# Change individual topics to default to reply in a new topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [October 23, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841 "2021-10-23T01:10:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![eisprinzessin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eisprinzessin/32/234408_2.png) [@eisprinzessin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisprinzessin)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841/10 "2021-10-26T14:09:47Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Ok so what you want is for the quote button to appear _in a closed topic_ when you select text, like so?

That can come in handy, too. But you want to restrict this to pinned topics, a certain category and / or topics with a tag from a visible-to-everyone-but-can-only-be-used-by-xyz group. Otherwise people could easily miss that a discussion was closed because it got out of hand.

> [@seanblue](#):
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> Maybe it could display that warning box that sometimes appears in the composer preview to point out why it’s creating a new topic.

Yes, like this:

_While you cannot post a reply in this closed topic, feel free to start a new topic or include any quotes in another open one._

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But my **primary request** has been that mods can change a topic so that replying to it defaults to start a new topic. To avoid confusion the preview window could display a message like:

_To keep this central topic clean and clear, please start a new topic on the aspect you wish to discuss. Use a meaningful title and include quotes as appropriate. Create multiple topics, if you wish to discuss unrelated items._

At the end of the day, I do not mind if such a Hub Topic is open or closed. But curator(s) need to be able to reply in the topic when they lack moderator-privileges, whereas everybody else is encouraged to start a new topic (if it does not already exist).

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