# Delete Topic/Thread by author?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-thread-by-author/298359
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 7, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-thread-by-author/298359 "2024-03-07T13:48:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Gwendoline\_Berlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gwendoline_Berlin)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-thread-by-author/298359/1 "2024-03-07T13:48:57Z")
Hi, is there any option to give the user/authors of a thread or theme the possibility to delete their own theme/thread?
Or is this only possible for moderation/administrators?
THX, Gwen
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### Author:  [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-thread-by-author/298359/2 "2024-03-07T14:43:34Z")
Hi Gwen,
If I read your question correctly, and if my best guess is correct, then the following should be the case:
- If a user creates a topic that hasn’t had any replies to it, it can be deleted.
- If a user creates a topic that does have a reply to it, it can only be deleted by staff.
I may be wrong but this is what I know based on experience! 😁
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### Author:  [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-thread-by-author/298359/3 "2024-03-07T14:53:13Z")
Hi @Gwendoline_Berlin,
Users can delete their own posts whenever they so wish. However, topics are different. As @HamMan2118 pointed out. A flag should be submitted to the moderators to delete the topic. The reasoning behind this is so that so valuable discussions are not lost by users deleting an entire topic.