# 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:** ![Óscar\_David\_Sánchez](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/%C3%B3scar_david_s%C3%A1nchez/32/181941_2.png) [@Óscar\_David\_Sánchez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%C3%93scar_David_S%C3%A1nchez)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-own-topics-once-they-have-replies/86853/29 "2020-10-12T22:48:12Z")

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I have a particular use case where it actually makes sense for users to delete their own topics, even if they have replies.

My discourse installation allows users to post poems and to receive literary comments, appraisal or suggestions from other users. It happens relatively often that users want to delete the original topic, after having received replies: because they plan to publish a poetry book, or want to take part in a literary contest… or just because they changed their mind and want to keep the poems private.

Since users hold their property rights on their literary creations it does not make sense to prevent them for deleting their own contents, and handling removal requests may be an important overhead for moderators.

Would it be possible to have an allow/disallow option for users deleting any own topic (in addition to the existing option for topics without no replies)?

Thanks!

(Sorry for reopening this topic, let me know whether I should open a new one!)

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