# Using Wikis to Bypass "Expired" Posts

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [March 15, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072 "2016-03-15T05:56:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![henrikbg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/henrikbg/32/57512_2.png) [@henrikbg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henrikbg)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072/1 "2016-03-15T05:56:21Z")

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In the [Infinite Flight Community](https://community.infinite-flight.com/), Regulars are permitted to wiki their own post. You can still wiki “expired” (posts that you can no longer edit using the pencil) posts and you can edit the post, then remove the wiki. Nobody will ever know you edited the post.

As shown in the image below, there is no pencil icon, but there is a wiki icon.  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/1/51ae14e663a8651beda0e700dba45d5a19a80366.png)

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072/2 "2016-03-15T07:44:02Z")

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Added on my list, will fix this today.

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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:** [March 15, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072/3 "2016-03-15T08:00:14Z")

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Yeah I guess the rule is you can’t wiki edit-expired posts. That’s easiest.

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072/4 "2016-03-15T09:40:42Z")

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Fixed via:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3e32393ab631905146eea8934fc53c5adc5413d2>

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wikis-to-bypass-expired-posts/41072/5 "2016-03-15T09:40:46Z")

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