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# Conversation controls

Messages, threads, reactions, forwarding and links to work in a channel.

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A conversation contains messages and cards in a channel. A thread groups replies
under one message. The message menu depends on the message and your access.

| Control | Purpose | Access or result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reply in a thread | Discuss one message | Replies appear under the parent message |
| Reaction | Add or remove an emoji reaction | A visible reaction is not a read receipt |
| Edit | Change your message | A rejected change does not replace the saved message |
| Delete | Remove a message | Your role determines which messages you can delete |
| Pin | Keep a message available in the pinned list | Pinning does not change its audience |
| Save or reminder | Keep a personal follow-up | A personal reminder is not an assignment |
| Copy link | Obtain a link to the message | The recipient still needs access |
| **Forward…** | Share a message to selected destinations | Each destination can succeed or fail separately |
| Create issue | Start an issue from a message | An existing issue link opens that issue instead |

## Forwarded messages

The forwarding picker searches channels and people. It can include a comment.
The picker warns when people at a destination cannot see the original.
Forwarding does not grant access to that original. The destination's readers
must have permission to follow the source link.

A success notice names the destinations reached. A failure at one destination
does not prove failure at every destination. The error identifies what needs
another attempt.

## Search and threads

Search helps locate messages without scrolling through the entire conversation.
Channel and author filters narrow the results. A result opens the message in
context. Access still applies to the result and its destination.

A thread has its own reply box. Its reply filter changes which replies are
visible. Closing a thread does not delete its replies.