# 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:** [4. Dezember 2017 um 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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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [5. Dezember 2017 um 00:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instantly-auto-lock-topics-in-a-category-or-create-see-but-not-reply-perms/75385/2 "2017-12-05T00:27:15Z")

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Isn’t this already possible? Simply set the permissions such that only users with trust level {x} are allowed to create topics there, then close them after creation.

I’m unclear why auto-close isn’t acceptable?

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