# Leaders editing permission issue

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaders-editing-permission-issue/78903
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [1월 24, 2018, 7:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaders-editing-permission-issue/78903 "2018-01-24T19:55:13Z")
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### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [1월 29, 2018, 5:30오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaders-editing-permission-issue/78903/4 "2018-01-29T17:30:37Z")

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You can now lock posts to prevent edits:

> [@Locking Posts (preventing users from undoing staff edits)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locking-posts-preventing-users-from-undoing-staff-edits/79111):
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> As of [this commit](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6b04967e2f0962514fe8b7db7b83ba38789e85ff) Discourse staff members now have the ability to lock posts. Locking a post prevents its author from editing it. Why would you want to do this? Sometimes a user posts something bad, so a staff member will go in and change it. Before this commit, there was no way to prevent a user from maliciously changing it back. To lock a post, click the wrench under it and select “Lock Post” [image] When locked, a lock icon will be displayed on top of the post and the poster will not be a…

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