# Responding to "solved" topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-solved-topics/62927
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** solved
**Created:** [May 18, 2017, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-solved-topics/62927 "2017-05-18T07:28:20Z")
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### Author: ![lindsey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lindsey/32/318210_2.png) [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-solved-topics/62927/8 "2025-10-27T19:48:25Z")

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I believe the problem here is addressed by the `solved topics auto close hours` setting added here: [Automatically close solved topics after N hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-close-solved-topics-after-n-hours/58383/)

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