# It is not possible to quote closed topics \[Solved\]

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-not-possible-to-quote-closed-topics-solved/167402>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-not-possible-to-quote-closed-topics-solved/167402 "2020-10-16T20:51:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-not-possible-to-quote-closed-topics-solved/167402/5 "2020-11-10T01:01:05Z")

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oh I see non admins are not allowed to quote closed posts.

@pmusaraj this may be related to share dialog changes back when, do you know if this is on purpose?

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