>From time to time a thread drifts away from its original topic :) One way to counter that is to create a reply in a new thread, then reference it in the old one with a message like "Continued in message#XXXXXXX".
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>It would be convenient if that process could be automated somehow. I'm thinking in terms of having a "Reply in new thread" button next to the "Reply" button.

This is a good idea. I have taken note of it.

For Lutz, we cannot break a thread.