# Contribute

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=210

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## [How to enhance tag visibility and awareness?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enhance-tag-visibility-and-awareness/267941)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enhance-tag-visibility-and-awareness/267941 "2023-06-11T15:49:45Z")

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My Discourse forum was migrated from a very large traditional forum with lots of forum categories and sub-categories and sub-sub-categories. Since Discourse discourages sub-sub-categories I set up a 2-level category stru…

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## [Topic List Sort - Random](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-sort-random/267895)

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**Author:** [@anderer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anderer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-sort-random/267895 "2023-06-10T18:29:16Z")

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Hello, it would be great to see an additional sorting option for the topics - random. my use case is that we have over 100 teaching/learning units (each with its own post in one category) - and we would like to present…

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## [Draw a box around what changed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draw-a-box-around-what-changed/267703)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draw-a-box-around-what-changed/267703 "2023-06-09T12:27:44Z")

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Here I have drawn a box around my guess of the only thing that changed in the two things being shown. It would be great if the program did too, to save users long head scratching sessions where they read line by line…

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## [Group email notifications are not sent when set to Watching First Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-email-notifications-are-not-sent-when-set-to-watching-first-post/266141)

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**Author:** [@pedro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pedro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-email-notifications-are-not-sent-when-set-to-watching-first-post/266141 "2023-06-09T10:48:13Z")

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Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Desktop, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, Browser: Safari Version 16.4. Description: Emails notifications are not being sent to group members when a new message is sent if Watching First Post …

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## [Test Watched Words is Broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-watched-words-is-broken/267026)

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**Author:** [@Arthri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arthri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-watched-words-is-broken/267026 "2023-06-09T10:40:42Z")

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When using the “test” feature in the watched words configuration screen, the error “raw bracket is not allowed in regular expression with unicode flag” is repeatedly printed to the console. Go to https://meta.discourse…

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## [Trendy Login directing to FAQs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trendy-login-directing-to-faqs/285552)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trendy-login-directing-to-faqs/285552 "2023-06-09T09:44:49Z")

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It stills working? I tried to use it with based air-theme and I got the login into FAQ (not /login). What can be wrong? I suspect that’s something related to my installation but I don’t know how to look into.

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## [Combined Watching/Tracking list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combined-watching-tracking-list/256834)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combined-watching-tracking-list/256834 "2023-06-09T05:31:35Z")

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Hi there, I’m getting requests from quite a few users for a list of all Tracked or Watched topics together. Since they are heavy users they have lots of Tracked topics and some Watched topics too, and they’re having a ha…

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## [This topic is clearly important to you – you've posted more than 25% of the replies here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-clearly-important-to-you-youve-posted-more-than-25-of-the-replies-here/55857)

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**Author:** [@Sara\_Noel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sara_Noel)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-clearly-important-to-you-youve-posted-more-than-25-of-the-replies-here/55857 "2023-06-08T21:36:11Z")

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Can you please help me understand this notification my readers are receiving? We have a thread that’s posted to daily. It could be a weekly thread, I suppose. But I’ve posted in it let’s say 14 times, another person 16…

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## [Tag lockdown as a variation on category lockdown plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-lockdown-as-a-variation-on-category-lockdown-plugin/267635)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-lockdown-as-a-variation-on-category-lockdown-plugin/267635 "2023-06-08T16:31:10Z")

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Can it be used as base for a similar approach with tags? We can select the tag permissions similar to categories, so I am wondering if that could be used for adding tags or making a new similar plugin :slight\_smile:

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## [Allow searching across multiple categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-across-multiple-categories/98045)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Hunger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Hunger)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-across-multiple-categories/98045 "2023-06-08T15:26:03Z")

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I’m trying to do a search across multiple categories like: category:10,11,12 but it seems to use only the first one. Am I missing some syntax? I presumed the same as for tags?

