# Tips for using Discourse to avoid hijacks

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**Created:** [February 17, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-using-discourse-to-avoid-hijacks/997712 "2024-02-17T22:09:26Z")\
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Ok, upper-left-hand-corner arrow feature is good for creating new threads to respond to posts. But if you want to respond to a post within another thread, I’d use the url bar or the triple-dot button at the bottom of each post. For example:

> [@Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/505):
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> Hm. Click arrow, choose linked topic reply option, copy and paste in another thread (this one): Continuing the discussion from [Tips for using Discourse to avoid hijacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-using-discourse-to-avoid-hijacks/997712/3): Discuss. Discuss. Discuss. Now just paste the link from the post: Paste link from Url bar:

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