# Change topic author from 'system' to someone else

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-topic-author-from-system-to-someone-else/135306>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 6, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-topic-author-from-system-to-someone-else/135306 "2019-12-06T20:59:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-topic-author-from-system-to-someone-else/135306/7 "2025-01-20T21:58:48Z")

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