# Contribute

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## [Group pages should not show Messages tab to unauthorised users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946 "2016-07-08T19:21:15Z")

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There’s no point in showing this tab at all if the user doesn’t have the necessary privileges to view the contents in the stream:

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## [500.html needs absolute links in original English texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-html-needs-absolute-links-in-original-english-texts/46879)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-html-needs-absolute-links-in-original-english-texts/46879 "2016-07-08T18:25:20Z")

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Original string: No further action is necessary. However, if the error condition persists, you can provide additional detail, including steps to reproduce the error, by posting a discussion topic in the \<a href="/catego…

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## [Unread post count not shown anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-post-count-not-shown-anymore/46998)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-post-count-not-shown-anymore/46998 "2016-07-08T18:08:11Z")

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Today I noticed that I have unread posts even though the navigation shows “Unread” instead of “Unread (6)”.

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## [Quote Text button invisible after scrolling right](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-text-button-invisible-after-scrolling-right/33674)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-text-button-invisible-after-scrolling-right/33674 "2016-07-08T08:22:07Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Add button to select all text in a preformatted block: If I scrolled right just a bit more, the button would disappear completely. Probably want to clamp the position of the button …

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## [Select2.png missing on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select2-png-missing-on-meta/39164)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select2-png-missing-on-meta/39164 "2016-07-08T08:18:58Z")

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On meta the select2.png is missing. GET https://cdn.discourse.org/assets/select2.png 404 (Not Found) Works fine on my development machine:

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## [Checkbox next to Topics in Activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkbox-next-to-topics-in-activity/44301)

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**Author:** [@Plumber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Plumber)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkbox-next-to-topics-in-activity/44301 "2016-07-08T08:13:21Z")

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This checkbox appear whenever I toggle it on in Messages. In Messages, we can select all and archive. In Activity with checkbox next to Topics, it can’t do anything. Just sharing…

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## [Canceling a Category "Watch"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canceling-a-category-watch/12124)

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**Author:** [@jgordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jgordon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canceling-a-category-watch/12124 "2016-07-08T07:13:26Z")

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I was watching a category and then decided to unwatch it. I went to my preferences and removed it from the Watched section and then I saved my preferences. The category no longer showed up in the Watched section of my …

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## [Changing topic category when manually changing post watch status makes topic new again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-topic-category-when-manually-changing-post-watch-status-makes-topic-new-again/39314)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-topic-category-when-manually-changing-post-watch-status-makes-topic-new-again/39314 "2016-07-08T07:12:53Z")

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As requested by @techAPJ, continuing the discussion from Changing topic from one watched category to another watched category makes topic "new" again: Summary: Another mod at Stonehearth reported to me some strange eve…

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## [Set category notification state historically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-category-notification-state-historically/29979)

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**Author:** [@AmiAthena](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AmiAthena)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-category-notification-state-historically/29979 "2016-07-08T07:10:49Z")

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Currently, when you change the watching/tracking status of a category, it only applies that status to topics created from that point on. If you watch a category and then a week later realize that’s too much noise and de…

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## [When changing category watch state, prompt to also change state of all topics in that category at the time of change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-category-watch-state-prompt-to-also-change-state-of-all-topics-in-that-category-at-the-time-of-change/46767)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-category-watch-state-prompt-to-also-change-state-of-all-topics-in-that-category-at-the-time-of-change/46767 "2016-07-08T07:10:12Z")

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Looking at the Discourse Version 1.6 release topic, I saw this awesome checkmark: This sounds like I should always get that question when changing the category watch state. However, it looks like @sam decided this shou…

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## [When focus returns to search box, auto highlight all text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-focus-returns-to-search-box-auto-highlight-all-text/33125)

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**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-focus-returns-to-search-box-auto-highlight-all-text/33125 "2016-07-08T06:18:31Z")

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If you perform a search and then click on the search icon or use the keyboard shortcut, the cursor will be placed at the end of the previous search term. To search for a new term, you must highlight the existing text vi…

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## [Order in notifications dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/order-in-notifications-dropdown/46819)

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**Author:** [@frictionel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frictionel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/order-in-notifications-dropdown/46819 "2016-07-07T17:46:08Z")

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Is there a reason why the order of options in the notifications dropdown is not from most notified to least notified? Meaning “Normal” should be between “Tracking” and “Muted”.

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## [GEO Tagging ability for topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/geo-tagging-ability-for-topics/30645)

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**Author:** [@returningfromelba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/returningfromelba)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/geo-tagging-ability-for-topics/30645 "2016-07-07T12:10:40Z")

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Sometimes a discussion might occur where it’s important to know the ‘where’ of the discussion context. For example, if discussing ‘illegal waste dumping’ having context as to which municipality this is happening in woul…

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## [Arabic topic titles don't show up in urls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arabic-topic-titles-dont-show-up-in-urls/35766)

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**Author:** [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arabic-topic-titles-dont-show-up-in-urls/35766 "2016-07-07T04:51:54Z")

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Can we have the arabic topic title in url ? It’s not there and the url is like : t/topic/7/2 Thanks.

