# Infinite spinner /about on private forum when logged out

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-spinner-about-on-private-forum-when-logged-out/58506
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [2017年三月6日 23:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-spinner-about-on-private-forum-when-logged-out/58506 "2017-03-06T23:23:28Z")
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### Author: ![Steve\_Pavlina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/steve_pavlina/32/170086_2.png) [@Steve\_Pavlina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_Pavlina)
#### Post date: [2017年三月6日 23:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-spinner-about-on-private-forum-when-logged-out/58506/1 "2017-03-06T23:23:28Z")

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When I’m logged out of a private Discourse forum, I can still view /faq (or /guidelines), /tos, and /privacy. Is it the intended behavior for non-members to be able to view such pages for a private forum? It seems questionable to make these pages public. Some private forums may still want to keep their guidelines private.

Second, those three pages link to /about (especially the /faq page which has multiple links to /about), but when I click to visit /about while logged out, I get an infinite spinner page that never finishes loading. Perhaps these links should redirect back to the home page, inviting people to log in, or the About links could be removed for a private forum. This /about page shouldn’t be displayed for non-members since then it would reveal some forum stats.

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