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Move topic split instructions to dedicated procedure in "Moderator Instructions"
Previously, the topic split instructions were provided as part of the "Split hijacked topic" procedure.
There are cases other than a hijack where splitting a topic is useful, so it is better to define a general purpose
"Split topic" procedure, then reference that from each of the more specific procedures that require a topic split.
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@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ For an overview of the Discourse moderation system, see the "[**Discourse Modera
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-[Make staff post](#make-staff-post)
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-[Adjust user Trust Level](#adjust-user-trust-level)
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-[Silence user](#silence-user)
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-[Split topic](#split-topic)
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-[Suspend account](#suspend-account)
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-[Change post ownership](#change-post-ownership)
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-[Resources](#resources)
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1. Open the hijacked topic.
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1. Click the wrench button ("topic actions") at the bottom of the topic.
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1. From the menu, select "**Select Posts...**".
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A "**You have selected 0 posts.**" dialog will open.
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1. Click the <kbd>**select**</kbd> button on each post related to the hijack.
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1. Click the <kbd>**move to**</kbd> button.
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A "**Move to**" dialog will open.
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1. In the "**New Topic Title**" field, enter an appropriate title for the subject of the hijack post.
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1. Select the appropriate [forum category](https://forum.arduino.cc/categories) from the "**Category**" dropdown menu.
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1. Click the <kbd>**Move to New Topic**</kbd> button.
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The new topic will be created and opened in your browser.
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1. Follow the ["**Split topic**" procedure](#split-topic) to move the posts specific to the hijack to a new topic.
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1. In a reply to the newly created topic, add a ["Staff Post"](#make-staff-post):
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> Please don't hijack topics. I've had to split your post out to its own topic.
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<aname="split-topic"></a>
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### [Split topic](#split-topic)
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In some cases, it may be useful to move posts to a dedicated topic.
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1. Click the wrench button ("topic actions") at the bottom of the topic.
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1. From the menu, select "**Select Posts...**".
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A "**You have selected 0 posts.**" dialog will open.
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1. Click the **select** button on each post you wish to move to a new topic.
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1. Click the **move to** button.
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The "**Move to**" dialog will open.
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1. Type an appropriate title for the subject of the new topic in the "**New Topic Title**" field of the "**Move to**" dialog.
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1. Select the appropriate [forum category](https://forum.arduino.cc/categories) from the "**Category**" dropdown menu.
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1. Click the **Move to New Topic** button at the bottom of the dialog.
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The new topic will be created and opened in your browser.
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1. If the original topic provides potentially useful context to the posts in the new topic, [edit](#edit-post) the first and add a reference to the pre-split topic:
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```markdown
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Continuing the discussion from <!-- TODO: original topic URL -->:
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