# Restrict Topic Replies to Topic Owner only

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-topic-replies-to-topic-owner-only/101634>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 8, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-topic-replies-to-topic-owner-only/101634 "2018-11-08T20:38:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbf199t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@mbf199t](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbf199t)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-topic-replies-to-topic-owner-only/101634/3 "2018-11-08T20:50:15Z")

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Granted, it’s an off-spec use case for discourse. The problem is, it’s probably the best tool for the job, if only I can make it work.

In terms of closing the topic, I can set them to close almost instantly by using 0.0001 in the “automatically close topics” setting, which I think still allows the OP to edit the topic regardless…I just wondered if there was a neater way to do it. 😛

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