# Allow switching of categories in a topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-switching-of-categories-in-a-topic/18999>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [18. August 2014 um 12:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-switching-of-categories-in-a-topic/18999 "2014-08-18T12:33:35Z")\
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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:** [18. August 2014 um 16:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-switching-of-categories-in-a-topic/18999/4 "2014-08-18T16:57:12Z")

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You can also create a new topic using Reply as New Topic in the right gutter. Just delete any pre-filled text if you don’t want the new topic to be linked to the current one.

Also, there should always be at least two ways of doing something, but not too many more than that.

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