# Is it possible to get a list of topics in a category read by a specific user?

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**Category:** Data & reporting\
**Tags:** sql-query\
**Created:** [Avril 26, 2017, 2:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-list-of-topics-in-a-category-read-by-a-specific-user/61641 "2017-04-26T14:02:45Z")\
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Interesting use case - fairly unique I should imagine

Just from a practical point of view I am not sure it would help since the admin could simply impersonate a valid user and read it that way? Or maybe go into Anonymous mode (if you allow that).

Would it be easier to set it up as a group so they can PM each other instead? Not sure what rights admins have to private messages

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