# Contribute

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## [Topic shortlinks (bitly?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-shortlinks-bitly/17298)

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**Author:** [@Jerre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jerre)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [08.Июль.2014 05:15:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-shortlinks-bitly/17298 "2014-07-08T05:15:58Z")

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I would love to see a plugin to automatically generate bitly style short-links for forum topics. Using the bitly API would be great, since it allows for branded domains and it’s widely used. I read this topic: https://m…

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## [Add IP info lookup for Admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-ip-info-lookup-for-admins/15626)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Ответы:** 23\
**Последнее обновление:** [07.Июль.2014 20:20:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-ip-info-lookup-for-admins/15626 "2014-07-07T20:20:52Z")

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I propose adding a “lookup” button next to most IP addresses in user fields that are visible to admins: Clicking the lookup button would pop up a dynamically queried box that shows a spinner, which will populate with…

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## [Persistent text composition box in different instances of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-text-composition-box-in-different-instances-of-discourse/17119)

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**Author:** [@d\_p](https://meta.discourse.org/u/d_p)\
**Ответы:** 8\
**Последнее обновление:** [03.Июль.2014 03:00:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-text-composition-box-in-different-instances-of-discourse/17119 "2014-07-03T03:00:47Z")

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In other forums it is pretty common for me to begin a longish comment and then open a new instance of the forum in another window where I can reply to other threads or even the same thread I am composing in the first ins…

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## [Get notified about unanswered questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-about-unanswered-questions/11732)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Lowrey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kenneth_Lowrey)\
**Ответы:** 6\
**Последнее обновление:** [04.Июль.2014 17:27:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-about-unanswered-questions/11732 "2014-07-04T17:27:44Z")

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One issue I’m having with my Discourse community is unanswered questions. How can I get notified that a question has been left unanswered for X time? For example can I have a email sent to someone when a new topic has no…

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## [To remove muted category option for new posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/to-remove-muted-category-option-for-new-posts/17173)

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**Author:** [@MaSe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaSe)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [04.Июль.2014 02:12:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/to-remove-muted-category-option-for-new-posts/17173 "2014-07-04T02:12:57Z")

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When someone creates a post he or she can select a muted category from dropdown list and post into it. If category is muted the user should not be able to post into it.

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## [Invite not recognized if user joins without clicking link in invite email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-not-recognized-if-user-joins-without-clicking-link-in-invite-email/15817)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Ответы:** 3\
**Последнее обновление:** [03.Июль.2014 21:14:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-not-recognized-if-user-joins-without-clicking-link-in-invite-email/15817 "2014-07-03T21:14:33Z")

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I just invited a handful of people to my discourse and one of them signed up without clicking the link in the invite email. So he is a user on the site but is not in the private group I invited him to and my own invite h…

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## [Add "registered users" group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-registered-users-group/13747)

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**Author:** [@segphault](https://meta.discourse.org/u/segphault)\
**Ответы:** 4\
**Последнее обновление:** [03.Июль.2014 01:05:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-registered-users-group/13747 "2014-07-03T01:05:15Z")

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I’d like to be able to configure a category so that it is only visible to registered users who have logged into the forum. A “registered users” group that is automatically includes every registered user would make that v…

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## [Split up the activity column in latest page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-up-the-activity-column-in-latest-page/17078)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Ответы:** 1\
**Последнее обновление:** [02.Июль.2014 02:36:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-up-the-activity-column-in-latest-page/17078 "2014-07-02T02:36:52Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Sorting The Topic List: +1, it should be possible to sort by the two columns under “Activity” on the /latest page. It’d also be great if the headings described what those numbers/dates re…

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## [Archive/Trash Bin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-trash-bin/17044)

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**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\
**Ответы:** 11\
**Последнее обновление:** [01.Июль.2014 22:25:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-trash-bin/17044 "2014-07-01T22:25:17Z")

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Is there something like an Archive or Trash Bin where when someone (OP, or mods) deletes their post, admins can see it? It would be really useful in viewing history since my forum is money related.