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## [Error message when liking/reacting to flagged posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-when-liking-reacting-to-flagged-posts/267404)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-when-liking-reacting-to-flagged-posts/267404 "2023-06-08T13:44:02Z")

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Reproduction: Flag someone else’s post successfully Try to react to it An error message about reactions shows up.

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## [Link buttons on the top disappear when scrolling around the site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-buttons-on-the-top-disappear-when-scrolling-around-the-site/267593)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-buttons-on-the-top-disappear-when-scrolling-around-the-site/267593 "2023-06-08T11:20:51Z")

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So basically, when you scroll around in a forum with links on the top bar, some of the links will disappear when you scroll around them.

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## [Make the 'change default historically' text clearer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-change-default-historically-text-clearer/261780)

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**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-change-default-historically-text-clearer/261780 "2023-06-08T11:14:12Z")

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Didn’t have time to reply to this. If that’s the case, the wording here should definitely be made much clearer because right now it’s really easy to misunderstand.

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## [Can Send Empty Chat Messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-send-empty-chat-messages/265555)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-send-empty-chat-messages/265555 "2023-06-08T06:20:28Z")

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Hi, there is a bug with Chat that allows you to send empty messages which only contain spaces. I have looked through settings but cannot find anything that would help me. Thanks

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## [Improve Google result when Latest is not homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-google-result-when-latest-is-not-homepage/263372)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-google-result-when-latest-is-not-homepage/263372 "2023-06-08T05:46:34Z")

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We have the Top page set as default homepage on an instance. Then Google’s top search result for the community forum shows as: Can we improve this, or would it need changes in core?

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## [Automatically email admin report CSVs on a recurring cadence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-email-admin-report-csvs-on-a-recurring-cadence/267283)

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**Author:** [@paigen11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paigen11)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-email-admin-report-csvs-on-a-recurring-cadence/267283 "2023-06-08T00:18:45Z")

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Hello, I was hoping there might be a way to automate emailing the downloadable reports available on the Discourse admin panel to a defined email list on a recurring basis (like weekly or monthly CSV reports of Trending …

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## [Add Scores for Reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-scores-for-reactions/275731)

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**Author:** [@Nam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-scores-for-reactions/275731 "2023-06-07T19:14:45Z")

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For this one, is it possible to ask for a guidance for where to work on? I am not sure if I should makes changes only to the Gamification plugin, or the Reaction plugin as well. Since not every site uses the Reactions …

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## [Discobot advanced tutorial emails only sent to the admin of my forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-tutorial-emails-only-sent-to-the-admin-of-my-forum/267015)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-tutorial-emails-only-sent-to-the-admin-of-my-forum/267015 "2023-06-07T18:22:10Z")

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The message Now that you’ve been promoted, it’s time to learn about some advanced features! is only sent to me, the admin of my forum. I’ve renamed the discobot to another name but didn’t change anything else. I suppose…

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## [Create New personal chat is a bit odd](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-new-personal-chat-is-a-bit-odd/259826)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-new-personal-chat-is-a-bit-odd/259826 "2023-06-07T16:24:18Z")

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Hello, I think creating the personal chat works a bit odd now. I mean, if userA creates a new personal chat but hasn’t posted anything to the channel, then to userB show up an unread green (1) badge which is in this cas…

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## [Find user's assignments (outside groups)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-users-assignments-outside-groups/267532)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-users-assignments-outside-groups/267532 "2023-06-07T15:06:10Z")

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A topic came in that I assigned to Group1. Of the Group1 members, StaffA took it. A second topic came in that looked very much like the same thing as the first topic. I was tempted to combine the two topics, but first I…

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## [Offline Editing plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-editing-plugin/267535)

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**Author:** [@EGreg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EGreg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-editing-plugin/267535 "2023-06-07T14:23:06Z")

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When I travel by ship, plane, etc. I don’t necessarily have good wifi. It would be cool to be able to “edit offline”, meaning at least open the topics and edit them without worrying about losing data. It can be simply s…

