# Two-layered conversations (shadow topic)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [January 13, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941 "2014-01-13T23:58:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![fysics](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fysics/32/34080_2.png) [@fysics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fysics)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941/10 "2014-09-09T01:04:52Z")

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One way this could be done is by mimicking the “summarize topic” function.

Comments submitted by “experts” (users whom you have added to a specific group) will have their comments displayed, while other users will have their comments snipped with a message such as: 5 posts hidden.

The functionality would be almost identical to the current “summarize topic” feature; the only difference would be the criteria by which posts are hidden, and that the feature should always be invoked rather than only when a reader specifies.

(If you don’t know what feature I’m talking about, have a look at [this](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-most-awesome-plugin-for-discourse-that-does-not-yet-exist/31/31?filter=summary) topic.)

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