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## [What about an easier styling/theming system?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-an-easier-styling-theming-system/12346)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Ответы:** 53\
**Последнее обновление:** [01.Июль.2014 21:42:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-an-easier-styling-theming-system/12346 "2014-07-01T21:42:38Z")

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This would really just be a “CSS generator”. How about a page that has nice color selectors and then nicely named coloring categories, like: Primary background color Secondary background color Tertiary background colo…

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## [Why can't admins create a new topic from the category index page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-admins-create-a-new-topic-from-the-category-index-page/16874)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Ответы:** 6\
**Последнее обновление:** [01.Июль.2014 20:20:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-admins-create-a-new-topic-from-the-category-index-page/16874 "2014-07-01T20:20:49Z")

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As a user, I want to create a topic while viewing the /categories listing page so I can start writing without having to go back to the latest topics page. Right now, I can only “Create Category” (or maybe not even this s…

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## [Better copy on global update message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-copy-on-global-update-message/17063)

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**Author:** [@alttext](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alttext)\
**Ответы:** 1\
**Последнее обновление:** [01.Июль.2014 20:10:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-copy-on-global-update-message/17063 "2014-07-01T20:10:29Z")

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The text: “Discourse has been updated, would you like to refresh to get the latest version?” Can be confusing because most of site’s visitors are not familiar with Discourse. Ideally this could be customized to present…

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## [Search is too hidden to new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066)

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**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [01.Июль.2014 19:49:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066 "2014-07-01T19:49:58Z")

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Suggestion from my friend who was formerly a key contributor at Facebook. Make search more prominent. Also, is there a way that I could put a search box in my custom header?

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## [Link to a post within the same topic should load post dynamically (without reload)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-a-post-within-the-same-topic-should-load-post-dynamically-without-reload/16924)

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**Author:** [@aahank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aahank)\
**Ответы:** 4\
**Последнее обновление:** [01.Июль.2014 02:45:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-a-post-within-the-same-topic-should-load-post-dynamically-without-reload/16924 "2014-07-01T02:45:10Z")

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Example: Topic: https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760 Post #19: https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760/19 The idea is, when yo…

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## [Alert users if they are updating from the master branch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Ответы:** 1\
**Последнее обновление:** [30.Июнь.2014 22:13:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847 "2014-06-30T22:13:17Z")

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Discourse Docker should alert users if the container they have is tracking the master branch as opposed to anything else (tests-passed, stable or custom) master is considered unstable at least until the tests pass. Mes…

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## [Add deleted/flag/suspension counts to user profile for staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-deleted-flag-suspension-counts-to-user-profile-for-staff/14944)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Ответы:** 5\
**Последнее обновление:** [30.Июнь.2014 09:21:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-deleted-flag-suspension-counts-to-user-profile-for-staff/14944 "2014-06-30T09:21:18Z")

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We need to add some staff counters on the user page to help identify problem users over time: number of deleted (not by self posts) number of flags number of times suspended That @radq is a well known problem user…

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## [Add download attachment as one of permission aside create/view and reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-download-attachment-as-one-of-permission-aside-create-view-and-reply/16950)

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**Author:** [@tuananh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tuananh)\
**Ответы:** 5\
**Последнее обновление:** [29.Июнь.2014 11:58:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-download-attachment-as-one-of-permission-aside-create-view-and-reply/16950 "2014-06-29T11:58:54Z")

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Add download attachment as one of permission aside create/view and reply

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## [Stash vs reset during upgrades?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stash-vs-reset-during-upgrades/16979)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Ответы:** 4\
**Последнее обновление:** [29.Июнь.2014 08:00:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stash-vs-reset-during-upgrades/16979 "2014-06-29T08:00:38Z")

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I have a number of customizations to our config/locales/server.en.yml in our discourse. During an upgrade we start out with: cd /var/www/discourse && git fetch && git reset --hard HEAD@{upstream} One day Im going to f…

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## [Warn users without affecting their flag count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-without-affecting-their-flag-count/16967)

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**Author:** [@hunterboerner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hunterboerner)\
**Ответы:** 4\
**Последнее обновление:** [29.Июнь.2014 02:02:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-without-affecting-their-flag-count/16967 "2014-06-29T02:02:10Z")

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Say a user posts something like I love this idea. I think it would be great to see. I don’t want that user to be punished by affecting his/her flag count but I want to be able to easily give the user an infraction sa…

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## [Fix the fixed navbar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-the-fixed-navbar/16929)

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**Author:** [@aahank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aahank)\
**Ответы:** 6\
**Последнее обновление:** [27.Июнь.2014 19:24:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-the-fixed-navbar/16929 "2014-06-27T19:24:11Z")

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As you can see, the fixed navbar can take up a disturbing amount of screen real estate, even on desktops. I’ve never liked the fixed navbars for this one reason. I consider this broken and I’d hereby like to propose a…

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## [With S3 enabled, image's being redirected to respective S3 URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-s3-enabled-images-being-redirected-to-respective-s3-urls/16925)

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**Author:** [@aahank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aahank)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [27.Июнь.2014 18:07:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-s3-enabled-images-being-redirected-to-respective-s3-urls/16925 "2014-06-27T18:07:18Z")

