# See who can be assigned to my topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-can-be-assigned-to-my-topic/152060
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** assign
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-can-be-assigned-to-my-topic/152060 "2020-05-20T11:17:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Hilario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hilario/32/152199_2.png) [@Hilario](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hilario)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-can-be-assigned-to-my-topic/152060/1 "2020-05-20T11:17:38Z")

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When I clic on ASSIGN I get this screen

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/9/19aa6177897cb3e960566422d0135c056e67e040.png)

I don’t understand the criteria to show the people picture.  
There are more than these one on the staff/moderator group.  
If I use the @ for the name, I get more people

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/8/a8b2e4f08cb3a11f1bb2cb5a2c88f04760b30c29.png)

some of them are even not staff member

I need to understand better how this works. ¿Can someone help?

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### Author: ![Johani](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/johani/32/176920_2.png) [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-can-be-assigned-to-my-topic/152060/2 "2020-05-20T12:51:09Z")

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The criteria for that list of suggested users is defined [here](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-assign/blob/07c13651c6b5975f9f20d4969faf55c3f5d7a635/app/controllers/discourse_assign/assign_controller.rb#L8-L30)

It basically boils down to the current user + up to 6 other users who don’t have assignments that exceed the number set in the `max_assigned_topics` setting.

> [@Hilario](#):
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> some of them are even not staff member

Can you check the `assign_allowed_on_groups` site setting on your site? Members of groups added to that setting will show up if you use the search input.