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## [Move the edit icon from left to right?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-the-edit-icon-from-left-to-right/267002)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-the-edit-icon-from-left-to-right/267002 "2023-06-07T13:33:45Z")

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As soon as we hover a table, the edit icon appears on the top left: It will almost always hide information, whereas it’s likely that there will be less information on the top right, even with a full-width table (beca…

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## [Description from a category page when the category has an image disappear when navigating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-from-a-category-page-when-the-category-has-an-image-disappear-when-navigating/265814)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-from-a-category-page-when-the-category-has-an-image-disappear-when-navigating/265814 "2023-06-07T11:33:29Z")

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When a category has an image, the category description is written next to it on the category page. When we load the category from the category page, the text appears normally. But if we refresh the page or navigate to i…

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## [Follow statistics duplicated on user profile when gamification is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-statistics-duplicated-on-user-profile-when-gamification-is-enabled/267509)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-statistics-duplicated-on-user-profile-when-gamification-is-enabled/267509 "2023-06-07T11:11:22Z")

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When the gamification plugin is enabled, the “Follow” statistics are shown twice on the expanded user summary at /my/summary This is happening because the component copies its content to a second place. This is normal…

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## [Markup chooses three-period ellipsis for (..) instead of two-period leader](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markup-chooses-three-period-ellipsis-for-instead-of-two-period-leader/163810)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markup-chooses-three-period-ellipsis-for-instead-of-two-period-leader/163810 "2023-06-07T08:55:34Z")

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I see two consecutive period characters are converted into HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS (U+2026) - I was expecting for them to be left as is. But if they must be promoted to a character, I think TWO DOT LEADER (U+2025) would be m…

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## [Show "silenced" as avatar flair for silenced users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-silenced-as-avatar-flair-for-silenced-users/85617)

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**Author:** [@Vespura](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vespura)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-silenced-as-avatar-flair-for-silenced-users/85617 "2023-06-07T08:01:14Z")

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(Not sure if this should be posted in Contribute \> UX or Contribute \> Feature, feel free to move it if it’s in the wrong place). Currently there is no easy way for staff to see if a user is silenced, without going to th…

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## [Docs plugin does not filter tags after selecting category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docs-plugin-does-not-filter-tags-after-selecting-category/267433)

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**Author:** [@Simon\_Manning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_Manning)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docs-plugin-does-not-filter-tags-after-selecting-category/267433 "2023-06-06T19:54:45Z")

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Priority/Severity: Low/Low Platform: Desktop, macOS, Ventura 13.4, Safari 16.5 Description: Available tags are not filtered by selected category in docs plugin. In the inverse, available categories are filtered out …

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## [Ability to exclude certain categories from Related Topics (Similar Topics)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-exclude-certain-categories-from-related-topics-similar-topics/275771)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-exclude-certain-categories-from-related-topics-similar-topics/275771 "2023-06-06T18:47:16Z")

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I’m really appreciating the Related Topics feature here — it’s very good compared to the previous “Suggested Topics” list, and in fact actually useful. However, there are a number of “workflow” categories we have which …

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## [Feedback on the AI Helper](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-ai-helper/275746)

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**Author:** [@Julienlavigne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julienlavigne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-ai-helper/275746 "2023-06-06T05:24:14Z")

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Some feedback on the AI Helper feature. The prompt for proofreading the text should be changed to exclude all the \[quote\] blocks. Example: :point\_up\_2: clearly rewriting the quote is not desirable. I would also cons…

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## [Private content in public post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-content-in-public-post/267266)

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**Author:** [@Marty\_Downs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marty_Downs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-content-in-public-post/267266 "2023-06-06T02:43:38Z")

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Is there any way to make content within a post available only to logged in users? The use case I’m thinking of is virtual event postings. We have a ton of working groups in our community that meet virtually. We’d like t…

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