# A discard confirmation modal appears when clicking ‘New Post’ if a post is pending approval

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-discard-confirmation-modal-appears-when-clicking-new-post-if-a-post-is-pending-approval/397711
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [5 במרץ,‏ 2026,‏ 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-discard-confirmation-modal-appears-when-clicking-new-post-if-a-post-is-pending-approval/397711 "2026-03-05T08:50:01Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [20 במרץ,‏ 2026,‏ 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-discard-confirmation-modal-appears-when-clicking-new-post-if-a-post-is-pending-approval/397711/2 "2026-03-20T13:21:40Z")

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This happened to me today, too. Instead of refreshing, you can also click ‘discard,’ but I agree that this creates the impression you will lose your pending post.

The user experience is really confusing.

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