Did you know that you can create spinoff threads directly from the reply interface?

[Johnny_Bravo]

Continuing the discussion from DrDeth's suspension:

@Heffalump_and_Roo

BUT before you hit the reply button, hit the arrow in the top left corner next to the name of the person you’re replying to. That will bring a drop down box. The three options in that box will be

reply as linked topic
new message
reply to topic

Hit the first button. That links your post to the original thread, creates a new thread and notifies the person you’re quoting of your response. Name the topic anything you want, but an easy title is "Spinooff from [original thread name].

I did not. I still hate infinite scrolling, but Discourse is pretty cool sometimes.

ETA: The first line in this post “continuing the discussion…” was automatically added by the software. Neat!

[Heffalump_and_Roo]

. . . and I got notified since you quoted me, in case anyone was wondering if people really do get notified of the new thread.

[What_Exit]

It is a really nice feature that thus far I think I used twice. It isn’t super intuitive but I think would be handy when an outrageous post is made anywhere else on the board, to go immediately to a New Pit thread for it.

Poster X posts something racist in GD, Reply to create new thread and put in BBQ Pit. In original GD thread a link is added to the new thread as a bonus.

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The way @Heffalump_and_Roo suggested its use is also excellent. A thread is about one thing, but you want to discuss a basically off-topic aspect. Spin-off Thread with built in link.

[Babale]

Another cool thing I noticed in Discourse, many many years ago I asked a really dumb question about the speed of light; someone recently asked a similar question (though not as dumb) and someone linked my prior thread. I got notified, to my eternal embarrassment.

Eta: maybe I should have spun this off to its own thread