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Jef Vanlaer
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May 23, 2025
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Too many categories/groups available when creating new topic

  • May 23, 2025
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Why can I select categories not available to me and groups I'm not a member of when creating a new topic?

 

    Best answer by Kenneth R

    Thanks for flagging ​@Jef Vanlaer !  You just made me aware of a platform quirk I’ve never come across before.  It looks like even if we disallow category ‘visibility’, you still see it in the list when creating a topic if other permissions (create topics or replies) are enabled.  I would expect ‘visibility’ to totally lock a category down, but apparently it doesn’t work like that.  

    For the groups it’s different, as the idea is that you can post in a public group even if you haven’t officially joined it yet.  

    I’ve adjusted the permissions for those two private categories, so you shouldn’t run into them in your list again.  :)

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    Kenneth R
    Kenneth RAnswer
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    May 23, 2025

    Thanks for flagging ​@Jef Vanlaer !  You just made me aware of a platform quirk I’ve never come across before.  It looks like even if we disallow category ‘visibility’, you still see it in the list when creating a topic if other permissions (create topics or replies) are enabled.  I would expect ‘visibility’ to totally lock a category down, but apparently it doesn’t work like that.  

    For the groups it’s different, as the idea is that you can post in a public group even if you haven’t officially joined it yet.  

    I’ve adjusted the permissions for those two private categories, so you shouldn’t run into them in your list again.  :)