# Contribute

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## [Watched words also applied to staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-also-applied-to-staff/231538)

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**Author:** [@nooice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nooice)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-also-applied-to-staff/231538 "2022-06-30T08:40:02Z")

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According to these posts, staff posts are immune to watched word checks by design But it doesn’t seem to work in my deploys, tested on both 2.7.13 and 2.8.2, post with the admin account

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## [Admin settings show weird aligned after latest update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settings-show-weird-aligned-after-latest-update/231419)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settings-show-weird-aligned-after-latest-update/231419 "2022-06-29T18:05:08Z")

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I am on commit (6ecfdc8f55) My admin settings look like this: Anyone else with the same issue?

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## [Missing UI indication to add MAxMindDB address key](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-ui-indication-to-add-maxminddb-address-key/231466)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-ui-indication-to-add-maxminddb-address-key/231466 "2022-06-29T16:09:01Z")

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I’ve been noticing for a long time that the “IP Address Lookup” never returned a location, but kept telling myself that was because of the IPs being uncommon… until I found this: Turns out I was deluding myself, becau…

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## [Short promo/ad video I made to promote our discourse forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/short-promo-ad-video-i-made-to-promote-our-discourse-forums/86570)

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**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/short-promo-ad-video-i-made-to-promote-our-discourse-forums/86570 "2022-06-29T15:32:21Z")

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Thought I might share this It’s a bit rough around the edges but seems to be working. The idea was to show the modern, look and feel of Discourse and naturally communicate that forums are not dead. I’m ac…

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## [Show username menu instead of notification menu in user menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-username-menu-instead-of-notification-menu-in-user-menu/146838)

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**Author:** [@oneflydown](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oneflydown)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-username-menu-instead-of-notification-menu-in-user-menu/146838 "2022-06-29T04:19:36Z")

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Is it possible that I show the username menu and not the notification menu, when I click on the username icon as shown in below pic? This is because I want my users to have access to logout in one click. Thanks Onefl…

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## ["Body too Similar" Compares Posts and Message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/body-too-similar-compares-posts-and-message/231089)

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**Author:** [@mlgtechuser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mlgtechuser)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/body-too-similar-compares-posts-and-message/231089 "2022-06-29T02:45:46Z")

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“Body is too similar to what you recently posted” I use a message-to-self as a drafting buffer for elaborate posts that I’d like to publish privately before posting. (The main reason being that the preview pane doesn’t…

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## [Text missing in Discourse Docs top menu button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-missing-in-discourse-docs-top-menu-button/231327)

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**Author:** [@simonk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simonk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-missing-in-discourse-docs-top-menu-button/231327 "2022-06-28T10:14:10Z")

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I have the Discourse Docs docs add to top menu option enabled, and I recently noticed that the button had disappeared. It’s actually still there, but has no text so it is invisible until you mouse over it: I had prev…

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## [Option to use "Docs view" when accessing Docs category from anywhere in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-use-docs-view-when-accessing-docs-category-from-anywhere-in-discourse/208065)

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**Author:** [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-use-docs-view-when-accessing-docs-category-from-anywhere-in-discourse/208065 "2022-06-28T08:17:05Z")

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Currently when using the Discourse-docs: Documentation Management Plugin, when you access it from the Docs link in the hamburger menu (or enable the link in the Top Menu), you get a nice, customized view with filters, et…

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## [Hide pinned topic "preview" when read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-pinned-topic-preview-when-read/37385)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-pinned-topic-preview-when-read/37385 "2022-06-28T07:56:50Z")

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Currently, the following user setting exists under the topics header: Automatically unpin topics when you reach the bottom. Personally, I want pinned topics at the top of my feed whether I have read then or not. As a…

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## [Does Templates support custom variables?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-templates-support-custom-variables/245103)

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**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-templates-support-custom-variables/245103 "2022-06-28T01:36:33Z")

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Does the variable replacement support customize variables? And fallback to other variables?

