# Security settings for pre-seeded categories?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133 "2020-12-13T05:10:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![TallTrees](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/talltrees/32/208620_2.png) [@TallTrees](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TallTrees)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133/1 "2020-12-13T05:10:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Pre-Seeded Site Feedback Category - Allow Modifying Security Rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pre-seeded-site-feedback-category-allow-modifying-security-rules/158033):

I’m going through my categories to audit the security settings, and for the Site Feedback pre-seeded category I see the following:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/0/e09b5477a8423aa87168ef388b76ce5e8f00ed29.png)

So what are the actual security settings? Perhaps a UI tweak to show them like for other categories would be good, but in the meantime, how can I find out what the actual rules are without some lengthy trial and error testing?

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133/2 "2020-12-13T05:14:36Z")

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Site feedback is a default **public** category. If that doesn’t suit your needs, you may delete it.

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### Author: ![TallTrees](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/talltrees/32/208620_2.png) [@TallTrees](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TallTrees)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133/3 "2020-12-13T05:17:33Z")

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Public as in “everyone can… Create / Reply / See”?

I’m happy with that, and I wouldn’t delete it. It’s a good default category IMHO.

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### Author: ![Jonathan5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonathan5/32/197134_2.png) [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133/4 "2020-12-30T13:41:21Z")

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> [@Falco](#):
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> Site feedback is a default **public** category. If that doesn’t suit your needs, you may delete it.

I am considering deleting the Feedback category (and moving its topics into uncategorised, which I’ve renamed Miscellaneous). Might there be any unintended consequences to be regretted?

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### Author: ![volas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/volas/32/130651_2.png) [@volas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volas)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133/5 "2022-09-23T05:11:19Z")

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I’m here with same question about the Staff category.

I know it’s most likely for admins and global moderators. But what about people with high trust level? Or about category moderators? Absolutely not obvious.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-settings-for-pre-seeded-categories/173133/6 "2022-09-23T05:26:36Z")

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I believe the Staff category is only visible/accessible to staff users (ie. Admins and Moderators). 👍