# Bug

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## [Meta converts gifs to jpg](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-converts-gifs-to-jpg/168198)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-converts-gifs-to-jpg/168198 "2020-10-26T20:19:36Z")

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When I post a gif here on meta it gets converted to jpg. This happens both when I upload it directly, or simply post a link to one:

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## [Topics load slow or not at all when they have many replies and user has bookmark in them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-load-slow-or-not-at-all-when-they-have-many-replies-and-user-has-bookmark-in-them/166201)

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**Author:** [@meriksson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meriksson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-load-slow-or-not-at-all-when-they-have-many-replies-and-user-has-bookmark-in-them/166201 "2020-10-26T04:32:25Z")

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We have had a recurring problem on our Discourse forum for a while and we finally managed to narrow it down and reliably recreate it. Here are the steps to recreate: Have a topic with thousands of replies Bookmark…

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## [New message button not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-message-button-not-working/167609)

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**Author:** [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-message-button-not-working/167609 "2020-10-26T03:40:51Z")

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Pressing New Message button in Discourse Meta - The Official Support Forum for Discourse doesn’t open new message, clicking Message from a user card still works. Same error on my self hosted instance.

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## [Bookmarking a Post on a Large Topic creates Absurd Loading Times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmarking-a-post-on-a-large-topic-creates-absurd-loading-times/168041)

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**Author:** [@Macaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Macaw)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmarking-a-post-on-a-large-topic-creates-absurd-loading-times/168041 "2020-10-26T03:39:44Z")

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This thread in particular had been bugging me for a very long time. I asked, why is it taking from 1-3 minutes to load, if it even decides to load? After seeing someone second this issue in this post, I decided to look …

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## [Top of some pages cut off beneath header after last update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-of-some-pages-cut-off-beneath-header-after-last-update/168011)

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**Author:** [@b481](https://meta.discourse.org/u/b481)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-of-some-pages-cut-off-beneath-header-after-last-update/168011 "2020-10-23T01:59:37Z")

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Just updated Discourse to version 2.6.0.beta4 (Commits · discourse/discourse · GitHub) and an issue is now occurring where pages are getting cut off at the top. For example, when I click into my profile or at the to…

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## [Error in filtering when searching with international letters like åäö](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-filtering-when-searching-with-international-letters-like-aao/167902)

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**Author:** [@janbolmeson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/janbolmeson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-filtering-when-searching-with-international-letters-like-aao/167902 "2020-10-22T07:40:41Z")

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I have a category called “Önskemål och buggar” with a Swedish “Ö” as first letter. If I search on: Önskemål I don’t get any results wheras I should. If I search: nskema It does match and return data. See video wit…

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## [Prioritize username in ux & avatar tooltips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritize-username-in-ux-avatar-tooltips/143814)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritize-username-in-ux-avatar-tooltips/143814 "2020-03-12T07:23:32Z")

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Unclear whether this is a bug or a feature request — please treat accordingly. Either way, it’s a minor thing. When prioritize\_username\_in\_ux = true, when hovering an avatar on the list of recent posters, it uses the pe…

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## [?page= sometimes redirects to a page with a different canonical URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-sometimes-redirects-to-a-page-with-a-different-canonical-url/167305)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-sometimes-redirects-to-a-page-with-a-different-canonical-url/167305 "2020-10-19T06:12:37Z")

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One of our clients found the following SEO related issue, which I can reproduce here on meta. When Discourse is visited by a crawler Discourse inserts pagination links ?page=XX like this: \<link rel="next" href="/t/slug…

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## [Regression on the latest build - 2.6.0.beta4 missing {min\_users}](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-on-the-latest-build-2-6-0-beta4-missing-min-users/167406)

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**Author:** [@redspace](https://meta.discourse.org/u/redspace)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-on-the-latest-build-2-6-0-beta4-missing-min-users/167406 "2020-10-16T22:28:34Z")

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Hi, I’ve updated my Discourse instance to - 2.6.0.beta4 - Commits · discourse/discourse · GitHub and I found a regression bug in the message “js.bootstrap\_mode\_enabled”. The value “{min\_users}” is missing and the messa…

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## [Quote widget not appearing on multiple paragraph selection in 2.6.0beta4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-widget-not-appearing-on-multiple-paragraph-selection-in-2-6-0beta4/167354)

