# Community Building

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## [Waarom wordt Discourse niet vaker aanbevolen als een "communityplatform"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-discourse-more-frequently-recommended-as-a-community-platform/221040)

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**Author:** [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)\
**Antwoorden:** 164\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [16 maart 2026 om 18:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-discourse-more-frequently-recommended-as-a-community-platform/221040 "2026-03-16T18:59:41Z")

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Ik kwam net deze lange Twitter-thread tegen: Er zijn meer dan 100 reacties, maar de samenvatting is in feite een heleboel stemmen voor Circle.so, een goed aantal voor Mighty Networks, enkele verwijzingen naar "waarom overstappen van Discord?"...

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## [A praise for Discourse:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-praise-for-discourse/397851)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Antwoorden:** 6\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [12 maart 2026 om 22:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-praise-for-discourse/397851 "2026-03-12T22:41:31Z")

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Discourse: A sort of free open source project where anyone can own their own community: Hello, Im here to praise discourse. I’ve utilizing discourse for a little over a year now and its extremely wonderful. It’s an …

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## [FAQ/Guidelines and "About" pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-guidelines-and-about-pages/397882)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [9 maart 2026 om 22:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-guidelines-and-about-pages/397882 "2026-03-09T22:08:04Z")

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I’m a bit confused that FAQ in the sidebar links to what is actually a “House rules” page (now Guidelines) – seems this is not new Why is Guidelines called FAQ? Can we link to GUIDELINES and FAQ from hamburger menu? We …

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## [Het creëren van een communitycultuur voor het markeren van onderwerpen als opgelost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-community-culture-of-marking-topics-as-solved/292790)

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**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\
**Antwoorden:** 15\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [6 maart 2026 om 10:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-community-culture-of-marking-topics-as-solved/292790 "2026-03-06T10:17:00Z")

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Ik beheer een community supportforum (we moedigen leden aan om elkaar te ondersteunen, in plaats van leden die de medewerkers van het bedrijf ondersteunen). Momenteel wordt ongeveer 10% van de onderwerpen gemarkeerd als de oplossing - het aantal potentiële top...

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## [Prevent Staff from reviewing Flags about their own content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-staff-from-reviewing-flags-about-their-own-content/397678)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Antwoorden:** 6\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [5 maart 2026 om 22:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-staff-from-reviewing-flags-about-their-own-content/397678 "2026-03-05T22:43:59Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: I am here with an interesting question related to staff flags. So suppose i’m a moderator/admin in a forum and i post something rule-breaking and another user flags it i will be able to handle the f…

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## [How to make it easy to specify if content is human-written, ai-assisted, or ai-generated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-it-easy-to-specify-if-content-is-human-written-ai-assisted-or-ai-generated/397548)

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**Author:** [@lassoan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lassoan)\
**Antwoorden:** 11\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [5 maart 2026 om 19:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-it-easy-to-specify-if-content-is-human-written-ai-assisted-or-ai-generated/397548 "2026-03-05T19:06:30Z")

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I’m one of the administrators of a forum of 10k+ members. We have noticed that some people started to heavily use AI for replying to posts. It is good that they are getting more active and trying to be helpful, but some …

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## [Welke enquête tool gebruiken jullie?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-survey-tool-do-you-use/241829)

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**Author:** [@per\_coh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per_coh)\
**Antwoorden:** 7\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [4 maart 2026 om 09:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-survey-tool-do-you-use/241829 "2026-03-04T09:42:31Z")

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Hallo allemaal, we zijn op het punt gekomen dat we moeten beslissen wat we gaan gebruiken voor klantenenquêtes. Normaal gesproken is mijn gemakkelijke keuze Google Forms, en als ik meer functionaliteit nodig heb, gebruik ik SurveyMonkey. Ik hoor graag wat er …

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## [Storing date of birth in relation to GDPR](https://meta.discourse.org/t/storing-date-of-birth-in-relation-to-gdpr/397231)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [27 februari 2026 om 08:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/storing-date-of-birth-in-relation-to-gdpr/397231 "2026-02-27T08:05:46Z")

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Does it store birthday? That would be problematic when GDPR applies.

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## [Forum divergence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103)

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**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\
**Antwoorden:** 9\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [25 februari 2026 om 23:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103 "2026-02-25T23:39:07Z")

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There appears to be a growing divide in one of my forums where one group wants to go into more technical details than the rest. Of course, I could create a new forum for this, but then everyone has to create new registr…

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## [Published Pages for documentation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-pages-for-documentation/396860)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Antwoorden:** 13\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [25 februari 2026 om 11:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-pages-for-documentation/396860 "2026-02-25T11:11:30Z")

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I’m having second thoughts about these published pages. Context: I have a ton of documentation that is in Google Docs. As part of the move of our community from Facebook to Discourse, we’re seizing the opportunity to mo…

