# Allow\_uncategorized\_topics setting message does not specify that admin account will bypass it

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-uncategorized-topics-setting-message-does-not-specify-that-admin-account-will-bypass-it/104778>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [December 20, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-uncategorized-topics-setting-message-does-not-specify-that-admin-account-will-bypass-it/104778 "2018-12-20T17:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-uncategorized-topics-setting-message-does-not-specify-that-admin-account-will-bypass-it/104778/6 "2018-12-21T03:10:34Z")

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Yes, staff are immune to this limit, they are immune to most limits in Discourse, and always have been. I don’t see any point in sticking dozens of virtual post-it notes all over the UI indicating this. All you need to keep in mind is one simple general rule: staff are immune to most normal user limits.

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