# Topic and Chat Channel two interfaces for the same conversation

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**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-and-chat-channel-two-interfaces-for-the-same-conversation/246207 "2022-11-20T19:38:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-and-chat-channel-two-interfaces-for-the-same-conversation/246207/2 "2022-11-21T02:11:01Z")

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If you had to choose just one option to recommend to folks use during the game, which would it be?

One option to consider is:

1. Create a dedicated channel for the game
2. Prefer that to a topic for during the game
3. Archive the channel to a topic after the game

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