# Author-only Topic (take 2)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic-take-2/303254
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic-take-2/303254 "2024-04-10T16:06:14Z")
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### Author: ![mbauman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mbauman/32/139835_2.png) [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic-take-2/303254/4 "2024-04-10T16:34:11Z")

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Those are both an interesting thoughts — I’m open to other ways of acheiving this goal, too. Another option might just be changing the default to reply-as-new-topic:

> [@Change individual topics to default to reply in a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841):
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> We have certain FAQ topics (mostly owned by staff), which are closed, so that people do not start a discussion in them. But then they also do not get the quote option, if they highlight parts of them. Other topics (usually the current change log) are open, and people are supposed to reply in a new topic, but its just easier to reply in the existing one and these quickly (and always) turn into a mess. As a moderator I’d like to change them into a Hub Topic, which stays open, but automatically s…

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