# Can't mark certain posts as solutions

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mark-certain-posts-as-solutions/36251>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [December 2, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mark-certain-posts-as-solutions/36251 "2015-12-02T19:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mark-certain-posts-as-solutions/36251/2 "2015-12-02T20:22:46Z")

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Not sure this is a bug. Fairly certain it is intentional as closing a topic is saying, do not alter the posts… the solution would be to open it and then mark the solution, then close it.

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