# Display message for user when creating topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-message-for-user-when-creating-topic/142204>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 21, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-message-for-user-when-creating-topic/142204 "2020-02-21T01:29:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-message-for-user-when-creating-topic/142204/2 "2020-02-21T01:32:19Z")

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What about using a topic template for the category?

I’ve found those to be effective when steering the content of new topics.

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