# Can I effectively make a topic read-only?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-effectively-make-a-topic-read-only/41582>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [25. März 2016 um 22:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-effectively-make-a-topic-read-only/41582 "2016-03-25T22:49:56Z")\
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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:** [31. Dezember 2018 um 18:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-effectively-make-a-topic-read-only/41582/5 "2018-12-31T18:38:02Z")

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Archiving a topic would be closer to true read only. Closing a topic only prevents replies, it still allows other actions (likes, edits within the allowed edit window, etc).

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