# Category selector is restricted on "reply as linked topic" when "show subcategory list" is enabled

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selector-is-restricted-on-reply-as-linked-topic-when-show-subcategory-list-is-enabled/27078>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [April 1, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selector-is-restricted-on-reply-as-linked-topic-when-show-subcategory-list-is-enabled/27078 "2015-04-01T21:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selector-is-restricted-on-reply-as-linked-topic-when-show-subcategory-list-is-enabled/27078/6 "2015-04-07T17:16:07Z")

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Okay, now when you reply as a linked topic it will never scope to the current category:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6398cd855ce8300470d8b5be4a073bf0ae1a831b>

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