"This topic is only visible to those who can see the {x} category" message

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The discussion revolves around a message appearing at the top of posts in the “How To” category: “This topic is only visible to those who can see the HowTo category.” slspencer is seeking help to remove this message, as it doesn’t appear in other categories. Falco suggests that the issue is due to the “HowTo” category being set as a shared drafts category using the shared drafts category site setting. slspencer confirms that the message is only visible to admins and staff, and later resolves the issue by creating a separate ‘Drafts’ category and assigning it to the setting, thanks to Falco’s solution.

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Hi Discourse,
I’m a super happy user of discourse. My community is alive and well because of your forum software. It’s easy to use, looks great, we can share files, and it is just a fantastic community environment.

So of course I have a question:
Our “How To” category posts show this at the top:

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“This topic is only visible to those who can see the HowTo category.”
Does everyone see this oronly Staff & Admin?
It doesn’t appear for other categories.
The “How To” category is configured like our other categories, and it doesn’t have a parent category.
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I’ve looked for a setting to make this go away, but I’m stumped.
Can anyone help me make this message go away?

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You set the HowTo category to be a shared drafts category using the site setting shared drafts category.

You will want to undo that.

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Ok I found it under the Settings/Posting section.
From the description of “Shared Drafts”, this banner message is only seen by admins & staff. Is that correct?

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Thanks @Falco for the solution!
I created a ‘Drafts’ category and assigned it to this setting.

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