# Allow for empty posts and empty topic body

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-empty-posts-and-empty-topic-body/318665>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [July 26, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-empty-posts-and-empty-topic-body/318665 "2024-07-26T18:49:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-empty-posts-and-empty-topic-body/318665/12 "2024-07-30T02:53:32Z")

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This is a very strange feature request – to be honest I can’t imagine a world in which we would support empty posting as a feature – it goes against our entire philosophy of civilized discourse. Don’s suggestion is probably your best option here.

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