# Weekly exercise topics with hidden replies

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-exercise-topics-with-hidden-replies/94399>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 10, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-exercise-topics-with-hidden-replies/94399 "2018-08-10T11:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-exercise-topics-with-hidden-replies/94399/3 "2018-08-10T22:18:11Z")

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> [@jks](#):
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> We ask them to send their solutions as private replies, either using mathjax formatting with discourse-math or as an attached file. After the deadline we unlock the topic and send feedback to everyone who sent in a solution, and possibly post an official solution (or encourage the students to post their solutions as public replies).
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> The only thing that seems to be missing is a “reply by private message” button.

Instructions on how to

1. click / tap your avatar
2. click / tap “message”

posted as the last reply in the topic, and then closing the topic, should probably suffice, I would think?

@techapj is there a way to formulate a link that triggers a PM? That could also be posted in the last reply in the topic if it exists.

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