# 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:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841/4 "2021-10-23T10:37:33Z")

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What he wants is to be able to reply as new topic on a closed topic. Rather than start a new topic, then navigate to the closed one, then highlight and quote. I think this was possible at one point.

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