# Poll: Who needs "create only" category type

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-who-needs-create-only-category-type/23140>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [15 Diciembre, 2014 03:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-who-needs-create-only-category-type/23140 "2014-12-15T03:49:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![gingerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\
**Post date:** [15 Diciembre, 2014 03:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-who-needs-create-only-category-type/23140/1 "2014-12-15T03:49:02Z")

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- Yes I need.
- No. I dont need.

If you think about it, it solves lot many usecases like

- to contact list of moderators / admins without private message
- helpdesk for customers in SAAS / any organization
- talk to your CEO / ombudsman kind of scenarios for internal usage in orgs
- for personalized training / q & a among introvert audience.

> [@Personal message to admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-requirement-for-a-college-discourse-instance-personal-message-to-admin/23052):
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> @sam @eviltrout @codinghorror Really need your help here I have a private discourse instance where the private message option is disabled to avoid bullying / trolling among students College needs an urgent requirement where the students should have a mechanism to reach a group of staffs for any complaints. Ideally we need a category where the students can post but not see the list of posts. In other words a category with “Create Only” restriction for students group. Let me explain the ideal …

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