# User can't delete their own topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-delete-their-own-topic/34256>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2015 年 10 月 8 日午前 9:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-delete-their-own-topic/34256 "2015-10-08T09:01:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Post date:** [2017 年 3 月 13 日午前 9:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-delete-their-own-topic/34256/6 "2017-03-13T09:55:15Z")

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> [@Shrike](#):
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> But I think it should be allowed at least during some adjustable timeout after creation.

I don’t agree – deleting a topic is quite a disruptive action. What happens to the users that are currently reading it? Typing a reply to it?

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