# Selecting replies of replies

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-replies-of-replies/28956>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2015年五月18日 17:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-replies-of-replies/28956 "2015-05-18T17:28:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon21958287](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@anon21958287](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon21958287)\
**Post date:** [2015年七月14日 13:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-replies-of-replies/28956/6 "2015-07-14T13:46:11Z")

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And here it is:

> [@Add "select below" and "select above" admin post selection action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-select-below-and-select-above-admin-post-selection-action/14905):
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> It happens a lot that when splitting topics, you more-or-less need to select all posts downstream of a certain post to get a proper split. This is a pain in the ass in the current admin interface: you have to manually walk down all the posts and click them, though “select+replies” helps a bit. the selection UI is crazy slow for reasons I don’t fully understand. Like absurdly slow, 1 second wait after each click. So I suggest we add an “above” and “below” button after “select” to make it easi…

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