# Duplicate check includes deleted posts

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-check-includes-deleted-posts/394950>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [February 2, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-check-includes-deleted-posts/394950 "2026-02-02T14:01:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-check-includes-deleted-posts/394950/2 "2026-02-02T14:19:01Z")

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Are you talking about deleted post that are removed from the data base, deleted posts that are only visible to users allowed to see deleted posts or a post deleted by a user that is still visible as “(Post deleted by author)”?

In the last case the user could still restore their post after posting it a second time. That would render this measure against double posts ineffective.

I have also expirienced that I accidentially posted in the wrong topic, deleted my post and had to wait a few minutes before I was allowed to post it again. By default `unique post min` is set to 5 minutes. I think that’s an acceptable waiting time to benefit from a spam-free forum.

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