help: Document new setting for moving a topic between streams.

I'd like to do more refactoring on this documentation, but at least we
now explain the current model accurately.
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## Related articles
* [Message and topic editing](/help/configure-message-editing-and-deletion)
* [Rename a topic](/help/rename-a-topic)

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| Edit your message topics | [1] | [1] |
| Add a topic to a topicless message | [1] | [1] |
| Edit others' message topics | [1] | [2] |
| Move topics between streams | [4] | [4] |
| Delete your messages | ✔ | [3] |
| Delete others' messages | ✔ | |
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[3] Controlled by **Allow message deleting**.
[4] Controlled by **Who can move messages between streams**, in
addition to other restrictions on editing topics.
There are a few useful things to understand about the message editing
settings.
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{end_tabs}
### Configure who can move topics between streams
By default, only organization administrators can move topics between
streams. You can configure which roles have permission to do so:
{start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions}
2. Under **Stream permissions**, configure **Who can move messages between streams**.
{!save-changes.md!}
{end_tabs}
## Related articles
* [Disable message edit history](/help/disable-message-edit-history)
* [Configure message retention policy](/help/message-retention-policy)
* [Rename a topic](/help/rename-a-topic)
* [Community topic edits](/help/community-topic-edits)

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## Move a topic to another stream
{!admin-only.md!}
Organizations can configure which roles have permission to [move
topics between streams][move-permission-setting].
Organization administrators can move a topic from one stream to
another.
To move a topic, you must have access to both the source and
destination streams.
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## Move message(s) in a topic to another stream
{!admin-only.md!}
Organizations can configure which roles have permission to [move
topics between streams][move-permission-setting].
Organization administrators can also move only a subset of messages
Roles that have permission can also move only a subset of messages
from a topic to another stream.
{start_tabs}
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!!! warn ""
**Note**: You cannot edit content of a message while changing its stream.
{end_tabs}
[move-permission-setting]: /help/configure-message-editing-and-deletion#configure-who-can-move-topics-between-streams