# Couldn't post a new topic in Factual Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 24, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543 "2023-05-24T23:49:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543/1 "2023-05-24T23:49:07Z")
Because of the title, I guess. What I wanted to post was, 5 sided die When I clicked to post, I got this message: “An error occurred: Title seems unclear, most of the words contain the same letters over and over?” In the end I did a search and discovered there was already thread on that topic, so it became moot, but is there a bypass to allow you to post anyway, should you like your title? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543/2 "2023-05-25T01:34:00Z")
Discourse demands that all titles be unique. So you’ll need to pick a different title if that one already exists. But it doesn’t have to be very different. “five-sided die” or even “5-sided die” would work. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543/3 "2023-05-25T02:26:59Z")
Interesting, I wonder why not just say, sorry that title has already been used? It’s just a weird way to explain that, that the letters are jumbled. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543/4 "2023-05-25T03:55:36Z")
It does say that when it is a repeat title. You have found a new nanny feature. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543/5 "2023-05-25T04:00:21Z")
Just recreated the error message by trying to post a thread with the title “Dided dided dided dided”.