# Allow topic starter to be topic admin, and replacement for chat?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-topic-starter-to-be-topic-admin-and-replacement-for-chat/178088
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 2, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-topic-starter-to-be-topic-admin-and-replacement-for-chat/178088 "2021-02-02T11:34:47Z")
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### Author: ![ffx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@ffx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ffx)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-topic-starter-to-be-topic-admin-and-replacement-for-chat/178088/1 "2021-02-02T11:34:47Z")

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Hi,

I really like discourse, for sure one of the best and modern forum software. I basically know it from the Renoise forum, where it drastically improved the forum features over the old software.

I was looking into features and plugins, but couldn’t not find a good answer on the following questions. I hope I posted these into the proper forum section:

- Is there some kind of feature / plugin that allows a thread starter to be a thread admin, so she/he can moderate / delete posts within the thread?

- Do you think that Discourse also could be a replacement for company chat / communication similar to Slack? So has it chat features, group chats etc?

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-topic-starter-to-be-topic-admin-and-replacement-for-chat/178088/2 "2021-02-02T11:47:42Z")

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Hello @ffx welcome to Discourse meta :discourse: 👋

> [@ffx](#):
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> allows a thread starter to be a thread admin, so she/he can moderate / delete posts within the thread?

This has been risen a few times but it isn’t a feature that will be added to Discourse. There isn’t currently any plugin that I am aware of which can do this either. If you create a topic in #Marketplace someone might be willing to assist you.

> [@ffx](#):
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> replacement for company chat / communication similar to Slack? So has it chat features, group chats etc?

Not sure if it will suit your needs but we do have [Discourse Teams](https://teams.discourse.com/) you can read the blog post in this topic below

> [@Discourse for Teams is here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-teams-is-here/168390):
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> Originally published at: [Discourse for Teams is here! | BlogDiscourse](https://blog.discourse.org/2020/10/discourse-for-teams-is-here/) Today we launch Discourse for Teams. Teams is affordably priced, privacy-focused, and comes pre-configured with special tools for teamwork, productivity and internal discussions — all specifically designed for teams that either already work remotely, or are adopting remote work. Visit [teams.discourse.com](http://teams.discourse.com) to find out more and to spin up a 30-day free trial. It’s quick…

Perhaps @tobiaseigen can help you here.