# Show Replies still visible after moving to a restricted category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [March 5, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626 "2016-03-05T19:48:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![mr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mr8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mr8)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626/1 "2016-03-05T19:48:58Z")

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**Steps to reproduce:**

- Reply to a post in a public topic
- Move that reply to a staff category (or any category not accessible to the public)
- Log out and go back to the topic and click the show replies 1 Reply ∨ button

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/a/0a103971cc992a314435cf35b9c688d620b5858d.png)

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### Author: ![Gaurav\_Singh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gaurav_singh/32/121925_2.png) [@Gaurav\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gaurav_Singh)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626/2 "2016-03-07T14:18:39Z")

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I guess we can only move topics into other categories, not the replies on the topic. Can you please tell me how are you moving a reply to a non accessible category.

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### Author: ![mr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mr8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mr8)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626/3 "2016-03-07T20:43:30Z")

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> [@Gaurav\_Singh](#):
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> Can you please tell me how are you moving a reply to a non accessible category.

The little wrench floating on the right side (staff only) → **Select Posts…** → **move to new topic** or **move to existing topic**

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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: [July 21, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626/5 "2022-07-21T06:54:48Z")

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Just confirmed and this has been fixed.

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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: [July 21, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-replies-still-visible-after-moving-to-a-restricted-category/40626/6 "2022-07-21T06:54:50Z")

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