# Shared Drafts: Allow staff to collaborate on posts before publishing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-drafts-allow-staff-to-collaborate-on-posts-before-publishing/83493
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** new-feature, shared-drafts
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-drafts-allow-staff-to-collaborate-on-posts-before-publishing/83493 "2018-03-21T16:51:32Z")
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### Author: ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-drafts-allow-staff-to-collaborate-on-posts-before-publishing/83493/32 "2020-12-01T09:53:38Z")

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> [@david](#):
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> Admin configured the shared\_drafts\_category to a public category

I tend to configure shared drafts in a limited category, either to `@staff` or `@some_specific_group`.  
It always seemed confusing to me what category to choose for shared drafts.

Usually we use it to prepare topic introductions or articles – and since [Page Publishing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-publishing/151971) for public pages.

So I create a Drafts category either under Staff or a group-specific category.  
I’m always worried that a topic may disappear after some time due to disappearing topics…

Also, having the drafts notice above the category description is quite scary: will this one be removed after 180 days?

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