# Unlisted topic showing as linked topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-showing-as-linked-topic/232538
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** unlisting
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-showing-as-linked-topic/232538 "2022-07-11T17:45:23Z")
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### Author: ![Jonathan5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonathan5/32/197134_2.png) [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-showing-as-linked-topic/232538/9 "2022-07-12T07:38:03Z")

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I wondered why the stub was created at all but see the answer here:

> [@What is a fully merged stub topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-fully-merged-stub-topic/192216/2):
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> A stub topic has only a first post, and no replies. All other replies (including the first post) have been merged into another topic, so the topic exists merely as a signpost pointing to the other topic.

Is there any way of never having them created at all? The closest to that seems to be automatic deletion after one day.

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