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For example, go to my forum. On the home page, the URL to the “system” user’s avatar you see is: https://discourse.aahan.me/user\_avatar/discourse.aahan.me/system/25/3.png Open the image in a new tab, and it redirects to…

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## [Drag and drop from desktop vs other browser window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drag-and-drop-from-desktop-vs-other-browser-window/16901)

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**Author:** [@chrisallick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisallick)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [26.Июнь.2014 23:16:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drag-and-drop-from-desktop-vs-other-browser-window/16901 "2014-06-26T23:16:03Z")

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I noticed when I dragged and dropped an image from the desktop it auto-uploaded and showed up in the preview, but when I dragged an image from another browser window it did nothing. is there a way to turn that on in se…

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## [Wiki topic mini spec](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-topic-mini-spec/13966)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Ответы:** 30\
**Последнее обновление:** [25.Июнь.2014 23:07:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-topic-mini-spec/13966 "2014-06-25T23:07:17Z")

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We are interested in having a wiki style topic, but do not need this for version 1 of Discourse. That said if the community would like to contribute a PR in this department we would be more than happy to review, and if …

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## [Discourse Logging Improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-logging-improvements/16783)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Ответы:** 4\
**Последнее обновление:** [23.Июнь.2014 15:41:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-logging-improvements/16783 "2014-06-23T15:41:16Z")

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Discourse ships with Logster a component that allows us to view logs in the /logs route. It gathers server side errors and client side errors and logs them in redis. ###Current Issues The fact we ship with this compo…

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## [Change from chosen js to select2 js](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-from-chosen-js-to-select2-js/15516)

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**Author:** [@nXqd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nXqd)\
**Ответы:** 5\
**Последнее обновление:** [23.Июнь.2014 15:23:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-from-chosen-js-to-select2-js/15516 "2014-06-23T15:23:20Z")

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Beside some advantages being discussed here : But this maybe already out of date. The reason I want to change to select2 because we don’t need to type a “correct” string at the beginning to match options, select2 match…

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## [Auto-convert text to lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-convert-text-to-lists/16614)

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**Author:** [@NomNuggetNom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NomNuggetNom)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [22.Июнь.2014 19:59:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-convert-text-to-lists/16614 "2014-06-22T19:59:42Z")

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When text like this is selected: A B C And the list icons () are hit, it should result in this: A B C Instead of what it does now: A B C So basically, break each line into a bullet automatically.

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## [Meta.discourse.org emails coming from wrong place?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-org-emails-coming-from-wrong-place/16726)

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**Author:** [@kohenkatz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kohenkatz)\
**Ответы:** 2\
**Последнее обновление:** [21.Июнь.2014 00:14:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-org-emails-coming-from-wrong-place/16726 "2014-06-21T00:14:58Z")

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I just got a notification email about updates to a topic which came from info@unconfigured.discourse.org. Today’s Digest that I got also came from that address. Previous emails have come from info@discourse.org. Was t…

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## [Email digest should include a brief overview of unread topics (or total amount)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-digest-should-include-a-brief-overview-of-unread-topics-or-total-amount/16679)

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**Author:** [@FichteFoll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FichteFoll)\
**Ответы:** 4\
**Последнее обновление:** [20.Июнь.2014 17:48:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-digest-should-include-a-brief-overview-of-unread-topics-or-total-amount/16679 "2014-06-20T17:48:59Z")

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As far as I can see Discoruse only sends me “recent activity” but I’d also like to know if there are updates to discussions that I have shown my interest for. Be that either a list with all unread threads (maybe limited…

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## [Does sockpuppet flag prevent notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-sockpuppet-flag-prevent-notifications/16690)

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**Author:** [@WalterStabosz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WalterStabosz)\
**Ответы:** 1\
**Последнее обновление:** [19.Июнь.2014 22:10:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-sockpuppet-flag-prevent-notifications/16690 "2014-06-19T22:10:37Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Spam Blocking Feature Idea: Alert when Same IP Address Answers Topic: I have a few questions about this feature: If a message is flagged as a possible sockpuppet, will that prevent an e…

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## [What about private groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-private-groups/13015)

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**Author:** [@tomspilman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomspilman)\
**Ответы:** 11\
**Последнее обновление:** [18.Июнь.2014 16:15:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-private-groups/13015 "2014-06-18T16:15:05Z")

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We have a Discourse site which includes lots of public discussion, but we also have some categories where we discuss private NDA’d materials. The category itself seems fine… people trying to access it without permission…

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