# Create and only view own posts option

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-only-view-own-posts-option/141236>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [February 11, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-only-view-own-posts-option/141236 "2020-02-11T00:11:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-only-view-own-posts-option/141236/3 "2020-02-11T00:35:13Z")

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> [@koltl](#):
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> I think it would be a good idea to incorporate a permission within a category where a user can create topics and only see the topics he or she created.

Have you considered having users send a PM to a group for this? Users who send a PM to a group will only be able to see the topics they have created. Members of the group the PMs are sent to will be able to see all messages in the group inbox. This is how we handle customer support at Discourse.

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