# Limit or turn off New topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-or-turn-off-new-topics/173952>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 21, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-or-turn-off-new-topics/173952 "2020-12-21T19:17:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ziirahdane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ziirahdane/32/201218_2.png) [@Ziirahdane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ziirahdane)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-or-turn-off-new-topics/173952/1 "2020-12-21T19:17:36Z")

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Some of my users are providing accessibility feedback and have requested that the New topics area in the settings dropdown (preferences \> notifications, ‘Consider topics new when’) be able to provide an option for ‘Never’.

How can I make this work for these users?

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**Author:** ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-or-turn-off-new-topics/173952/2 "2020-12-21T22:38:36Z")

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They never want to know when there is new content? Can you explain what they are trying to solve here? That doesn’t seem to make much sense at face value.