# Contribute

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## [In the composer preview, special character "Õ" is cut at the top inside first-line headings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-the-composer-preview-special-character-o-is-cut-at-the-top-inside-first-line-headings/175919)

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**Author:** [@fkohrt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fkohrt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-the-composer-preview-special-character-o-is-cut-at-the-top-inside-first-line-headings/175919 "2021-01-30T01:29:36Z")

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Õ The markdown code for the heading above is # Õ Õ = U+d5 (latin capital letter o tilde) but in the markdown preview it looks like O which is created by # O In fact, for a forum I encountered, “Õ” also appears like…

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## [Use absolute links for images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-absolute-links-for-images/177618)

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**Author:** [@nottrobin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nottrobin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-absolute-links-for-images/177618 "2021-01-29T19:47:16Z")

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If you upload an image to Discourse through the button, the URL used in the HTML for the topic is relative. Other Markdown parsers, like GitHub, instead convert all such URLs to absolute. This would be helpful when pu…

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## [Do not allow users to unhide an inapproprite post until after it was edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-allow-users-to-unhide-an-inapproprite-post-until-after-it-was-edited/177700)

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**Author:** [@Meteor0id](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Meteor0id)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-allow-users-to-unhide-an-inapproprite-post-until-after-it-was-edited/177700 "2021-01-29T18:52:18Z")

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Sometimes an inappropriate post is triggering to many users. Even if it is hidden, we see many people unhide it and reply to it anyway. Before we know it we have 10 posts of heated discussion mixed in with the intended d…

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## [Last Date Modified Not Update in Sitemap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-date-modified-not-update-in-sitemap/176846)

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**Author:** [@PoojaPatel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PoojaPatel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-date-modified-not-update-in-sitemap/176846 "2021-01-29T16:49:18Z")

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Last Date Modified Not Update in Sitemap. Below URL for example. Last modified date is 14-12-2020 but in sitemap its shows 23-12-2019. https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-facebook-login-for-discourse/13394 \<ti…

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## [Make rate limit configurable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-rate-limit-configurable/129589)

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**Author:** [@ValdikSS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValdikSS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-rate-limit-configurable/129589 "2021-01-29T13:17:30Z")

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Current version of the plugin allows non-staff users to perform only 3 translations per minute. This may be limiting in a multi-lingual forum. Please make this limit configurable.

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## [Review page doesn't show restricted tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-page-doesnt-show-restricted-tags/176210)

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**Author:** [@Flo1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flo1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-page-doesnt-show-restricted-tags/176210 "2021-01-29T09:46:27Z")

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Hi ! We have a discourse instance with tags limited to specific categories. In the moderation, these tags don’t show up. Do you have any pointer on how to solve this ?

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## [Change email address button shows even when edit email is off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-address-button-shows-even-when-edit-email-is-off/168770)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-address-button-shows-even-when-edit-email-is-off/168770 "2021-01-29T04:42:43Z")

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I am working with a CDCK hosted client who is configuring oauth2. We’ve got it set up so that the create account dialog is automatically bypassed and now new accounts authenticated by the oauth2 server are created autom…

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## [Discourse loses the top/bottom pixels when generating thumbnails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-loses-the-top-bottom-pixels-when-generating-thumbnails/176612)

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**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-loses-the-top-bottom-pixels-when-generating-thumbnails/176612 "2021-01-29T03:23:13Z")

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When you attach images to a post, Discourse resizes them to make thumbnails suitable for display. There seems to be a bug when it does this which causes it to consistently lose the top and bottom rows of pixels. This i…

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## [Auto bump date indicator seems off?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-date-indicator-seems-off/177101)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-date-indicator-seems-off/177101 "2021-01-29T02:06:30Z")

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This topic was just auto bumped; the last post was on July '18, and the indicator says ‘3 years later’, which is not correct. It seems the bump time is actually 2.5 years and perhaps there’s a rounding error in the messa…

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## [Emojis are not visible in excerpts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-are-not-visible-in-excerpts/177481)

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**Author:** [@PoojaPatel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PoojaPatel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-are-not-visible-in-excerpts/177481 "2021-01-29T00:44:36Z")

