zulip/help/include/when-to-start-a-new-topic.md

To get the full benefits of Zulip's topic model, when starting a new conversation, you should start a new topic!

Starting a topic is like a lighter weight version of giving your email a subject. Topic names should be brief but specific, e.g.:

• Good topic names: "question about topics", "welcome Anna Smith!", "issue #1234"
• Not so good topic names: "question", "hi", "help", "this topic is about a question I have about topics"

!!! tip "" Don't overthink naming your topic. The first 2-3 words that come to mind are probably fine!