# Formatting for links to private topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-for-links-to-private-topics/40162>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2016 年 2 月 25 日午後 2:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-for-links-to-private-topics/40162 "2016-02-25T14:59:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Post date:** [2016 年 2 月 25 日午後 3:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-for-links-to-private-topics/40162/4 "2016-02-25T15:49:50Z")

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The link `https://community.c9.io/t/what-are-active-workspaces/1334/2?u=bradydowling` you posted requires me to log in:

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I can read the source post (`https://community.c9.io/t/sharing-premium-workspaces-with-free-users/2741/2?u=bradydowling`) without logging in, so showing the preview would leak the What-are-Workspaces-topic to me.

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