# User cannot delete own topics once they have replies

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-own-topics-once-they-have-replies/86853>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [May 5, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-own-topics-once-they-have-replies/86853 "2018-05-05T21:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![testingsoftware](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-own-topics-once-they-have-replies/86853/1 "2018-05-05T21:52:15Z")

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Hi,

I might be missing something obvious but I cannot see it.

The items to appear in the post menu are as follows:

 ![delete](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/b/5be7993563c7dec02ec807e022a860e20436cb46.PNG)

Admin can see as above but users see less options:

 ![nodelete](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/3/9387e9591a1a91d80eefd92a811adb087edcf844.PNG)

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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