# 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:** ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-not-possible-to-quote-closed-topics-solved/167402/6 "2020-11-10T01:54:33Z")

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It’s currently possible to quote a closed topic but only if you have the composer open ready to reply to an open topic.

Example from try:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/8/f886da93fe436209cb6b19f7667bb61047225edc.png)

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