# Bug: misleading/misbehaving early access

**URL:** <https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/bug-misleading-misbehaving-early-access/3643>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [December 18, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/bug-misleading-misbehaving-early-access/3643 "2018-12-18T03:23:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![michaelprescott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@michaelprescott](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/michaelprescott)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/bug-misleading-misbehaving-early-access/3643/1 "2018-12-18T03:23:28Z")

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Under some circumstances, Patreon is showing either misleading or straight-up incorrect ‘this post is early access’ dialog upon saving a post. Here’s the process I followed just now:

1. Create a post
2. Select ‘Patrons only’ access
3. Choose ‘Early access’ [Patron defaults to the post becoming public on Dec 20]
4. Select ‘Public post’ [I’ve changed my mind, I want this public]
5. Save
6. Patreon displays a dialog box saying that this post will be embargoed until Dec 20

That’s incorrect! I have this set to a public post. I’m not sure the extent of the damage - was my post saved with incorrect information, and Patreon will carry out the wrong behavior? Or was the dialog simply incorrect, using form state from hidden fields to cough up a message that the back-end systems will later ignore?

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**Author:** ![carla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/carla/32/1364_2.png) [@carla](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/carla)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/bug-misleading-misbehaving-early-access/3643/2 "2018-12-18T23:13:28Z")

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Asking the team if this is a known bug – will report back!

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**Author:** ![carla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/carla/32/1364_2.png) [@carla](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/carla)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/bug-misleading-misbehaving-early-access/3643/3 "2018-12-18T23:28:09Z")

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Yes, this is a bug and it was unknown - the eng team is filing. Thank you for sharing this.