# Topicslug with numbers gets translated into topic id?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topicslug-with-numbers-gets-translated-into-topic-id/112491>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [3월 25, 2019, 9:51오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topicslug-with-numbers-gets-translated-into-topic-id/112491 "2019-03-25T09:51:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [3월 26, 2019, 12:10오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topicslug-with-numbers-gets-translated-into-topic-id/112491/8 "2019-03-26T00:10:02Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> Why are you removing the topic\_id?

You kinda buried the lede here. This is the entire question: _why_ do it this broken and non-standard way?

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