# Cannot delete an empty category with identical slug name

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [Maio 11, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650 "2015-05-11T19:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [Maio 11, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650/9 "2015-05-11T21:12:55Z")

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The “you are not permitted” means that the server is replying with a 403 for some reason. What does the network inspector show?

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