How to make two consecutive posts without merging them?

[mtford]

Often I want to post twice in the same thread, on slightly different topics - e.g. answering someone else's question, then asking a new question of my own. Is there a way to do this without getting the second post merged into the end of the first, other than waiting for someone else to post in between?

 

[yilduz]

Often I want to post twice in the same thread, on slightly different topics - e.g. answering someone else's question, then asking a new question of my own. Is there a way to do this without getting the second post merged into the end of the first, other than waiting for someone else to post in between?

I think if you wait a certain amount of time, it makes a second post, but otherwise it combines it. There really isn't much of a reason to make another post if you're the most recent poster.

 

[mtford]

There really isn't much of a reason to make another post if you're the most recent poster.

On a small thread like this one, I agree. But on the big Sticky threads, there are lots of sub-conversations going on simultaneously. If I want to reply to two people on different topics, or ask a completely new question, I don't want the two topics mixed up in the same post.

 

[yilduz]

Just quote one person and respond directly underneath, then do the same thing for everything else you want to respond to. Most people won't be confused by that.