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## ["Tip of the day" / Or how do you remind/nag people with good tips for using Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tip-of-the-day-or-how-do-you-remind-nag-people-with-good-tips-for-using-discourse/82645)

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**Author:** [@lkramer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lkramer)\
**Antwoorden:** 12\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [22 februari 2026 om 14:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tip-of-the-day-or-how-do-you-remind-nag-people-with-good-tips-for-using-discourse/82645 "2026-02-22T14:22:51Z")

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Howdy all. I find myself want to have a way to remind people about useful features or community etiquette tips. A couple of ways I can envision this happening are: A. Modal popup with a random “tip of the day” B. Being…

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## [Marketplace & Feedback Options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketplace-feedback-options/396420)

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**Author:** [@long](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long)\
**Antwoorden:** 7\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [19 februari 2026 om 11:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketplace-feedback-options/396420 "2026-02-19T11:16:14Z")

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Building out a community using Discourse and want to have a marketplace section where users can post things for sale. This can use just a regular category, and they can complete the transaction via PM, but I am looking f…

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## [What are your favorite plugins for your community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-plugins-for-your-community/396456)

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**Author:** [@long](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [18 februari 2026 om 22:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-plugins-for-your-community/396456 "2026-02-18T22:26:37Z")

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I’m currently building out a community and I am looking at plugins. I’d love to hear what your favorite plugins are and why, especially if you have a hobby-themed community. Ex: plugins that help with engagement, a bett…

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## [What's your workflow for the annual EU DSA compliance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-your-workflow-for-the-annual-eu-dsa-compliance/396390)

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**Author:** [@sps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sps)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [18 februari 2026 om 21:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-your-workflow-for-the-annual-eu-dsa-compliance/396390 "2026-02-18T21:01:23Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve recently been working with a client on preparing their annual reporting for EU DSA compliance, and it struck me that this is likely a recurring task for many moderators and admins running Discourse com…

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## [Gebruik je de Lounge categorie op je community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Antwoorden:** 22\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [15 februari 2026 om 01:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178 "2026-02-15T01:56:42Z")

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Gewoon uit nieuwsgierigheid. \\nBeheerders van Discourse-forums, gebruiken jullie de Lounge-categorie? Leggen jullie het zelf uit aan jullie leden of laten jullie de standaard beschrijving van vertrouwensniveau 3 zijn werk doen? \\nWordt het daadwerkelijk gebruikt, en...

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## [Heeft iemand geëxperimenteerd met het gebruik van de gebruikelijke "Lounge" categorie met vertrouwensniveau \_2\_](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-experimented-with-using-the-usual-lounge-category-with-trust-level-2/225985)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Antwoorden:** 13\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [14 februari 2026 om 22:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-experimented-with-using-the-usual-lounge-category-with-trust-level-2/225985 "2026-02-14T22:18:49Z")

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Standaard is de Lounge-categorie voor gebruikers met vertrouwensniveau user\_level\_3. Ik overweeg deze opnieuw te configureren (beveiliging wijzigen en het Over-onderwerp bewerken) zodat deze voor mijn user\_level\_2-gebruikers is. Ik heb een inner circle van betalende gebruikers w...

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## [Since using discourse, I've developed an illness~](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/396044)

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**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [13 februari 2026 om 18:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/396044 "2026-02-13T18:40:32Z")

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I am just an enthusiast of community programs and do not know how to code. I use community programs mostly for personal and family knowledge bases, and I do not open registration. I have played around with Discuz, vBulletin, and XenForo over about 10 years. The first time I encountered Discourse was in December 2025, and I migrated from XenForo without hesitation. Discourse is fantastic; its cutting-edge innovation, timely response from the meta community, and program stability impressed me the most. But since using Discourse, I have "developed an illness": I can't help but check it every day...

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## [Google Is Using Discourse for Their Official Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-is-using-discourse-for-their-official-community/395928)

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**Author:** [@Haris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haris)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [12 februari 2026 om 16:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-is-using-discourse-for-their-official-community/395928 "2026-02-12T16:33:24Z")

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:glowing\_star: Google Is Using Discourse for Their Developer Community! Hey everyone, I just wanted to share something cool I discovered today! I visited the Google Developer Community, and guess what? Google is using …

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## [Find the users which are more likely to become TL3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-the-users-which-are-more-likely-to-become-tl3/91495)

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**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\
**Antwoorden:** 21\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [12 februari 2026 om 15:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-the-users-which-are-more-likely-to-become-tl3/91495 "2026-02-12T15:50:29Z")

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Is there a method to get a sorted list of users who might become Trust Level 3? Maybe using the Data Explorer plugin and a query (?)

