# Strange behaviour when creating new Topic from linked Post

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-behaviour-when-creating-new-topic-from-linked-post/227866>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-behaviour-when-creating-new-topic-from-linked-post/227866 "2022-05-23T16:51:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-behaviour-when-creating-new-topic-from-linked-post/227866/1 "2022-05-23T16:51:34Z")

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So, my intent: create a PM linking an existing Topic OP Post

Action: go to bottom of Topic Post, hit the chain, + New Topic, switch to PM

Two current issues:

1. First action populates new Topic with Topic template of linked Topic Category (undesirable, all I want to do is PM someone about an existing Topic/Post)
2. Switching to PM populates with artefacts from previous draft for me atm, leading to more irrelevant text being added?

So this is a bit broken atm.

Good workarounds exist:

1. Use the message button on the Topic Post avatar/User Card.
2. just clear the unnecessary text.

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