# Guidelines Static page not displaying when it should **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidelines-static-page-not-displaying-when-it-should/65721 **Category:** Feature **Created:** [July 6, 2017, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidelines-static-page-not-displaying-when-it-should/65721 "2017-07-06T08:44:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![robmc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/robmc/32/125900_2.png) [@robmc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robmc) #### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidelines-static-page-not-displaying-when-it-should/65721/4 "2017-07-06T09:22:02Z")
> [@techAPJ](#): > > FAQ/Guidelines page should be hidden from anonymous users for private forums. that is very odd behaviour, surely? the point of Guidelines is that these are there to be read and agreed to when signing up to the community this is a problem because when these static pages were created (it seems) the concept of FAQ and Guidelines was amalgamated when in fact they are completely different items for different audiences. See the comments- which I don’t think were properly addressed here: > [@Update the FAQ, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-faq-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service/18074): > > bookmark This guide explains how to update the FAQ, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service pages in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Updating the FAQ, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service pages in Discourse can help ensure that your [community guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/guidelines) and policies are up-to-date and reflect the current standards. Editing the FAQ, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service Topics The FAQ, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service pages are each created as a topic w… I can see an argument for FAQ items to stay hidden for private communities, but the point of guidelines is that they apply to all users and my intention is to ask new users to read and agree to them before signing up. A related issue is that Discourse only allows these three static pages and so lots of different requirements are shoe-horned into three pages when we really want more fine-grained control. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidelines-static-page-not-displaying-when-it-should/65721)._