# Splitting a message in 2

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-message-in-2/110231
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-message-in-2/110231 "2019-02-27T12:38:07Z")
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### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-message-in-2/110231/2 "2019-02-27T17:52:25Z")

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An admin can do that:

1. Edit post, cut part of the text
2. Create a reply, paste text
3. Change ownership of the reply
4. Move reply to a new topic

A moderator lacks the capability to change the ownership of a post, but that could [change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-mods-to-change-post-ownership/21112/22).

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