# Setting for auto closing topic if OP is hidden

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [September 17, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390 "2015-09-17T11:08:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390/4 "2015-09-17T20:38:54Z")

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I am not against it but this has been exceedingly rare in practice. I like to design for what actually happens instead of what people imagine might happen.

Also kinda sucks if there are replies, they get deep sixed as well. In fact, I thought we already did this when there are no replies… can you check @eviltrout?

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