# Prevent replies to OP

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-op/322513>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-op/322513 "2024-08-20T15:37:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gotchur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gotchur/32/424926_2.png) [@Gotchur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gotchur)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-op/322513/1 "2024-08-20T15:37:57Z")

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Is there any way to prevent replies to an OP and instead default those to topic replies? I can cover most of this by hiding elements in the UI but there are other edge cases like quote bbcode, highlighted text, and I’m sure other methods (relatively new to Discourse). This is important to achieve the visual structure I’m creating for topics.

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