# Error when deleting a topic which has already been answered

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-deleting-a-topic-which-has-already-been-answered/351378>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [February 9, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-deleting-a-topic-which-has-already-been-answered/351378 "2025-02-09T22:57:07Z")\
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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 10, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-deleting-a-topic-which-has-already-been-answered/351378/4 "2025-02-10T00:56:37Z")

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> [@Thomas\_DC](#):
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> I see that sometimes the delete button is hidden, whereas the edit button is available, and sometimes the delete button is available and tells me that I’m not allowed to delete the topic.

I know that the delete button is visible even if the topic has a reply, so you aren’t allowed to delete the topic. The text on hover also reflects that. Example from the last topic I created at Meta:  
 ![you dont have the permission to delete this topic](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/e/7/7e76781a2c948bbfe2febe4556a2509d7c044fa7.png)  
But I don’t remember noticing a topic where the edit button was visible but the delete button was not.

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