# Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 27, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736 "2021-12-27T18:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 642
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/642 "2024-10-09T14:03:41Z")
> [@Breaking news. Iran launches missile attack against Israel: 2024-10-01](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-iran-launches-missile-attack-against-israel-2024-10-01/1008344/17): > > How to Reply as a linked Topic > > Click Reply, in the upper left corner of the reply window is the reply type button, _looks like a curving arrow point to the right_. > > Choose **Reply as linked topic** and it starts a new thread. As an example, you can choose GD, IMHO or The Pit for it. > > That is actually the best method. Sorry for the weird, random notification W\_E, I was trying to see if there’s a way to reply to a post in a past-tense dormant thread, but have it appear as a reply in a present-tense ongoing thread. I believe your instructions above would work well if I was wanting to reply to a a post in a past-tense dormant thread, and start my own brand new thread - but that’s actually what I’m trying to avoid. So what I did here is start a quote-reply of your post in the past-tense thread, copy the html code that pops up in the box, and then I navigated here to ATMB and pasted that html code into a brand new reply box. _ETA : Damn, looks like it worked. I’m reminded now of the story about the broken clock._ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736)._