# Reageren op gesloten bericht

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-to-closed-post/383459
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [21 september 2025 om 20:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-to-closed-post/383459 "2025-09-21T20:41:18Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [22 september 2025 om 07:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-to-closed-post/383459/4 "2025-09-22T07:27:21Z")

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> [@chapoi](#):
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> Do we show the lock icon for archived topics too

In topic lists yes, in small action posts no. See [Providing more visual distinction between Closed and Archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-more-visual-distinction-between-closed-and-archived-topics/288909)

I don’t think it’s a new issue that the reply button doesn’t disappear immediately. Tbere is a topic from 2020 and I think it still works that way:

> [@Make reply button unavailable immediately after closing topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-reply-button-unavailable-immediately-after-closing-topic/173885/3):
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> AFAIK, the reply button behaves as follows: If a staff closes the topic, the button will stay there until the user refreshes the page. If one doesn’t refresh, they will be able to “open” the reply interface (meaning that they will appear as they are writing something down) but once they press “Reply”, a message will appear saying that the topic has been closed. I haven’t seen a reply button after a closure, can you perhaps tell them to share a video of that happening? You should try to rep…

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