# Allow users to lock, unlist, and delete their own topics
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [1월 7, 2017, 6:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332 "2017-01-07T18:07:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 6:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/1 "2017-01-07T18:07:16Z")
Ok. i know this is WAY too similar to an old suggestion.
You can lock, unlist, make private and delete YOUR topics. because that way if a thread gets out of hand WAY out of hand, you can use whichever one as you see fit. Only if it is unneeded arguing, swearing, stuff of that sort. but ONLY for regulars! ~IWantmoreLBSG
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[https://forums.lbsg.net/t/new-suggestion-for-ze-forums/9870/15](https://forums.lbsg.net/t/new-suggestion-for-ze-forums/9870/15)
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I don’t know if we are able to allow this or not. Just want to put this out there.
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### Author:  [@IWantmoreLBSG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IWantmoreLBSG1)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 6:18오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/2 "2017-01-07T18:18:55Z")
P.S. That was my post. i am IWantmoreLBSG @ [https://forums.lbsg.net](https://forums.lbsg.net)
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 6:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/3 "2017-01-07T18:33:41Z")
This has been discussed multiple times, and people prefer to keep moderation for moderators. Letting people do \*bait and switch` isn’t good for discussions.
Also, TL4 already have this access.
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### Author:  [@IWantmoreLBSG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IWantmoreLBSG1)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 6:38오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/4 "2017-01-07T18:38:56Z")
Yes but what if no one with TL4 or FM aren’t online? and look at the poll on the first post. way more positive votes then negative!
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### Author:  [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 6:39오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/5 "2017-01-07T18:39:48Z")
Ok, I am a moderator so that’s no problem for me 🙃 But could we/you allow users to do thy? At least lock their own topics? Can we do this ourselves or do you need to do this?
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### Author:  [@IWantmoreLBSG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IWantmoreLBSG1)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 6:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/6 "2017-01-07T18:41:49Z")
at LEAST lock? please???
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 7:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/7 "2017-01-07T19:07:46Z")
> [@IWantmoreLBSG1](#):
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> Yes but what if no one with TL4 or FM aren’t online
If the forum doesn’t have enough staff users, they should remedy that first.
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### Author:  [@IWantmoreLBSG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IWantmoreLBSG1)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 8:12오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/8 "2017-01-07T20:12:48Z")
How about just lock their own topic. Regulars only though. Just lock.
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### Author:  [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 8:22오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/9 "2017-01-07T20:22:11Z")
Ok drop it, everyone can delete their own topic.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 9:26오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/10 "2017-01-07T21:26:18Z")
It is a bad idea. The potential for damage and cruelty is huge – just create a topic that says “user X sucks”, the delete it before any mods see it. Start a topic, then close it on a whim. So on, so forth.
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### Author:  [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)
#### Post date: [1월 7, 2017, 9:58오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/11 "2017-01-07T21:58:17Z")
Hmm sorry didn’t know about the category and the title. This was not my idea. @IWantmoreLBSG1 was having troubles with his gmail so I posed it for him.
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### Author:  [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)
#### Post date: [1월 8, 2017, 8:36오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/12 "2017-01-08T08:36:02Z")
One use case for people locking their own topics is in a category used for selling stuff. People want to be able to lock the topic once the item has been sold. Currently they have to flag the topic and a moderator spends half an hour per day closing everyhing that needs to be closed.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1월 8, 2017, 8:45오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/13 "2017-01-08T08:45:24Z")
I think that’d be better as a plugin as there may be other buying/selling needs.
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### Author:  [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [1월 9, 2017, 11:20오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/14 "2017-01-09T11:20:42Z")
> [@IWantmoreLBSG1](#):
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> How about just lock their own topic
I agree with Jeff., bad idea.
Why the author of the topic can lock their own topic?
Think about it.
Someone open a discussion, and 30 min after he decides close it, and I want to say something in that discussion 😐
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### Author:  [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [1월 9, 2017, 11:27오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/15 "2017-01-09T11:27:45Z")
There is always the “Flag Moderator” option and contact email address.
If a member later regrets making a certain post they can always plead their case.
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### Author:  [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)
#### Post date: [1월 9, 2017, 3:35오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/16 "2017-01-09T15:35:32Z")
Or they can delete it so it is not visible. Basically delete the topic and change the title.
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### Author:  [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)
#### Post date: [1월 9, 2017, 3:38오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/17 "2017-01-09T15:38:43Z")
We have 20 staff users (system and two inactive people who are staff of our cooperation included)
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### Author:  [@IWantmoreLBSG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IWantmoreLBSG1)
#### Post date: [1월 13, 2017, 10:26오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/18 "2017-01-13T22:26:16Z")
Because if swearing starts or something and there are no staff online the author can lock it until a mod that came on decides what to do.
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### Author:  [@IWantmoreLBSG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IWantmoreLBSG1)
#### Post date: [1월 13, 2017, 10:26오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/19 "2017-01-13T22:26:49Z")
like @zombieslayer124 said
> [@Allow users to lock, unlist, and delete their own topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/17):
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> We have 20 staff users (system and two inactive people who are staff of our cooperation included)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1월 13, 2017, 10:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332/20 "2017-01-13T22:33:55Z")
Community flags will already do this.
[다음 페이지](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-lock-unlist-and-delete-their-own-topics/55332.md?page=2)