# Default pinned topic does not show due to policy plugin

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 27, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-pinned-topic-does-not-show-due-to-policy-plugin/121449 "2019-06-27T00:55:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-pinned-topic-does-not-show-due-to-policy-plugin/121449/1 "2019-06-27T00:55:45Z")

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I noticed something strange about the default welcome (pinned) topic in Uncategorized: it does not show up for anonymous requests.

There is no limit to reading it that I can tell: registration is open, this is the default Uncategorized category (with the special security features) and no setting limits viewing contents.

The **JSON view shows the cooked version** of the post, yet the HTML version is empty:

 ![2019-06-27-022930](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/9/c906246861074f20e7d4c0606d02ee01737b571d.png)

This behavior only happens on this forum, the master of a multi-site configuration.

[https://ps.zoethical.org/t/welcome-to-p-s/8/1.json](https://ps.zoethical.org/t/welcome-to-p-s/8/1.json)

> **[Exploring community-based social media](https://ps.zoethical.org/t/exploring-community-based-social-media/8/1)**
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> petites singularités hosts conversations This category welcomes any idea or debate making sense with :ps:'s scope of interest. p.s.: participation, engagement, and cooperation trace the aesthetic triangle of software freedom. We devise singular...

Any idea?

There’s a reply with a `policy` which bugs and [lacks buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy/88557/27)… Maybe that’s related?

Just to be complete, here’s what it looks like when I’m logged in:

 ![2019-06-27-025613](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/0/807705190565fa4799294fde347c73631ed4cc55.png)

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