# When to unlist, make private message, close, and delete

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-unlist-make-private-message-close-and-delete/57098>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-unlist-make-private-message-close-and-delete/57098 "2017-02-07T23:19:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-unlist-make-private-message-close-and-delete/57098/5 "2017-02-08T00:23:43Z")

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One other option you did not list: change the category. If you have a category with restricted permissions (like the default lounge and staff categories), changing the category will prevent those without permissions from seeing and/or replying to the topic.

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