# Lock icon on forum index

**URL:** <https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/lock-icon-on-forum-index/257863>\
**Category:** Website Issues\
**Created:** [May 12, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/lock-icon-on-forum-index/257863 "2023-05-12T17:23:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Marcus\_Adolfsson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/marcus_adolfsson/32/156185_2.png) [@Marcus\_Adolfsson](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/Marcus_Adolfsson)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/lock-icon-on-forum-index/257863/1 "2023-05-12T17:23:19Z")

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Remind me again what this lock icon indicates? Makes me think the threads are locked.

 ![IMG_0278](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/copa/original/3X/4/5/45bdf2b3417885a055267f1b465fc4ae75967a8a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ErikGun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/erikgun/32/789_2.png) [@ErikGun](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/ErikGun)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/lock-icon-on-forum-index/257863/2 "2023-05-12T17:28:32Z")

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Locked Icons 🔒 are an indication that the Category is a “Private/Restricted” Category.  
Meaning only COPA Members are able to view that category.

This is unlike the Website Issues Category which does not have a lock icon.  
This means its unlocked 🔓 & unrestricted/available for public view by anyone.  
You can see this by opening [https://forum.cirruspilots.org/](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/) in an incognito window.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/copa/original/3X/d/e/dee5647fd420c9ac958fe8b2520d94bf18b57b72.png)

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The 🔒 on the Topic/Thread title means that topic is now closed, and no replies can be added to that topic.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/copa/original/3X/2/c/2c775b60488e38ba3502154d329ed4eb0a65534c.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/copa/original/1X/ba2b40705401c3dd99dcc1c927b73d561cb4d3cf.png) [@system](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/lock-icon-on-forum-index/257863/3 "2023-05-17T17:23:22Z")

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Closed on May 17, 2023, 5:23pm UTC

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