# Did you know that you can create spinoff threads directly from the reply interface? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 28, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-you-can-create-spinoff-threads-directly-from-the-reply-interface/940968 "2021-04-28T18:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-you-can-create-spinoff-threads-directly-from-the-reply-interface/940968/1 "2021-04-28T18:19:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from [DrDeth's suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeths-suspension/940813/89): > [@DrDeth's suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeths-suspension/940813/89): > > **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! ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-you-can-create-spinoff-threads-directly-from-the-reply-interface/940968/2 "2021-04-28T18:44:25Z")
. . . and I got notified since you quoted me, in case anyone was wondering if people really do get notified of the new thread. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-you-can-create-spinoff-threads-directly-from-the-reply-interface/940968/3 "2021-04-28T21:20:00Z")
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. * * * 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. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-you-can-create-spinoff-threads-directly-from-the-reply-interface/940968/4 "2021-04-28T21:52:59Z")
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 😉