# Why does pinning/closing a topic count as a reply?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [Avril 7, 2016, 3:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185 "2016-04-07T15:21:19Z")
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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: [Avril 7, 2016, 10:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185/2 "2016-04-07T22:56:12Z")

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This is only reported for people that are watching the topic, so it should not be an issue for people who have the topic at tracking or normal notification levels. Presumably if you are watching a topic – the highest notification level – you are interested in big changes in the topic like being pinned or closed.

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