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## [Privacy: option to disable link clicks counting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-option-to-disable-link-clicks-counting/229777)

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**Author:** [@relan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/relan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-option-to-disable-link-clicks-counting/229777 "2022-06-28T01:18:43Z")

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Currently link clicks trigger HTTP pings: a request to the Discourse instance is made every time a user clicks a link. This enables tracking of who clicks what. Would be nice to have an option to disable link clicks cou…

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## [Lib/topic\_creator fails when the word "math" appears in the topic title or text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lib-topic-creator-fails-when-the-word-math-appears-in-the-topic-title-or-text/231018)

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**Author:** [@PapaBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PapaBear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lib-topic-creator-fails-when-the-word-math-appears-in-the-topic-title-or-text/231018 "2022-06-27T17:07:17Z")

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When I try to create a new topic containing the text string “math” in either the title or the topic text, I get a “500 error” pop-up. Doesn’t seem to matter which category. We do have a tag “math,” but the sample post …

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## [Warning when whispering on an old topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warning-when-whispering-on-an-old-topic/231221)

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**Author:** [@Colin\_Mueller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Colin_Mueller)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warning-when-whispering-on-an-old-topic/231221 "2022-06-27T14:12:09Z")

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Hey there. There was some chatter about an old thread on our Community and I noticed that when I wanted to whisper to a colleague I got a warning about how old the thread is. Since whispers are only used by staff an…

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## [Add a Bengali translation to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-bengali-translation-to-discourse/173844)

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**Author:** [@AveyBD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AveyBD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-bengali-translation-to-discourse/173844 "2022-06-27T06:03:09Z")

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Hey, I am from Bangladesh and I speak Bengali, and I am translating discourse in crowdin . How can i request Discourse team to add this to Official App. Some information about Bengali Language. Bengali is the 4th most…

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## [Disponibilizando o idioma Hindi para tradução no Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-hindi-language-available-for-translation-on-crowdin/230035)

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**Author:** [@Mahuton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mahuton)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-hindi-language-available-for-translation-on-crowdin/230035 "2022-06-27T05:30:07Z")

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Hi, Can someone please make the Hindi language available on Crowdin for translation? Many thanks

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## [Credit Card placeholder text black on dark theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/credit-card-placeholder-text-black-on-dark-theme/229684)

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**Author:** [@cwbc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cwbc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/credit-card-placeholder-text-black-on-dark-theme/229684 "2022-06-24T15:56:02Z")

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I’m trying to figure out how to customise the color of the text in the credit card input field. It currently doesn’t work on dark themes for me (black on dark grey). Using the following in the custom CSS for the theme i…

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## [Horizontal scroll bar for wide tables visible in Mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizontal-scroll-bar-for-wide-tables-visible-in-mobile/94879)

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**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizontal-scroll-bar-for-wide-tables-visible-in-mobile/94879 "2022-06-24T13:06:14Z")

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When wide tables exist, in the desktop theme there is a horizontal scroll bar that hints the visitor we can scroll left and right. However in the Mobile theme there is no such scroll bar and the wide table view is really…

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## [Emoji autocompletion sometimes not working when writing fast](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-autocompletion-sometimes-not-working-when-writing-fast/231004)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-autocompletion-sometimes-not-working-when-writing-fast/231004 "2022-06-24T11:27:21Z")

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Sometimes, when I’m writing the first characters of an emoji fast and I press tab to complete, the completion doesn’t work: I’ve been encountering this issue many times and it also happens here on meta. I have no mem…

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## [Disable notifications for links to post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-notifications-for-links-to-post/107762)

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**Author:** [@bmw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bmw)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-notifications-for-links-to-post/107762 "2022-06-24T00:10:19Z")

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I have a post on a Discourse forum that many users there are linking to. It’s a pinned post describing something that many members of the community there are interested in. The problem I’m having is I get an email notif…

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## [Footnote not correctly displayed in preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnote-not-correctly-displayed-in-preview/230793)

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**Author:** [@hiddenseal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hiddenseal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnote-not-correctly-displayed-in-preview/230793 "2022-06-22T20:21:24Z")

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The code below: some deep thought who needs a reference\[^1\] \[^1\]: Here's the reference. Should look like a subscript (and it does that way in the post preview), but after posting instead renders as: some deep thought…

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## [What is a @here mention?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-here-mention/217878)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-here-mention/217878 "2022-06-23T05:31:23Z")

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Stumbled across this in the settings: But I can’t find a description of what a “here mention” actually does.