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**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-widget-not-appearing-on-multiple-paragraph-selection-in-2-6-0beta4/167354 "2020-10-16T18:29:12Z")

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After upgrading to 14cb587b7e4 the quote widget no longer appears when I select text that crosses paragraphs, at least for me on Firefox 81 on Linux. No error messages show up in the console when I select multi-paragraph…

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## [URLs containing multiple underscores parsed incorrectly in posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-containing-multiple-underscores-parsed-incorrectly-in-posts/166851)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-containing-multiple-underscores-parsed-incorrectly-in-posts/166851 "2020-10-15T05:54:52Z")

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These URLs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,\_Robot\_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good\_Bye,\_Lenin! don’t seem to play well with the existing auto-linking Good Bye, Lenin! - Wikipedia! Not sure if this is a k…

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## [Error when adding 3 or 4 filters to Knowledge Explorer plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-adding-3-or-4-filters-to-knowledge-explorer-plugin/167123)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-adding-3-or-4-filters-to-knowledge-explorer-plugin/167123 "2020-10-14T14:27:41Z")

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Bug Report: If you click more than 3 or 4 filters in knowledge explorer it kind of explodes and kills your session. See Gif Below ▶ Generates this Error

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## [Tab notifications not clearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-notifications-not-clearing/160750)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-notifications-not-clearing/160750 "2020-10-08T21:58:15Z")

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I get a notification on my tab (using a desktop) that there’s something new to look at (post, notification of likes, etc.) And then, after I look at it, the number will not go away until I refresh the page. It used …

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## [Links with "mailto" broken by prepended "http://"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-with-mailto-broken-by-prepended-http/166564)

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**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-with-mailto-broken-by-prepended-http/166564 "2020-10-08T11:16:35Z")

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When I insert link (via cmd-K) and add a mailto link, it prepends http:// which breaks the link. Example: email me here I entered: mailto:email@example.com But the generated url in the markdown is: http://mailto:email…

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## [Search Category With Unicode Name When Posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-category-with-unicode-name-when-posting/166485)

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**Author:** [@drakey1988](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drakey1988)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-category-with-unicode-name-when-posting/166485 "2020-10-08T11:10:40Z")

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I am current running a Vietnamese forum (forum.uan.vn) and as of right now we cannot search for categories with Vietnamese names when posting, for example: Thông Báo (Announcement). Other non-unicode categories show up j…

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## [Add member to custom group - Jumpy Screen / Multiple Requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-member-to-custom-group-jumpy-screen-multiple-requests/166580)

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**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-member-to-custom-group-jumpy-screen-multiple-requests/166580 "2020-10-07T21:05:35Z")

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Discourse version: 2.6.0.beta3 Problem Found in: /g/(groupname) when trying to add a member to a custom group I see this (see gif below), which eventually hits me with a white screen saying “slow down too many requests …

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## [Constant loading on group membership request tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/constant-loading-on-group-membership-request-tab/166284)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/constant-loading-on-group-membership-request-tab/166284 "2020-10-07T17:39:17Z")

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When handling group requests, no matter how many there are, the screen constantly loads and jitters when you scroll down to the bottom of the list. I’ve confirmed this on Chrome (85.0.4183.121 (Official Build) (64-bit)),…

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## [Polls are Broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-are-broken/166525)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-are-broken/166525 "2020-10-07T16:58:13Z")

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I’ve noticed something strange going on with polls recently. It seems like clicking show results glitches the poll into something crazy like this: I tried using safe-mode, and it just didn’t show the poll at all: …

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## [Blank admin upgrade page: Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 /admin/docker/repos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-admin-upgrade-page-failed-to-load-resource-the-server-responded-with-a-status-of-500-admin-docker-repos/166488)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-admin-upgrade-page-failed-to-load-resource-the-server-responded-with-a-status-of-500-admin-docker-repos/166488 "2020-10-07T13:10:54Z")

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After upgrading to the latest version 8fa9ed8572, I get a blank screen in the admin upgrade page And the following error in the logs (/admin/docker/repos) lib/version.rb:35:in \`find\_compatible\_resource' lib/version.rb:…

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## [Changing a user's email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-users-email/164512)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-users-email/164512 "2020-10-07T03:03:27Z")

