# Long term whisper posts on topics?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-term-whisper-posts-on-topics/45057>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [31 Maggio 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-term-whisper-posts-on-topics/45057 "2016-05-31T22:33:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [1 Giugno 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-term-whisper-posts-on-topics/45057/6 "2016-06-01T11:58:30Z")

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Actually there is already support for this. `topic_ids` can be passed with the dataset, per

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/6137bb46d31f0bb3ef3a4488c68a17a750ddb84e/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb#L490-L507>

However, only Staff have the ability to select topics using the selection tool menu thing on the topic listings. Might be worth opening up that ability to all users? (which may be a feature request)

Here is the two related form datas (using the topic selection tool, then without said topic selection tool).  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/8/c8baeffc67e779bd29b903680461f44427746f71.png)

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/a/daf723570ee0386d5135cd57e4272b5871ff3cf2.png)

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