# Deleted Post remaining visible

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-post-remaining-visible/116244>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-post-remaining-visible/116244 "2019-04-29T13:21:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-post-remaining-visible/116244/2 "2019-04-29T13:42:27Z")

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> [@Donovan\_McNeil](#):
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> Seems users should not see these posts.

Why not? It explains to users where a post went, if staff want it gone sooner, then they have the tools to do so.

You also have the option to edit `delete removed posts after` which is the number of hours before a post is removed automatically, set it to 0 and the posts are gone immediately.

From experience though that tends to cause confusion, users get a notification of a reply, open the topic and then start support topics to ask where the reply went.

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