# Support contextualisation of posts/topic replies when split out into a new topic
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-contextualisation-of-posts-topic-replies-when-split-out-into-a-new-topic/47743
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 25, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-contextualisation-of-posts-topic-replies-when-split-out-into-a-new-topic/47743 "2016-07-25T06:34:26Z")
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### Author:  [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-contextualisation-of-posts-topic-replies-when-split-out-into-a-new-topic/47743/1 "2016-07-25T06:34:26Z")
If you create a new topic by splitting out an “in-reply-to” post, the new topic shows the “in reply to” indicator at the top, and allows you to click on it. Unfortunately, though, clicking on it does nothing; a query is sent off to the server and an empty response comes back.
It’d be great to be able to contextualise topics which are created in this fashion; it’s not always desirable to take the parent across into a new topic, as it may be broader in its scope than the reply.
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-contextualisation-of-posts-topic-replies-when-split-out-into-a-new-topic/47743/2 "2016-07-25T10:54:25Z")
I’m guessing you’re referring to topics like [this one](https://experts.feverbee.com/t/tagging-and-metrics-in-discourse/3058?u=erlend_sh)?
That’s a long-standing UX bug. So this is a two-parter:
1. Most importantly, the in-reply-to button should not appear on posts that have been split out as topics.
2. Additionally, it’d be nice if split topics would automatically get a linkback added to the top of the post, much like when you’re replying as a new topic, but with slightly different copy. (this was discussed once before, but the topic has been deleted).
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-contextualisation-of-posts-topic-replies-when-split-out-into-a-new-topic/47743/3 "2016-07-25T10:59:47Z")
@tgxworld fixed at least part of this issue the other week
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### Author:  [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-contextualisation-of-posts-topic-replies-when-split-out-into-a-new-topic/47743/4 "2016-07-25T23:16:09Z")
@erlend_sh Yes, exactly. Great to hear that a partial fix is already in train from @sam – that’s the best possible response to a feature request or bug report. 🙂