# Author-only Topic (take 2)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic-take-2/303254>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic-take-2/303254 "2024-04-10T16:06:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic-take-2/303254/3 "2024-04-10T16:26:10Z")

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I think it should be possible to hide the reply button in a category with CSS. It wouldn’t stop people from replying, but it would clearly be bad behavior if someone did.

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