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## [Show "new topic" when not logged in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-new-topic-when-not-logged-in/104550)

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**Author:** [@MartyMeh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MartyMeh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-new-topic-when-not-logged-in/104550 "2022-06-22T19:22:05Z")

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I’ve got an issue with getting plenty of page views, but not a lot of posts on my forum forum.cleanenergyreviews.info. I’ve done a bit of user testing, and seems that there is some confusion about how to actually post so…

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## [Automatic dark mode picks wrong logo unless correct colour palette is selected manually](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-picks-wrong-logo-unless-correct-colour-palette-is-selected-manually/230656)

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**Author:** [@MattiaB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MattiaB)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-picks-wrong-logo-unless-correct-colour-palette-is-selected-manually/230656 "2022-06-22T16:52:12Z")

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The title pretty much says it all: I have one theme (Default) with WCAG Light as default colour palette. I enabled automatic dark mode switching with “default dark mode color scheme id” set to WCAG Dark. On my computer …

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## [Logo stopped updating if dark mode is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-stopped-updating-if-dark-mode-is-enabled/230782)

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**Author:** [@hiddenseal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hiddenseal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-stopped-updating-if-dark-mode-is-enabled/230782 "2022-06-22T16:34:49Z")

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Hello, As we all know, discourse allows using different versions of logo for light/dark modes, a feature that I’ve been using for quite a while and it was working perfectly until I’ve updated Discourse to 2.9.0 beta 5, …

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## [Adding proper copy/paste of latex code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-proper-copy-paste-of-latex-code/253663)

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**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-proper-copy-paste-of-latex-code/253663 "2022-06-22T04:13:21Z")

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Made another PR, this time to add something I always wanted: proper copy/paste of latex code: highlight rendered latex in a post, paste in editor and get proper latex, see: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-math/pu…

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## [Reset password link error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-password-link-error/230635)

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**Author:** [@Francisco-Rua](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francisco-Rua)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-password-link-error/230635 "2022-06-21T20:45:40Z")

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Hi there! Testing my first discourse forum I encounter problems with the reset password link and I didn’t find a solution on another post. I attached the information that I collect from this error. Error: Oops The so…

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## [Tags in tag groups not visible to assigned user group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-in-tag-groups-not-visible-to-assigned-user-group/230025)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-in-tag-groups-not-visible-to-assigned-user-group/230025 "2022-06-21T18:12:10Z")

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Came across this on a client instance and could replicate it on a testing instance as well: I restrict the visibility of tags using a tag group: So for admins the group shows as: But for trust\_level\_0 the the ta…

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## [Rejected topic appears as "topic: not found" on Logs - Staff Actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rejected-topic-appears-as-topic-not-found-on-logs-staff-actions/230590)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rejected-topic-appears-as-topic-not-found-on-logs-staff-actions/230590 "2022-06-21T11:02:04Z")

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I expected it to say something like “topic: xyz” where xyz is the user’s proposed title of the rejected topic.

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## [Modify the user interface to distinguish the reply in the topics from the reply to a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-the-user-interface-to-distinguish-the-reply-in-the-topics-from-the-reply-to-a-user/230553)

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**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-the-user-interface-to-distinguish-the-reply-in-the-topics-from-the-reply-to-a-user/230553 "2022-06-21T05:37:01Z")

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Hi.It is currently impossible to distinguish a single reply in a topic from a reply to a user. I propose to make some small changes to the user interface to distinguish the response in the topic from the response to the …

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## [Quotes that contain date/time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-that-contain-date-time/101999)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-that-contain-date-time/101999 "2022-06-21T00:25:41Z")

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From initial tests, if I link a topic in a new post in a way that creates a preview box, and the linked topic has a date/time, the preview won’t include the time-zone adjusted time…

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