# Unable to "Delete All Posts" when there are posts that belong to megatopic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-posts-when-there-are-posts-that-belong-to-megatopic/131652
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [October 22, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-posts-when-there-are-posts-that-belong-to-megatopic/131652 "2019-10-22T18:43:29Z")
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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-posts-when-there-are-posts-that-belong-to-megatopic/131652/17 "2020-11-02T13:46:45Z")

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> [@dax](#):
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> The simplest solution is for some moderators to get to work and start splitting (and then close) megatopics into multiple topics

We now have a feature (site setting) for exactly this use case!

> [@Linked topics (splitting and managing megatopics)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linked-topics-splitting-and-managing-megatopics/168992):
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> I’ve just [merged a feature](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1476e17c354bc30e23485d921bdb9a9feb35adca) which creates a new linked topic automatically when a topic is auto-closed based on auto close topics post count site setting. This feature is especially useful for automatically splitting and managing [megatopics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-megatopic-public-good-or-public-menace/85592). Here’s how it works Let’s say auto close topics post count setting is set to 10000 posts and a topic (with title “Introduce yourself!”) just reached that limit. Now we’ll close that topic and create a new linked topic to continue the discussion. The first …

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