# Allow users to comment but not to delete a private task

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-users-to-comment-but-not-to-delete-a-private-task/1045302>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Created:** [2 April 2025 09:31 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-users-to-comment-but-not-to-delete-a-private-task/1045302 "2025-04-02T09:31:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_Tam](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Edward\_Tam](https://forum.asana.com/u/Edward_Tam)\
**Post date:** [2 April 2025 09:31 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-users-to-comment-but-not-to-delete-a-private-task/1045302/1 "2025-04-02T09:31:15Z")

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Hi All,  
I’m attempting to assign a private task to a user, allowing them to only comment on it without the ability to delete or edit. I’ve noticed that when a user isn’t a collaborator of a task, they can’t delete it but can leave comments. However, once they’ve commented on the task, they’re automatically designated as a collaborator and gain the ability to delete it.  
Is my understanding correct? And is there any way for me to assign a task to a user, enabling them to comment while preventing them from deleting it?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Stephen\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/stephen_li/32/279555_2.png) [@Stephen\_Li](https://forum.asana.com/u/Stephen_Li)\
**Post date:** [2 April 2025 14:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-users-to-comment-but-not-to-delete-a-private-task/1045302/2 "2025-04-02T14:51:16Z")

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Where does the task live? (is it just in your My Tasks, is it in a private project, etc.) You should be able to use the project settings to make it so that collaborators only get comment access (as long as it’s not a public/shared with organization project):

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/2/4/2/242b4139eedfc40f784c9b09c08c660c6825c85c.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2026 16:31 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-users-to-comment-but-not-to-delete-a-private-task/1045302/3 "2026-02-11T16:31:07Z")

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Closed on 11 February 2026 16:31 UTC

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