-user-tl1/54076/3 "2016-12-11T03:27:40Z")