# A couple of questions about suppressing posts **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-suppressing-posts/101961 **Category:** Support **Created:** [13 november 2018 om 18:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-suppressing-posts/101961 "2018-11-13T18:59:49Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![j127](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j127/32/79093_2.png) [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127) #### Post date: [13 november 2018 om 20:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-suppressing-posts/101961/2 "2018-11-13T20:49:14Z")
After a bit more experimentation, it looks like I’m still seeing hidden threads in the lists because I’m an admin. When I visit the pages directly with a trust level 2 user account, I can still see icons and messages that say that the topic is hidden. What I’m trying to do is make it hidden but not show any indication that it’s hidden to the users – otherwise it’s potentially going to start long discussions that take up a lot of time. Is there any standard way to do that? > [@Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-closed-unlisted-and-archived-topics/51238): > > bookmark This guide explains the differences between Closed, Unlisted, and Archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics and use cases. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers various ways to manage topics, including closing, unlisting, and archiving. Each of these options serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed and interacted with. This guide will explain the differences between these three states and th… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-suppressing-posts/101961)._