# Should it be possible to flag a closed issue?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [4월 23, 2015, 7:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876 "2015-04-23T19:55:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [4월 23, 2015, 7:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/1 "2015-04-23T19:55:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Newly approved members remain visible after approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newly-approved-members-remain-visible-after-approval/27636/5):
> [@Newly approved members remain visible after approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newly-approved-members-remain-visible-after-approval/27636/5):
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> This topic is now closed. New replies are no longer allowed.
I just tried to flag this closed issue (the problem happened again) and received a 500 error on meta.
Should the flag button be disabled, or should flags be allowed on closed topics, or ?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [4월 23, 2015, 8:27오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/2 "2015-04-23T20:27:15Z")
I wonder if this was due to a deployment issue. Meta is deployed very frequently throughout the day. Can you try again?
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [4월 23, 2015, 9:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/3 "2015-04-23T21:02:46Z")
No 500 error this time.
I receive this notice: `You are not permitted to view the requested resource.` so, I assume that it was flagged?
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [4월 23, 2015, 9:39오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/4 "2015-04-23T21:39:06Z")
No, that would be a 403 (permission error). So I don’t think it was.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [4월 24, 2015, 12:28오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/5 "2015-04-24T00:28:14Z")
Right, but I can’t tell if I can’t see the topic I created (which is most likely) the case.
In any case, I’m guessing that either a better error message is due, or the preventing me from trying to flag a closed issue.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [4월 24, 2015, 1:44오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/6 "2015-04-24T01:44:12Z")
@techapj can you make sure that flagging a closed topic is possible?
Are you flagging a post, or via the topic flag button?
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [4월 24, 2015, 1:59오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/7 "2015-04-24T01:59:52Z")
I’m clicking the Flag button at the bottom of a closed topic, choosing “Something else” and then entering in a brief reason why I’m flagging the topic. (in this case, suggesting that it be re-opened as the initial problem is back)
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [4월 29, 2015, 8:05오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/8 "2015-04-29T20:05:49Z")
I am unable to repro this on latest version.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [4월 29, 2015, 8:10오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/9 "2015-04-29T20:10:25Z")
I just tried to reply to
[Newly approved members remain visible after approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newly-approved-members-remain-visible-after-approval/27636/)
and got:
I don’t know if the message was created
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [4월 29, 2015, 8:23오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/10 "2015-04-29T20:23:24Z")
~~I flagged that post as TL1 user, chose “Something Else” entered the message and I was successfully able to do so. The post was flagged and new message was created.~~
Okay, I can repro the issue. I was clicking on flag icon below the post instead of the _Flag button at the bottom of a topic_.
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [4월 30, 2015, 8:48오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/11 "2015-04-30T20:48:27Z")
Fixed 🐛
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3417](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3417)
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [4월 30, 2015, 8:50오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/12 "2015-04-30T20:50:59Z")
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [5월 7, 2015, 4:05오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/13 "2015-05-07T16:05:36Z")
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [5월 19, 2015, 2:18오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/15 "2015-05-19T02:18:11Z")
Is this resolved @techapj?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [5월 27, 2015, 5:29오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-flag-a-closed-issue/27876/19 "2015-05-27T05:29:51Z")