# Show group opt-in guidance on topics you have no access to

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-group-opt-in-guidance-on-topics-you-have-no-access-to/110195>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-group-opt-in-guidance-on-topics-you-have-no-access-to/110195 "2019-02-27T01:20:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-group-opt-in-guidance-on-topics-you-have-no-access-to/110195/1 "2019-02-27T01:20:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Guide to Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-groups/110064/8):

> [@Guide to Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-groups/110064/7):
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> if a user tries to follow a link to an opt-in category / topic that they’re not opted in to see, they get an unhelpful error, and no means of opting in.

1. If you visit a topic in a category you have **no permissions for**

2. AND you are a logged on user

3. AND can gain permission by requesting membership, we should display a helpful message saying:

> Hey, you can not see this topic, but if you join the `AWESOME` group you will be able to see it, [request membership]

just pick the first group if there is a multi match

This does leak out a bit of information about “who can see” a topic which we do not leak out now. However to leak this data you got to create a group that accepts membership requests, so you kind of opted for it.

I really like this feature request, going to slot it for 2.3

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