# Changing Ownership on a Category Description
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [6월 23, 2017, 8:31오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028 "2017-06-23T20:31:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [6월 23, 2017, 8:31오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028/1 "2017-06-23T20:31:36Z")
Some time ago I created a category for future use. Recently I met people who can actually use it, so I transferred it to one of them (“changed ownership”). However, the person cannot edit the post. I tried to impersonate them, upgrade their membership, to no avail. Should they be able to create a conference in order to be able to edit this topic?
I would expect that if the topic’s first post is ‘given’ to them, they should be able to edit it.
What do you think?
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [6월 23, 2017, 8:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028/2 "2017-06-23T20:36:06Z")
Are they staff? If so, yes, they should be able to edit it (though without ownership)
However, I think the issue you are running into is the Edit Window Period (`post edit time limit`). Chances are they are a normal user and that time period has been exceeded.
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### Author:  [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [6월 23, 2017, 8:37오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028/3 "2017-06-23T20:37:50Z")
No they’re not staff. Indeed I think you’re right. I can kill the category and recreate it. Will report here…
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### Author:  [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [6월 23, 2017, 8:46오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028/4 "2017-06-23T20:46:21Z")
Indeed, recreating a new category and changing ownership to a basic user works fine. Good call @cpradio!
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [6월 8, 2024, 12:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028/5 "2024-06-08T12:44:35Z")
이 주제는 2541일 후 자동으로 닫혔습니다. 더 이상 새로운 답변이 허용되지 않습니다.