# Old topic containing newly deleted post still appears at the top

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-topic-containing-newly-deleted-post-still-appears-at-the-top/31627>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 1, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-topic-containing-newly-deleted-post-still-appears-at-the-top/31627 "2015-08-01T02:17:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-topic-containing-newly-deleted-post-still-appears-at-the-top/31627/7 "2015-09-29T12:59:33Z")

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> [@cpradio](#):
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> Yes, everything is soft deleted

Except for the `User` class though.

> [@chrisalley](#):
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> I understand the technical reason why these topics remain at the top. From a non-technical standpoint (particularly, from the point of view of a user who cannot see the deleted posts), I don’t understand why the topics would still be at the top.

Mostly because it requires a huge refactor to fix it. It will be done since it has other issues but it will take time to land.

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