# I would like to copy and paste entries from one thread to create another

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**Created:** [October 1, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225 "2011-10-01T03:37:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225/1 "2011-10-01T03:37:03Z")

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In GQ, a current thread on “neutrinos faster than light” is now up to six pages. Surprisingly, what I thought would be two-line self-aborted hijack on direct human observation of neutrinos has now taken on a life of its own, and makes it hard to follow, let alone obscuring its parent thread.

May I copy and paste all the relevant comments (with date and authors of each one) as the beginning of a new thread?

Thanks,  
Leo

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225/2 "2011-10-01T03:49:20Z")

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The General Questions moderators need to consult on this issue – so hold on until they get back to you.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225/3 "2011-10-01T10:56:44Z")

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I’m confused. Hasn’t this been done several times before? I know it’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but has it actually been forbidden?

Or is the issue just the large number of posts?

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225/4 "2011-10-01T12:02:38Z")

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There’s a vB feature (mods only) that can do that much more effectively than a user can.

Especially since the c&p version looks like crap (you get one huge-ass OP with a bunch of quote boxes at best) and the “copy posts to a new thread” mod-version looks great (everyone’s post is it’s own post and correctly attributed), I’d want the mods to discourage users from doing it on their own.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-copy-and-paste-entries-from-one-thread-to-create-another/598225/5 "2011-10-03T02:06:56Z")

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I’ve asked the moderators of that forum to look at this situation and take action.