# 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:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841/2 "2021-10-23T05:41:48Z")

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I do not follow. Why can’t you close these topics and keep them closed? That way nobody can reply.

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