# Citeren van vergrendeld onderwerp als onderdeel van een antwoord
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [2 oktober 2021 om 10:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038 "2021-10-02T10:41:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@OrcaFrost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrcaFrost)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 10:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/1 "2021-10-02T10:41:04Z")
Tried to quote a locked topic to answer, but had the reply turned into new topic.
_scenario_
- Clicking reply button and move to other topic
- Reply window still showing the reply for the “old” thread, which is intended.
- Selecting text and quoting it
- Reply window turns immediately into “New Topic” (with entire “old” reply getting replaced with the quote and “continue discussion”).
Is it possible to keep the reply instead?
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 10:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/2 "2021-10-02T10:46:08Z")
is this what you mean ?
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### Author:  [@OrcaFrost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrcaFrost)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 11:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/3 "2021-10-02T11:08:50Z")
Yes, it is.
As sometimes replying multiple posts requires quotes from different threads, having the original reply kept is necessary I believe, especially when quoting locked thread is limited.
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 11:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/4 "2021-10-02T11:12:25Z")
You can quote many times in a single post.
Just keep the editor open at the bottom, select the text you want to quote and press the quote button.
That would pop the quote into the editor.
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### Author:  [@OrcaFrost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrcaFrost)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 11:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/5 "2021-10-02T11:56:18Z")
Tried this, original reply got reset (as mentioned above)
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 12:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/6 "2021-10-02T12:00:40Z")
> [@OrcaFrost](#):
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> Tried to quote a locked topic to answer, but had the reply turned into new topic.
> [@OrcaFrost](#):
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> As sometimes replying multiple posts requires quotes from different threads, having the o
> [@IAmGav](#):
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> Just keep the editor open at the bottom, select the text you want to quote and press the quote button.
> [@Removing a banner topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-a-banner-topic/205037/4):
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> it might be an unlisted topic that was pinned. only admin will be able to find it.
> [@Removing a banner topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-a-banner-topic/205037/2):
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> it’s called a Banner Topic.
>
> go to that topic, click on the tool icon
it works, like above. multiple quotes and from different topics
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 12:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/7 "2021-10-02T12:38:23Z")
There’s a quirk where it depends on if your reply window is open or minimised.
So,
- Open the composer in a non-closed topic
- Navigate to the closed topic you wish to quote
- Don’t minimise the composer
- Highlight and quote the excerpt you want (you may need to minimise your keyboard to create space)
- And that should drop it in your existing reply
If your reply window is minimised when you highlight and quote, it will ‘reply as new topic’
~~I should also say that I mainly use my mobile phone, so it may be different on desktop. 🙂~~
**Edit:** Scratch that last bit - apparently it’s the same for desktops too. 👍🙂
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 12:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/8 "2021-10-02T12:41:33Z")
> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> I should also say that I mainly use my mobile phone, so it may be different on desktop. 🙂
The process is still the same.
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### Author:  [@OrcaFrost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrcaFrost)
#### Post date: [2 oktober 2021 om 13:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-locked-thread-as-part-of-a-reply/205038/9 "2021-10-02T13:18:34Z")
> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> If your reply window is minimised when you highlight and quote, it will ‘reply as new topic’
Ah, this explains. Had it minimized when quoting earlier