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## [Badges, Badges, oh my!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-badges-oh-my/391470)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Antwoorden:** 9\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [12 februari 2026 om 11:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-badges-oh-my/391470 "2026-02-12T11:36:05Z")

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Amongst my various “headaches” in setting up/designing my community is the question of badges. I think that “gamifying” participation in the community, in our case, will not add anything, and the deluge of badges when on…

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## [Are Topics the Equivalent of Facebook Posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topics-the-equivalent-of-facebook-posts/395630)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Antwoorden:** 6\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 februari 2026 om 19:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topics-the-equivalent-of-facebook-posts/395630 "2026-02-10T19:49:17Z")

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The question is somewhat rhetorical, but I’ve been mulling about this recently. In our current Facebook group, we have guidelines about when to create a new post. For example, “one post per cat per day max”, except for q…

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## [Badge SQL triggered on post content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-sql-triggered-on-post-content/394444)

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**Author:** [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)\
**Antwoorden:** 1\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 februari 2026 om 14:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-sql-triggered-on-post-content/394444 "2026-02-10T14:32:17Z")

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I’m trying to award a badge depending on the content of a post. For example, If I type ‘Give Me A Badge’ i’m awarded the ‘Demanding’ badge. My SQL is as follows: SELECT p.user\_id, p.id post\_id, p.updated\_at granted\_at…

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## [Parameters gebruiken in Data Explorer-query's](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-parameters-in-data-explorer-queries/277934)

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**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\
**Antwoorden:** 6\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 februari 2026 om 14:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-parameters-in-data-explorer-queries/277934 "2026-02-10T14:20:25Z")

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Parameters zijn een krachtig hulpmiddel dat kan worden gebruikt in Data Explorer-queries op Discourse. Parameters maken meer dynamische en aanpasbare queries mogelijk, en in plaats van waarden vast te coderen in uw queries, kunt u variabelen declareren…

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## [What to do with inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-with-inactive-users/385667)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Antwoorden:** 21\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [8 februari 2026 om 17:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-with-inactive-users/385667 "2026-02-08T17:38:45Z")

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I have some users who are inactive for months or years. What to do with them? I don’t want to delete them because they have made posts. I only just figured this out after looking into why certain emails have been failing…

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## [Public community, private community, or a mix? (context: migrating from Facebook)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-community-private-community-or-a-mix-context-migrating-from-facebook/394890)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Antwoorden:** 15\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [4 februari 2026 om 22:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-community-private-community-or-a-mix-context-migrating-from-facebook/394890 "2026-02-04T22:02:39Z")

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In moving a community from a private group on Facebook to Discourse, I’m wondering if there is an opportunity to open up parts of it and make them public. With the move, the community is going to gain structure (see Stru…

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## ["Welcome" and "Newbie/Beginner": separate or together?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-and-newbie-beginner-separate-or-together/394860)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Antwoorden:** 10\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [3 februari 2026 om 15:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-and-newbie-beginner-separate-or-together/394860 "2026-02-03T15:34:14Z")

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I’d be interested in knowing if you have a separate category for welcoming new members in your community. If you have one, is it limited to welcome posts, or do you also use it for newbie/beginner questions? For my sup…

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## [Questions about Discourse AI automatic translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-discourse-ai-automatic-translation/394719)

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**Author:** [@TroLLoBloger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TroLLoBloger)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [2 februari 2026 om 12:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-discourse-ai-automatic-translation/394719 "2026-02-02T12:10:02Z")

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These days I tried Discourse AI automatic translation. In forum 2 which is young with a few discussions the translator did well. But in forum 1 which has about 123 discussions… with translation only in English, it slowed…

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## [Hoe krijg ik precies mensen zover dat ze mijn forum gaan gebruiken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-exactly-do-i-get-people-to-use-my-forum/374916)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Antwoorden:** 35\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [2 februari 2026 om 01:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-exactly-do-i-get-people-to-use-my-forum/374916 "2026-02-02T01:28:49Z")

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Veel mensen hebben me verteld dat ze geen forum willen gebruiken omdat het zo traag is. Ik adverteer al ongeveer een jaar en ik heb maar 3 andere gebruikers. Wat is de beste strategie om mensen het te laten gebruiken?

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## [Used discourse APIs to build a flutter app for our community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/used-discourse-apis-to-build-a-flutter-app-for-our-community/394753)

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**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [1 februari 2026 om 14:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/used-discourse-apis-to-build-a-flutter-app-for-our-community/394753 "2026-02-01T14:24:29Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Can discourse be used entirely through the APIs to build a flutter app?: Against the collective wisdom of the community, we still jumped off that cliff. :zany\_face: The iOS app is live on…

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## [Meertalige gebruikersfeedback over automatische vertalingen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-user-feedback-on-automatic-translations/381120)

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**Author:** [@Tordanik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tordanik)\
**Antwoorden:** 31\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [31 januari 2026 om 20:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-user-feedback-on-automatic-translations/381120 "2026-01-31T20:52:10Z")

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Houd er rekening mee dat miljarden mensen meer dan één taal spreken. Als ik vloeiend Duits, Engels en Frans spreek, wil ik graag de originele, onvertaalde inhoud zien als deze in een van die drie talen is...

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