# 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:** ![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:** [April 18, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-own-topics-once-they-have-replies/86853/14 "2019-04-18T03:01:40Z")

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Yes, that’s possible, the topic can’t be removed if there are replies to it – then one user would indirectly be deleting another user’s posts.

The idea is that stating public intent to delete in the first and only post of the topic should be enough notice that people shouldn’t reply to the topic. Odd that someone ignored that road sign 🛑

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