# Muted topic is completely hidden

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topic-is-completely-hidden/72690>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topic-is-completely-hidden/72690 "2017-10-24T14:00:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoohonPie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/foohonpie/32/119648_2.png) [@FoohonPie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FoohonPie)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topic-is-completely-hidden/72690/8 "2018-12-30T15:30:31Z")

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I hadn’t realized it worked this way. This seems strange given that the option is for “Tracking”, and the other options are all only for notifications.

The “Hide” behavior seems like a better fit as its own action alongside bookmark, flag, etc.

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