# To have a proper way of tagging a topic as solved

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [July 8, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602 "2018-07-08T21:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![DogeMastr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/dogemastr/32/689_2.png) [@DogeMastr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/DogeMastr)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602/1 "2018-07-08T21:34:52Z")

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sorta along the lines of closing an Issue on github and I already see a Solved tab on my profile page so its probably a built in discourse thing  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/1X/633405689fb1dc10d4f6835b3fd50b26c3f59ece.png)  
if there already is a way then im just blind 🙃

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**Author:** ![TheWizardBear](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/thewizardbear/32/3552_2.png) [@TheWizardBear](https://discourse.processing.org/u/TheWizardBear)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602/2 "2018-10-26T13:00:19Z")

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Two related topics created since this one:  
(They are about unanswered topics but I think that unsolved would be better.)

> [@Put Questions with 0 answers on top](https://discourse.processing.org/t/put-questions-with-0-answers-on-top/4802):
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> I think it Would be better to have unanswered questions always be at the top, so that questions don‘t just die away unanswered. And if a question is unanswered for more than a week, Even though it was at the top, then just let it Go Down like they do now, or inform the Poster, that no answer was found.

> [@Unanswered Topics Button](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unanswered-topics-button/1789):
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> “Unanswered” Button This would be like the “Latest” and “Top” headers at the top of the page except it would say something like “Unanswered”. It would link to a page listing all topics without replies. This would be useful for people posting a topic that didn’t/doesn’t get seen by many people and hasn’t got any replies and also useful for anyone looking for a new discussion. Possible problems: There might already be something like this? (though I couldn’t find anything similar) There might…

I think that only mods can mark topics as “solved”–not even the creator. 😮  
If this is the case I definitely think it should be changed.

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602/3 "2019-08-01T04:23:29Z")

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FYI, the forum now has a Solution button:

> [@Answer Button For Posts](https://discourse.processing.org/t/answer-button-for-posts/11920/20):
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> We’ve enabled this plugin. Please let us know what you discover. Here’s a view of the options: