# Why is Assets topic "permanent" if you can delete it?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-assets-topic-permanent-if-you-can-delete-it/63750
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [2017年六月1日 17:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-assets-topic-permanent-if-you-can-delete-it/63750 "2017-06-01T17:09:24Z")
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### Author:  [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)
#### Post date: [2017年六月1日 17:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-assets-topic-permanent-if-you-can-delete-it/63750/1 "2017-06-01T17:09:24Z")
So, when you setup Discourse for the first time, even before running the Wizard, there are automatically a few Staff topics.
1. Terms of Service
2. FAQ/Guidelines
3. Privacy Policy
4. READ ME FIRST: Admin Quick Start Guide
5. **Assets for the site design**
You can edit the content, name, and category of these topics, which I think is fine, but I want to focus on the Assets topic and its first sentence.
> [@system](#):
>
> This is a permanent topic, visible only to staff, for storing images and files used in the site design. Don’t delete it!
Why does it say it’s a permanent topic when it _can_ be deleted? The whole idea of “permanent” is something that cannot be moved or removed. While it’s not a _huge_ issue, I think that the “permanent” sentence should be removed, and changed to something like below.
> [@system](#):
>
> This topic, visible only to staff, is for storing images and files used in the site design. Don’t delete it!
I’ve noticed that the [@team](https://meta.discourse.org/groups/team) has been making numerous commits after the recent Version 1.9 Beta release, so I was thinking that they can look at this and change it in the next commit (either that, or find a way to make this topic actually permanent). This way users who are installing Discourse for the first time will have the updated message (or actually permanent topic) from the start.
Thanks everyone for making Discourse a great place and a wonderful platform!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2017年六月1日 22:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-assets-topic-permanent-if-you-can-delete-it/63750/2 "2017-06-01T22:58:43Z")
Sure, I support removing those words. Omit Needless Words! Done.
> This ~~is a permanent~~ topic, visible only to staff, is for storing images and files used in the site design. Don’t delete it!
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### Author:  [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)
#### Post date: [2017年六月1日 23:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-assets-topic-permanent-if-you-can-delete-it/63750/3 "2017-06-01T23:01:59Z")
Awesome! Looking forward to seeing that on my next fresh install!