# Handle deleted topics better in embed
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-deleted-topics-better-in-embed/35776
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [19.Ноябрь.2015 00:30:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-deleted-topics-better-in-embed/35776 "2015-11-19T00:30:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@fantapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantapop)
#### Post date: [19.Ноябрь.2015 00:30:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-deleted-topics-better-in-embed/35776/1 "2015-11-19T00:30:12Z")
We’re on the cusp of rolling out the embedded comments on our blog and I noticed a few oddities.
1. if the embed url points to a topic that exists but is deleted, it shows -1 replies
2. when starting discussion on a deleted topic you visit that topic and it still shows as deleted. I would expect it to reopen that topic.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [19.Ноябрь.2015 01:06:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-deleted-topics-better-in-embed/35776/2 "2015-11-19T01:06:10Z")
Anything we can do about the -1 issue @eviltrout? Low priority though.
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### Author:  [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [20.Ноябрь.2015 18:07:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-deleted-topics-better-in-embed/35776/3 "2015-11-20T18:07:09Z")
The -1 issue has been fixed in master:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5056de1d8a88ae06c56cdf20a6d987a1973347e3](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5056de1d8a88ae06c56cdf20a6d987a1973347e3)
I don’t think re-opening the topic as explained in 2 is safe. I feel like it could give the user following through too much power. It’s probably better if they get the “missing / not proper access” page.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [22.Ноябрь.2015 00:12:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-deleted-topics-better-in-embed/35776/4 "2015-11-22T00:12:18Z")