# Hidden or staff only posts for collaborative moderation

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-or-staff-only-posts-for-collaborative-moderation/27063>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [1 Aprile 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-or-staff-only-posts-for-collaborative-moderation/27063 "2015-04-01T14:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_mardlin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/john_mardlin/32/115622_2.png) [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\
**Post date:** [1 Aprile 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-or-staff-only-posts-for-collaborative-moderation/27063/1 "2015-04-01T14:49:30Z")

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There are times when we need to be very careful about how we respond to a topic. I want to make sure that staff realize that a topic has no response yet for a reason.

It would also be great to be able to have some internal discussion about a topic, either within the post itself, or better to have a hidden post in the thread which links to a discussion in the Staff area.

I tried flagging a post for “reason = 'something else”, but felt the flag was a fairly subtle notification and it felt like a work around.

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/7/a734c5b95ed41f5657fbf05e08fadddea349c6b2.png)

Am I missing a better option?

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