# Instantly auto-lock topics in a category (or create+see but NOT reply perms)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/instantly-auto-lock-topics-in-a-category-or-create-see-but-not-reply-perms/75385>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2017 年12 月 4 日 23:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instantly-auto-lock-topics-in-a-category-or-create-see-but-not-reply-perms/75385 "2017-12-04T23:39:58Z")\
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作者： ![Lilly\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@Lilly\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly_S)\
发布日期： [2017 年12 月 4 日 23:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instantly-auto-lock-topics-in-a-category-or-create-see-but-not-reply-perms/75385/1 "2017-12-04T23:39:58Z")

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Hi Discourse,

We have recently created a new category on our forum designed to act as a repository for announcements and game patch notes _by our community_. This means that the topics in these sections should be read-only, but topics can be created by users with trust levels \>=1. We have enabled auto-locking topics after one hour, but this is not ideal. We would like to be able to have these topics instantly locked.

Alternatively, the ability to have `create + see but not reply` permissions for categories would be fantastic and enable the exact behavior we’re trying to accomplish.

Thank you!  
Lilly

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