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I am a bit confused by the process when an admin changes a users email address. Some things I just don’t understand, and there is one bug, (that is why I’m posting this in Contribute \> Bug and not in Support) Accordin…

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## [Cannot select options from dropdowns](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-select-options-from-dropdowns/166437)

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**Author:** [@Quddus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Quddus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-select-options-from-dropdowns/166437 "2020-10-07T02:07:07Z")

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I just updated our discourse instance to the most recent updates, and noticed when trying to create an invitation link that I could not select a group for the respondents to be included in. Here is the error from the con…

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## [Polls stop working correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-stop-working-correctly/166324)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-stop-working-correctly/166324 "2020-10-06T23:12:24Z")

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Hi there, I just recently update my Discourse to the latest 4efbf8dc4f and polls stop working correctly. No errors on log. Thank you! :slight\_smile: The inspect console error Test poll poll

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## [Image markup doesn't interact well with tables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-markup-doesnt-interact-well-with-tables/166441)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-markup-doesnt-interact-well-with-tables/166441 "2020-10-06T22:36:22Z")

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The default text inserted for a pasted image doesn’t interact well with tables. The pipe symbol in the markdown below: !\[image|62x64\](upload://y77M3RloIxs33MlhxMQK5nIcLIJ.png) Gets wrongly interpreted as a column se…

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## [Dropdowns Broken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdowns-broken/166438)

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**Author:** [@johnny2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnny2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdowns-broken/166438 "2020-10-06T21:51:44Z")

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Hey Discourse Community, I’m experiencing a weird bug with Discourse. I just installed it using the Digital Ocean marketplace and now the dropdowns are all not working. The dropdowns to change fonts, trust levels, etc. …

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## [I've won September's new user of the month, multiple times, on multiple communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-won-septembers-new-user-of-the-month-multiple-times-on-multiple-communities/166202)

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**Author:** [@s\_m](https://meta.discourse.org/u/s_m)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-won-septembers-new-user-of-the-month-multiple-times-on-multiple-communities/166202 "2020-10-05T12:32:56Z")

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During September I joined two new communities that use Discourse, as far as I know there is no connection between them other than their shared use of Discourse software: based on a DNS lookup one of them is self-hosted a…

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## [Can't email forward notifications from a different Discourse server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-email-forward-notifications-from-a-different-discourse-server/142586)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-email-forward-notifications-from-a-different-discourse-server/142586 "2020-10-02T13:47:40Z")

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Reproduce Receive a useful email notification from Discourse Site A, via a category you are “Watching First Post” for. Forward that email notification into Discourse Site B, via an email address set up to create new mes…

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## [Quoting bold text before comma adds extra space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-bold-text-before-comma-adds-extra-space/165159)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-bold-text-before-comma-adds-extra-space/165159 "2020-10-01T22:39:02Z")

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For some reason, if you have text that is bolded followed immediate by a comma, there’s an extra space inserted between the text and the comma. To demonstrate, here is a sentence.

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## [Nonexistent Users show up on Badge Pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nonexistent-users-show-up-on-badge-pages/165533)

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**Author:** [@Qursch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qursch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nonexistent-users-show-up-on-badge-pages/165533 "2020-10-01T07:04:37Z")

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As you can see on the https://meta.discourse.org/badges/134/amazing-committer badge page, @eviltrout shows up as a user who has earned the Amazing committer badge. If you click on their card, it will give you the car…

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## [Unable to change assign frequency preference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-assign-frequency-preference/165792)

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**Author:** [@olegbc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/olegbc1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-assign-frequency-preference/165792 "2020-09-30T08:37:57Z")

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Just wanted to flag that there is an issue with this plugin currently. I am unable to change Message Notification Frequency setting in my User Preferences. If I click on anything but “Daily” the drop down closes and rema…

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## [Recurring events on a Sunday aren’t showing up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-on-a-sunday-aren-t-showing-up/165780)

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**Author:** [@Maki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-on-a-sunday-aren-t-showing-up/165780 "2020-09-29T22:05:46Z")

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Hey! this is a lovely plugin, but I’m having a problem that’s really strange and annoying. Every time I reply with a date on a Sunday that’s recurring, it doesn’t appear on the calendar as a regular user or admin. I’m u…

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