# Prevent users from deleting Topics themselves?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-users-from-deleting-topics-themselves/120977>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 21, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-users-from-deleting-topics-themselves/120977 "2019-06-21T09:30:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ValdikSS](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/valdikss/32/157221_2.png) [@ValdikSS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValdikSS)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-users-from-deleting-topics-themselves/120977/4 "2021-09-18T17:24:14Z")

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This is [partially] not true as of 2.8.0.beta6: the user deleted his account and the topic with 70+ replies became deleted as well, for everyone.

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