diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 488cc35..9c17da6 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ class ForumTopic(db.Model):
 	author    = db.relationship("User")
 
 	wip       = db.Column(db.Boolean, server_default="0")
+	discarded = db.Column(db.Boolean, server_default="0")
 
 	type      = db.Column(db.Enum(PackageType), nullable=False)
 	title     = db.Column(db.String(200), nullable=False)
@@ -836,6 +837,7 @@ class ForumTopic(db.Model):
 			"posts":  self.posts,
 			"views":  self.views,
 			"is_wip": self.wip,
+			"discarded":  self.discarded,
 			"created_at": self.created_at.isoformat(),
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/scss/components.scss b/app/scss/components.scss
index 9724914..31b9600 100644
--- a/app/scss/components.scss
+++ b/app/scss/components.scss
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
 	color: #7ac;
 }
 
+.discardtopic {
+	text-decoration: line-through;
+	a {
+		color: #7ac;
+	}
+	filter: brightness(0.5);
+}
+
 .editor-toolbar, .editor-toolbar.fullscreen {
 	margin-bottom: 0 !important;
 	background-color: #444 !important;
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 522e349..b3f467e 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 	<title>{% block title %}title{% endblock %} - {{ config.USER_APP_NAME }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/bootstrap.css">
-	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/custom.css?v=2">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/custom.css?v=3">
 	{% block headextra %}{% endblock %}
 </head>
 
diff --git a/app/templates/macros/topics.html b/app/templates/macros/topics.html
index a3d40c6..66d11b4 100644
--- a/app/templates/macros/topics.html
+++ b/app/templates/macros/topics.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-{% macro render_topics_table(topics, show_author=True) -%}
+{% macro render_topics_table(topics, show_author=True, show_discard=False) -%}
 <table class="table">
 	<tr>
-		<th>Id</th>
 		<th></th>
 		<th>Title</th>
 		{% if show_author %}<th>Author</th>{% endif %}
@@ -10,8 +9,7 @@
 		<th>Actions</th>
 	</tr>
 	{% for topic in topics %}
-		<tr{% if topic.wip %} class="wiptopic"{% endif %}>
-			<td>{{ topic.topic_id }}</td>
+		<tr class="{% if topic.wip %}wiptopic{% endif %}{% if topic.discarded %}discardtopic{% endif %}">
 			<td>
 				[{{ topic.type.value }}]
 			</td>
@@ -24,8 +22,20 @@
 			{% endif %}
 			<td>{{ topic.name or ""}}</td>
 			<td>{% if topic.link %}<a href="{{ topic.link }}">{{ topic.link | domain }}</a>{% endif %}</td>
-			<td>
-				<a href="{{ url_for('create_edit_package_page', author=topic.author.username, repo=topic.getRepoURL(), forums=topic.topic_id, title=topic.title, bname=topic.name) }}">Create</a>
+			<td class="btn-group">
+				<a class="btn btn-primary"
+					href="{{ url_for('create_edit_package_page', author=topic.author.username, repo=topic.getRepoURL(), forums=topic.topic_id, title=topic.title, bname=topic.name) }}">
+					Create
+				</a>
+				{% if show_discard %}
+					<a class="btn btn-{% if topic.discarded %}success{% else %}danger{% endif %} topic-discard" data-tid={{ topic.topic_id }}>
+						{% if topic.discarded %}
+							Show
+						{% else %}
+							Discard
+						{% endif %}
+					</a>
+				{% endif %}
 			</td>
 		</tr>
 	{% endfor %}
diff --git a/app/templates/todo/topics.html b/app/templates/todo/topics.html
index 4236a40..d2fcd28 100644
--- a/app/templates/todo/topics.html
+++ b/app/templates/todo/topics.html
@@ -5,11 +5,21 @@ Topics to be Added
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+	<a class="btn btn-primary float-right" href="{{ url_for('todo_topics_page', q=query, show_discarded=not show_discarded) }}">
+		{% if not show_discarded %}
+			Show
+		{% else %}
+			Hide
+		{% endif %}
+
+		Discarded Topics
+	</a>
+
 	<h1>Topics to be Added</h1>
 
 	<p>
-		{{ total - (topic_count) }} / {{ total }} packages have been added.
-		{{ topics | count }} remaining.
+		{{ total - (topic_count) }} / {{ total }} topics have been added as packages to CDB.
+		{{ topic_count }} remaining.
 	</p>
 
 	<form method="GET" action="{{ url_for('todo_topics_page') }}" class="my-4">
@@ -18,7 +28,7 @@ Topics to be Added
 	</form>
 
 	{% from "macros/topics.html" import render_topics_table %}
-	{{ render_topics_table(topics) }}
+	{{ render_topics_table(topics, show_discard=True) }}
 
