# Random Assign on Topic Creation?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assign-on-topic-creation/235983>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** assign, automation\
**Created:** [August 12, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assign-on-topic-creation/235983 "2022-08-12T12:33:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assign-on-topic-creation/235983/2 "2022-08-14T07:47:27Z")

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> [@Saif-Shines](#):
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> But then I see “Assigned Topic ID”. If there’s a single Topic ID I need to provide, I wonder what use case requires multiple people to be randomly be assigned to same topic in either Recurring/Point in Time?

Two scenarios:

1. A recurring task where the topic serves as a checklist for what to do, and
2. A long term project requiring multiple assignments over time

Examples from my personal forums:

1. A checklist for cleaning the bathroom, assigned to random family member, and
2. My kid and I taking turns importing and sorting our admittedly too large collection of Nintendo Switch media 😅 🎮

In either case, that automation supports those kinds of use cases. Random assign on topic creation? 🤔

If it can’t be done currently, that would be a neat #Contribute > Feature topic. 👍

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