# Automatically watching a topic that I did not create or choose to watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [August 3, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-watching-a-topic-that-i-did-not-create-or-choose-to-watch/273750 "2023-08-03T04:55:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![twofoursixeight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/twofoursixeight/32/583727_2.png) [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-watching-a-topic-that-i-did-not-create-or-choose-to-watch/273750/1 "2023-08-03T04:55:50Z")
![IMG_2298](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/5/e/b5e39ed5f31aa21d784d7859b1109e47208ace2c.jpeg) ^ So this is what the Watching symbol is supposed to say: ![IMG_2297](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/9/f/49ff7794587b5dc85c2135b40af255b2d152c40e.jpeg) However, I found this weird topic. Discourse thinks I am watching this topic because I created it, but this is not my topic. I did not create this, yet Discourse decideds to watch it. > [@Accidentily deleted the main sidebar section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidentily-deleted-the-main-sidebar-section/273624): > > I accidentily deleted the “primary menu” here on meta and now i am wondering how i can get it back. and the same thing happened in the forum where I am an admin - there I deleted all the sections that appear in the “more” menu and by doing this I lost the option the change the primary menu. I was looking around here in the forum if others had the same issue but it seems that I am the first who admits it : ) Does anyone know why this is happening? --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-watching-a-topic-that-i-did-not-create-or-choose-to-watch/273750)._