# Topics that were voted on disappear from user profile after being closed
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** topic-voting
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492 "2019-05-23T09:02:26Z")
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### Author:  [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/1 "2019-05-23T09:02:26Z")
Do the voices in the user profile have to disappear when the topic is closed? They cannot be in the archive to check what the user voted for 1 week ago/1year ago etc ??
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### Author:  [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/2 "2019-05-23T09:50:50Z")
I believe this is by design:
> [@Discourse Topic Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-topic-voting/40121/1):
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> If the topic is closed or archived, the votes are released to the users and can be applied to other topics but the vote count on the topic remains.
The list in the user profile only shows active votes.
If you need to keep the votes active, but prevent any further replies, there’s a suggestion outlined here:
> [@Disable replies but still allow votes without closing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-replies-but-still-allow-votes-without-closing/90977/4):
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> This is actually already doable and @Chris_S I recommend this is what you do. Create a subcategory under your voting category for “replies closed” allow everyone readonly and then move topics you want to terminate discussion on (but keep voting) there.
I could be wrong, but I don’t think there is a way to search for all of the topics you have voted on at this time, including the topics that have been closed.
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### Author:  [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/3 "2019-05-23T10:31:39Z")
> [@tshenry](#):
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> The list in the user profile only shows active votes.
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> If you need to keep the votes active, but prevent any further replies, there’s a suggestion outlined here:
Okay, but if I do, then I have to change the voting limits and in practice abolish them completely?
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### Author:  [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/4 "2019-05-23T11:15:08Z")
I’m not sure how your voting categories are structured, but if you do have fairly strong limits and you relying on votes being released by closing the topics, then yes, you will most likely need to adjust the limits.
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### Author:  [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/5 "2019-05-23T15:32:40Z")
Okay, that makes sense, but is it possible to block the voice somehow? I mean, so that the vote cannot be revoked?
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### Author:  [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/6 "2019-05-23T23:11:30Z")
I don’t think so, unfortunately. I’m pretty sure that’s only possible by closing the topic which you are trying to avoid.
It’s not a perfect workaround for your needs, but it was the best that I could dig up. Hopefully at some point more filtering functionality can be added to the plugin!
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### Author:  [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/7 "2019-05-25T06:59:18Z")
Okay, thank you. You did a good job anyway.
It’s a pity that i can’t see the archive of all the votes in the user profiles, because you can make a good analysis of it, etc.
Greetings
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-were-voted-on-disappear-from-user-profile-after-being-closed/118492/8 "2025-12-02T15:36:38Z")