# Better indication a topic is locked

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-indication-a-topic-is-locked/29826>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [June 9, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-indication-a-topic-is-locked/29826 "2015-06-09T22:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![strager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-indication-a-topic-is-locked/29826/3 "2015-06-09T22:50:22Z")

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I know! It’s just not very obvious, especially to a new user not familiar with Discourse.

The fact that it is hidden actually exacerbates the issue, because the user can spend considerable time (as much as a minute or two) looking for a reply button thinking that they just aren’t seeing it instead of moving on or creating a linked topic to discuss whatever it is they wanted to talk about.

The example above even goes a step further by giving a second line (Also in the screenshot) that says “No replies to this topic” for the absolute newbie in case they don’t understand what a locked topic is.

I dunno - I just think it would make for a better user experience for the newbie - maybe I’m wrong?

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