Why can't I "Add New Topic" while reading a discussion?

[Brian_BSC]

@phoenixbound

I’m aware of creating new threads by clicking “New Topic”. The question I asked yesterday was because it seemed that there was yet another feature, “Reply as new topic”. Creating a new thread is not a “reply” so why did they write," Reply as new topic"??

I think what started this off is that @MarieB meant to say “Reply as Linked Topic” in the post over here.