# Can replies to topics be limited to only the author of the topic?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-replies-to-topics-be-limited-to-only-the-author-of-the-topic/95071>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [8월 18, 2018, 10:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-replies-to-topics-be-limited-to-only-the-author-of-the-topic/95071 "2018-08-18T22:02:21Z")\
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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:** [8월 19, 2018, 8:55오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-replies-to-topics-be-limited-to-only-the-author-of-the-topic/95071/7 "2018-08-19T08:55:57Z")

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Why can’t you simply ask people not to post in the topic, if you don’t want anyone else to post in it? I’m a little unclear why “just put a notice on it” isn’t sufficient?

The author could flag any post they don’t want in their topic.

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