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## [When I drag photos after each other from Windows Explorer into Firefox, "Uploading..." is displayed multiple times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-drag-photos-after-each-other-from-windows-explorer-into-firefox-uploading-is-displayed-multiple-times/46712)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-drag-photos-after-each-other-from-windows-explorer-into-firefox-uploading-is-displayed-multiple-times/46712 "2016-07-06T15:58:57Z")

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Hey all, I couldn’t find a related topic, so I started a new one. We are running Discourse v1.6.0.beta9 +3 on the Fairphone Forum. I was composing a post with multiple photos (~6MB each) and dragged them into post compo…

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## [Remove "Uploading..." from a newly created / edited post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-uploading-from-a-newly-created-edited-post/46882)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-uploading-from-a-newly-created-edited-post/46882 "2016-07-06T11:11:41Z")

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It happens often that people try to upload multiple images in their post editor at once. If they see a few successfully loaded photos and accidentally don’t check that ALL of them have been uploaded, the post ends up con…

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## [Translate email notifications and digests into user preferred locale language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-email-notifications-and-digests-into-user-preferred-locale-language/45660)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-email-notifications-and-digests-into-user-preferred-locale-language/45660 "2016-07-06T10:33:12Z")

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Many of the people in my community who don’t speak English also don’t log in often because they live in parts of the world where Internet access is scarce. So they participate by email. It occurs to me that it would be …

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## [When a table other than CSS is selected in CSS/HTML customization, the currently selected style gets not marked in bold](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-table-other-than-css-is-selected-in-css-html-customization-the-currently-selected-style-gets-not-marked-in-bold/46883)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-table-other-than-css-is-selected-in-css-html-customization-the-currently-selected-style-gets-not-marked-in-bold/46883 "2016-07-06T04:18:28Z")

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URLs affected: /admin/customize/css\_html//css /admin/customize/css\_html//header Case 1 (works as expected): Case 2 (demonstrates the bug):

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## [Reopening search does not select the previous search term anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880 "2016-07-06T03:32:13Z")

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It was useful to get the previous search term preselected when re-opening the search popup. I think it used to work like that, but not anymore. This is also a default behavior for browser address bar, browser search etc…

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## [Ireland flag shows up as Italy + Spain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ireland-flag-shows-up-as-italy-spain/46847)

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**Author:** [@tannerfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tannerfilip)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ireland-flag-shows-up-as-italy-spain/46847 "2016-07-05T17:56:18Z")

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Reported at 1284459 - Misinterpretation of emoji, when you use the Ireland flag emoji it shows up as Italy and Spain, not Ireland. :ireland::ireland::ireland:

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## [Hide Reply button in emails if you don't have permission](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-reply-button-in-emails-if-you-dont-have-permission/44211)

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**Author:** [@Jared\_Needell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jared_Needell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-reply-button-in-emails-if-you-dont-have-permission/44211 "2016-07-05T12:45:28Z")

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Is it possible to suppress the reply button in emails if the user doesn’t have permission to reply. This can be misleading to someone who can’t reply in a category they get emails on.

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## [Force people to register to read?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-people-to-register-to-read/46816)

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**Author:** [@Sebastian1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sebastian1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-people-to-register-to-read/46816 "2016-07-05T00:32:03Z")

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Pinterest and some other communities has a feature where visitors can read for x minutes/seconds before there is a popup that require registration to continue reading. Example here: https://nomadforum.io Any plugin lik…

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## [Last poster is missing from Suggested topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-poster-is-missing-from-suggested-topics/46737)

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**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-poster-is-missing-from-suggested-topics/46737 "2016-07-05T00:10:58Z")

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The last poster info is missing from the Suggested topics list. This is comes up in mobile or with custom themes for desktop, such as Sam's personal "minimal" topic list design. A few screenshots from Meta on Chrome/Andr…

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## [Allow deleting messages that I sent to myself](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-deleting-messages-that-i-sent-to-myself/46824)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-deleting-messages-that-i-sent-to-myself/46824 "2016-07-04T23:13:47Z")

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I love the new feature that allows me to send messages to myself. The ability to delete those messages would make this feature even better. Any chance that this could be added too? :wink:

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## [Inaccessible links to private groups on profile pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inaccessible-links-to-private-groups-on-profile-pages/42718)

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**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inaccessible-links-to-private-groups-on-profile-pages/42718 "2016-07-04T22:14:09Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Make private group pages visible to only group members: Steps to reproduce: Create a group and uncheck “Group is visible to all users” Add non-admin members to the group. Each member w…

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## [Post attributes not correctly set on staged posts when saved?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-attributes-not-correctly-set-on-staged-posts-when-saved/28571)

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**Author:** [@lukegb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lukegb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-attributes-not-correctly-set-on-staged-posts-when-saved/28571 "2016-07-04T16:33:49Z")

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I’ve noticed that the user class attributes don’t seem to be set correctly (on the poster-name component) when a post is saved from the composer. Obviously the issue goes away when the page is refreshed and it’s only evi…

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## [Impersonating a user should allow me to go back to my user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user-should-allow-me-to-go-back-to-my-user/46762)

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**Author:** [@robbyoconnor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbyoconnor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user-should-allow-me-to-go-back-to-my-user/46762 "2016-07-03T23:08:15Z")

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So I recently impersonated a user and then when going back, I got Push notifications for both his account and mine…not sure if that’s a bug or not…

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## [Moved topics and watched/tracked/muted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moved-topics-and-watched-tracked-muted-categories/30848)

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**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moved-topics-and-watched-tracked-muted-categories/30848 "2016-07-03T22:09:33Z")

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I’m not sure this should be considered a bug or rather functionality that could be improved, but if a topic is recategorized from Category A (which I’m watching/tracking/muting) to Category B (which I’m not watching/trac…

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## [Hide badge user list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-badge-user-list/46471)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-badge-user-list/46471 "2016-07-03T18:24:27Z")

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Is there a way to remove the list of users granted a particular badge — while still having the badge enabled and listed on the main Badges page?

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## [Giving each user a unique discourse powered blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giving-each-user-a-unique-discourse-powered-blog/46731)

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**Author:** [@LastDance](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LastDance)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giving-each-user-a-unique-discourse-powered-blog/46731 "2016-07-03T08:33:41Z")

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Ive seen elsewhere on the net, people using discourse as a blogging platform. I was wondering if it was possible (or really if anyone has done it), for discourse to actually give each user their own “blog” (a.k.a. a post…

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