# \[SUGGESTION\] a node "ring that brings them all together 🧙"
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [19 February 2021 14:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306 "2021-02-19T14:53:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)
#### Post date: [19 February 2021 14:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/1 "2021-02-19T14:53:40Z")
I am often embarrassed with the quantity of thread that I have to pull to unite several knots between them.
Therefore, I suggest a knot that lets all kinds of messages pass. I know that we can do it with a Function node which `return msg`, but it is more practical to have it compact and without any parameters.
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [19 February 2021 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/2 "2021-02-19T15:00:25Z")
Hi @SuperNinja
this has come up a few times. We have always pushed back because its so easy to create such a node straight from the default palette.
My usual solution is a Change node with its default rule removed. And you can hide the label from the appearance tab of the editor.
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### Author:  [@stephenn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stephenn)
#### Post date: [19 February 2021 17:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/3 "2021-02-19T17:16:03Z")
What about this?
> **[node-red-contrib-noop](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-noop)**
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> A no-op (passthru) node for node-red.
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### Author:  [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)
#### Post date: [19 February 2021 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/4 "2021-02-19T18:08:50Z")
I note, thank you
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### Author:  [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)
#### Post date: [19 February 2021 18:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/5 "2021-02-19T18:09:20Z")
I will be satisfied with this tip 😉
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### Author:  [@Urs-Eppenberger](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Urs-Eppenberger)
#### Post date: [19 February 2021 19:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/6 "2021-02-19T19:11:45Z")
Just checked my flows, to see if I can beautify them with the hints.
Found that I'm using the link nodes to get rid of too many lines.
Or sometimes I send the messages to the MQTT broker, if I think this is general useful information in the data tree and subscribed at various other places.
But I see your point.
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### Author:  [@SonoraTechnical](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SonoraTechnical)
#### Post date: [24 February 2021 23:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/7 "2021-02-24T23:33:20Z")
That is really 'one node that rules them all'... Thanks for sharing. I have a few places for that...
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [24 February 2021 23:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/8 "2021-02-24T23:54:28Z")
I cant tell if you are joking or not? 😃
You know you can just use a build in node e.g. a change node (remove its entry) or a function node with `return msg` in it?
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### Author:  [@SonoraTechnical](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SonoraTechnical)
#### Post date: [25 February 2021 00:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/9 "2021-02-25T00:03:55Z")
well I was having fun... with the LoTR reference...
However, I will admit I didn't know about applying a change node in this manner. thanks for the tip.
That said... I like the NOOP node... upon looking at it I will know automatically that there is nothing hidden inside of it....
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 April 2021 00:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/suggestion-a-node-ring-that-brings-them-all-together/41306/10 "2021-04-26T00:04:17Z")
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