# Sufficient privileges

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufficient-privileges/794773>\
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**Created:** [August 26, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufficient-privileges/794773 "2017-08-26T23:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufficient-privileges/794773/1 "2017-08-26T23:01:44Z")

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When I try to read the topic “Moved: Which foreign powers are likely to help in a civil war against Trump?”, I am told that my account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. How can I determine the level of privileges that my account offers? What privileges do I need, i order to view a post, or even see which forum it has been moved to? Is there a forum topic somewhere that explains these things?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufficient-privileges/794773/2 "2017-08-26T23:03:39Z")

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it’s been cornfielded. You can see it if you’re a Mod.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufficient-privileges/794773/3 "2017-08-26T23:04:11Z")

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I expect that thread was moved “to the cornfield” where it’s only accessible to mods and admins. So those are the privileges you’d need to see it.

If there’s more to it than that, doubtless some mod will let us know.

That’s my WAG, anyway.

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**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sufficient-privileges/794773/4 "2017-08-26T23:05:06Z")

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Yes. When threads get moved to the cornfield/deleted, only mods can see them.