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Currently when insert emoji in title It is showing correct in display and view source. When insert emoji in description it is show correct in display (Picture 1). But when we see in view source then it is change in text…

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## [Possible Race Condition when editing a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-race-condition-when-editing-a-post/177514)

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**Author:** [@concerto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/concerto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-race-condition-when-editing-a-post/177514 "2021-01-29T00:41:55Z")

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Problem Concurrent edits to one wiki page can lead to unexpected behavior. In my case, the quoted\_posts relationship between two post becomes wrong. This may leads to other problems when quoted\_posts is used, like in Us…

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## [Zendesk: Two-Way Sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-two-way-sync/168556)

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**Author:** [@Isaac\_Farley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isaac_Farley)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-two-way-sync/168556 "2021-01-27T14:23:40Z")

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A point of clarification about the intended functionality of the new Discourse Zendesk plugin: is the plugin designed to support two-communication between messages posted from Discourse and delivered to Zendesk and, equa…

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## [Default badges for every reward tier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-badges-for-every-reward-tier/91569)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-badges-for-every-reward-tier/91569 "2018-07-04T15:07:22Z")

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Currently the plugin creates a “Patron” badge, for the pseudo-reward-tier that has every patron in a campaign. New campaigns in Patreon doesn’t have this “everyone” reward tier anymore, so the badge won’t work. To ease…

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## [Exclude rel nofollow is not enforced in title links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-rel-nofollow-is-not-enforced-in-title-links/168847)

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**Author:** [@Aaron\_Newcomer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aaron_Newcomer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-rel-nofollow-is-not-enforced-in-title-links/168847 "2021-01-27T01:57:11Z")

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When I set the exclude rel nofollow domains in the settings that works great for links in the body of a topic. However, if I paste a link into the title and it adds the link under the title that link still has the nofol…

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## [Add support for Google Chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-google-chat/81852 "2021-01-26T20:50:46Z")

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Google just launched their slack competitor, which will be available for every company that uses their G Suite. Webhooks docs are here: Build a Google Chat app as a webhook | Google for Developers

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## [Anonymized account could be seen as active accounts, regarding the current UX](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymized-account-could-be-seen-as-active-accounts-regarding-the-current-ux/276040)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymized-account-could-be-seen-as-active-accounts-regarding-the-current-ux/276040 "2021-01-26T19:18:42Z")

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Also saw that anonymized users can still be messaged, suggesting there’s still someone responding to the profile:

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## [How does Discourse guard against SQL injections via the user agent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-guard-against-sql-injections-via-the-user-agent/177251)

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**Author:** [@mbaker341997](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbaker341997)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-guard-against-sql-injections-via-the-user-agent/177251 "2021-01-26T09:32:35Z")

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Noticed that Discourse persists the user agent in some tables, web\_crawler\_requests for instance. Attackers have been known to use the “user-agent” field to inject malicious code like in Sleepy User Agent attacks. I was…

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## [Allow users to edit posts awaiting approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-edit-posts-awaiting-approval/95429)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-edit-posts-awaiting-approval/95429 "2021-01-26T07:45:12Z")

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Quite often posts awaiting approval require editing or further info from the poster - often these are new users who haven’t added enough info, or in specific sections where the topic template has not been followed. being…

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## [Pinned topics lose priority when sorted by views or replies but not when sorted by activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-lose-priority-when-sorted-by-views-or-replies-but-not-when-sorted-by-activity/177258)

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**Author:** [@maazrk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maazrk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-lose-priority-when-sorted-by-views-or-replies-but-not-when-sorted-by-activity/177258 "2021-01-26T02:41:26Z")

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Hello all, I have noticed a minor inconsistency in user experience. When the topics are sorted by Replies or Views, the pinned topics do not remain at the top. This does not happen when sorted by Activity in both asce…

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## [Can't reverse silencing a category for a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-reverse-silencing-a-category-for-a-group/177116)

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**Author:** [@Cédric\_DANIEL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/C%C3%A9dric_DANIEL)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-reverse-silencing-a-category-for-a-group/177116 "2021-01-25T22:24:29Z")

