# Summarize this Topic → Write a Summary for this Topic **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [2월 20, 2015, 7:10오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-write-a-summary-for-this-topic/25460 "2015-02-20T19:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Ajedi32](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ajedi32/32/107370_2.png) [@Ajedi32](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ajedi32)\ **Post date:** [2월 20, 2015, 7:10오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-write-a-summary-for-this-topic/25460/1 "2015-02-20T19:10:31Z")
Recently while reading a long topic on Discourse with many posts, I came across the “Summarize this Topic” button. I initially thought that this button would allow me to write a summary of the topic which others could read. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the button instead allowed me to view a condensed version of the discussion with some posts hidden. That got me thinking though: what if Discourse allowed users to create community-editable summaries of long, popular threads? This would be useful in all sorts of situations, such as: - Product support questions: add answer / progress in finding answer - Long discussions on feature proposals: document community consensus, and the current point the discussion is at - Any sort of long-running discussion where it’s difficult for a new participant to understand the discussion without reading everything The existing “summarize this topic” button is helpful in those situations to some degree, but it still requires a lot of reading and can’t sum things up nearly as well as a human might be able to. To be clear, I’m _not_ advocating for replacing the “Summarize this Topic” button; this suggestion is for an additional feature, not a replacement. What do you think? Good idea? Or not worth the effort? --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-write-a-summary-for-this-topic/25460)._