# Change a new Pending Post to a comment on an existing topic?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** approval
**Created:** [16 maart 2016 om 19:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153 "2016-03-16T19:56:04Z")
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [16 maart 2016 om 19:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153/1 "2016-03-16T19:56:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Redirect / convert post from Pending Approval to Direct Message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-convert-post-from-pending-approval-to-direct-message/35781):
Sometimes the “new” topic really belongs as a comment on an existing thread.
Right now all I can do is login as them, and re-post their comment.. it would be nice to move the pending message to an existing topic.
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [17 maart 2016 om 15:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153/2 "2016-03-17T15:19:56Z")
Unless I am misunderstanding, couldn’t you approve the post, unlist it, and move to an existing topic? I understand that is 2 extra steps, but I just want to make sure I am following…
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [17 maart 2016 om 17:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153/3 "2016-03-17T17:11:45Z")
Thanks for asking @jomaxro
Once it’s released, anyone Watching the category will get emails that the Topic was created. I’d rather move it straight to a comment, and then the email would be more accurate, include any related history, etc.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [4 juni 2016 om 21:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153/4 "2016-06-04T21:00:14Z")
I’m wishing I could do this.. even today.
All I can really do now is copy their request, assume their identity and post the comment on the right topic, then go approve that & deny the first post.