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Hello, I have a problem with a category silenced for an entire group. Obviously an admin made a mistake and silenced the category for this group. I did the reverse manipulation, but it looks like it doesn’t fix things. …

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## [SVG uploads get no lightbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-uploads-get-no-lightbox/177234)

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**Author:** [@DawnPaladin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DawnPaladin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-uploads-get-no-lightbox/177234 "2021-01-25T22:08:26Z")

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Hello! We’ve tried adding SVGs to the list of allowed uploads on our Discourse server. The images upload OK, but they don’t get the click-to-open lightbox that other images do. I see that images only get lightboxes if t…

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## [Race condition in downsize\_upload script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/race-condition-in-downsize-upload-script/177152)

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**Author:** [@concerto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/concerto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/race-condition-in-downsize-upload-script/177152 "2021-01-25T07:45:56Z")

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Problem When using the downsize\_upload.rb script to shrink uploaded images, some images was changed while the posts that use these images remain unchanged. This could lead to some posts’ images appear like they have disa…

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## [Some categories are broken: "Load cannot follow more than 20 redirections"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-categories-are-broken-load-cannot-follow-more-than-20-redirections/177037)

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**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-categories-are-broken-load-cannot-follow-more-than-20-redirections/177037 "2021-01-25T00:38:51Z")

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After we upgraded to 2.7.0beta2, navigating to some categories is broken. When we try to access a category we get the following errors in the console: You can try for yourself using the following links: Ρεμπέτικο γ…

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## [About Silenced categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-silenced-categories/113158)

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**Author:** [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-silenced-categories/113158 "2021-01-24T16:48:44Z")

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When you silenced categories are still visible in the drop down menu. Is there any way to acomplish this? Regards.,

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## [Change owner - no focus anymore on text box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-owner-no-focus-anymore-on-text-box/176567)

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**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-owner-no-focus-anymore-on-text-box/176567 "2021-01-22T21:09:50Z")

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Hello dears. I’ve noticed that lately (not sure when it started), when we try to “Change Owner” of a topic, it don’t have the focus. I mean, we need to move the mouse, and click the text box. The behavior before wa…

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## [Cancelling SSO record deletion deletes record](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cancelling-sso-record-deletion-deletes-record/176964)

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**Author:** [@sudoman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sudoman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cancelling-sso-record-deletion-deletes-record/176964 "2021-01-22T19:18:16Z")

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With version ( 9da9b2e1cc ) of Discourse, on the admin interface of a user profile, if one clicks on the “Delete SSO Record” button, one is asked for confirmation. If one selects “No”, to cancel the operation, the SSO …

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## [Reorder /admin/upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reorder-admin-upgrade/176945)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reorder-admin-upgrade/176945 "2021-01-22T15:16:03Z")

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As docker\_manager upgrades block both upgrade all and other individual upgrade actions can we get /admin/upgrade reordered so that it’s displayed either at the top, or directly below discourse? More than once lately I’v…

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## [Automatic post mod when moderators edit a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-post-mod-when-moderators-edit-a-post/176578)

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**Author:** [@Glenn\_Cooke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Glenn_Cooke)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-post-mod-when-moderators-edit-a-post/176578 "2021-01-22T11:54:25Z")

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Hey, Is there any way to have an automated text message appended to the bottom of a post whenever it gets edited by a moderator? Mods are concerned that when they’re snipping posts, they’re attributing content to a pos…

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## [Allowing only OP and Admin to engage in a single topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-only-op-and-admin-to-engage-in-a-single-topic/176425)

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**Author:** [@MrDavis97](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrDavis97)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-only-op-and-admin-to-engage-in-a-single-topic/176425 "2021-01-22T05:07:23Z")

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I’m basing what I’m asking basically off of this idea and this idea. I want to be able to have a forum where a user can only reply to topics they created, and the admin has permission to create and respond to all topics…

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## [Warn before blocking own IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-before-blocking-own-ip-address/176467)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-before-blocking-own-ip-address/176467 "2021-01-22T04:47:59Z")

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I had an admin contact me recently because they had deleted a test user that they had created, and when they did, they accidently clicked the “…and block the IP” button, which then blocked them from their own forum. Had …

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