 	<ul class="pagination mt-4">
 		<li class="page-item {% if not prev_url %}disabled{% endif %}">
@@ -37,3 +47,40 @@ Topics to be Added
 		</li>
 	</ul>
 {% endblock %}
+
+{% block scriptextra %}
+	<script>
+		var csrf_token = "{{ csrf_token() }}";
+	</script>
+	<script>
+		$(".topic-discard").click(function() {
+			var ele = $(this);
+			var tid = ele.attr("data-tid");
+			var discard = !ele.parent().parent().hasClass("discardtopic");
+			fetch(new Request("{{ url_for('topic_set_discard') }}?tid=" + tid +
+					"&discard=" + (discard ? "true" : "false"), {
+				method: "post",
+				credentials: "same-origin",
+				headers: {
+					"Accept": "application/json",
+					"X-CSRFToken": csrf_token,
+				},
+			})).then(function(response) {
+				response.text().then(function(txt) {
+					console.log(JSON.parse(txt));
+					if (JSON.parse(txt).discarded) {
+						ele.parent().parent().addClass("discardtopic");
+						ele.removeClass("btn-danger");
+						ele.addClass("btn-success");
+						ele.text("Show");
+					} else {
+						ele.parent().parent().removeClass("discardtopic");
+						ele.removeClass("btn-success");
+						ele.addClass("btn-danger");
+						ele.text("Discard");
+					}
+				}).catch(console.log)
+			}).catch(console.log)
+		});
+	</script>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index cb6a315..21c7fd6 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ def make_flask_user_password(plaintext_str):
 	import bcrypt
 	plaintext = plaintext_str.encode("UTF-8")
 	password = bcrypt.hashpw(plaintext, bcrypt.gensalt())
-	return password.decode("UTF-8")
+	if isinstance(password, str):
+		return password
+	else:
+		return password.decode("UTF-8")
 
 def _do_login_user(user, remember_me=False):
 	def _call_or_get(v):
diff --git a/app/views/api.py b/app/views/api.py
index 9223c8b..04f58d6 100644
--- a/app/views/api.py
+++ b/app/views/api.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from flask import *
 from flask_user import *
 from app import app
 from app.models import *
-from app.utils import is_package_page
+from app.utils import is_package_page, rank_required
 from .packages import QueryBuilder
 
 @app.route("/api/packages/")
@@ -43,3 +43,18 @@ def api_topics_page():
 			.order_by(db.asc(ForumTopic.wip), db.asc(ForumTopic.name), db.asc(ForumTopic.title))
 	pkgs = [t.getAsDictionary() for t in query.all()]
 	return jsonify(pkgs)
+
+
+@app.route("/api/topic_discard/", methods=["POST"])
+@rank_required(UserRank.EDITOR)
+def topic_set_discard():
+	tid = request.args.get("tid")
+	discard = request.args.get("discard")
+	if tid is None or discard is None:
+		abort(400)
+
+	topic = ForumTopic.query.get(tid)
+	topic.discarded = discard == "true"
+	db.session.commit()
+
+	return jsonify(topic.getAsDictionary())
diff --git a/app/views/packages/todo.py b/app/views/packages/todo.py
index 596e83a..a29a46e 100644
--- a/app/views/packages/todo.py
+++ b/app/views/packages/todo.py
@@ -54,11 +54,16 @@ def todo_page():
 @app.route("/todo/topics/")
 @login_required
 def todo_topics_page():
-	total = ForumTopic.query.count()
+	query = ForumTopic.query
 
-	query = ForumTopic.query \
-			.filter(~ db.exists().where(Package.forums==ForumTopic.topic_id)) \
-			.order_by(db.asc(ForumTopic.wip), db.asc(ForumTopic.name), db.asc(ForumTopic.title))
+	show_discarded = request.args.get("show_discarded") == "True"
+	if not show_discarded:
+		query = query.filter_by(discarded=False)
+
+	total = query.count()
+
+	query = query.filter(~ db.exists().where(Package.forums==ForumTopic.topic_id)) \
+		.order_by(db.asc(ForumTopic.wip), db.asc(ForumTopic.name), db.asc(ForumTopic.title))
 
 	topic_count = query.count()
 
@@ -75,5 +80,5 @@ def todo_topics_page():
 			if query.has_prev else None
 
 	return render_template("todo/topics.html", topics=query.items, total=total, \
-			topic_count=topic_count, query=search, \
+			topic_count=topic_count, query=search, show_discarded=show_discarded, \
 			next_url=next_url, prev_url=prev_url, page=page, page_max=query.pages)
diff --git a/migrations/versions/a791b9b74a4c_.py b/migrations/versions/a791b9b74a4c_.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4f9436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/a791b9b74a4c_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: a791b9b74a4c
+Revises: 44e138485931
+Create Date: 2018-12-23 23:52:02.010281
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'a791b9b74a4c'
+down_revision = '44e138485931'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('forum_topic', sa.Column('discarded', sa.Boolean(), server_default='0', nullable=True))
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('forum_topic', 'discarded')