# Bug

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## [\`Log anonymizer details\` setting not fully anonymizing usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-anonymizer-details-setting-not-fully-anonymizing-usernames/387500)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-anonymizer-details-setting-not-fully-anonymizing-usernames/387500 "2026-01-21T16:21:16Z")

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If you have checked a user’s email address before, their username stays in the staff action logs, even if Log anonymizer details is disabled. Steps to reproduce: Disable the Log anonymizer details site setting. Open t…

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## [Onebox images with bad aspect when oEmbed specifies dimentions for rich HTML embeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-images-with-bad-aspect-when-oembed-specifies-dimentions-for-rich-html-embeds/277098)

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**Author:** [@jrivettcsa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrivettcsa)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-images-with-bad-aspect-when-oembed-specifies-dimentions-for-rich-html-embeds/277098 "2026-01-21T10:16:31Z")

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I’ve tried this with page links from a couple of different Wordpress sites, and the effect is the same: Both sites definitely have valid OG tags. Image sources are square. We’re not specifying image dimensions in the…

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## [Invite Only with OpenID only does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-with-openid-only-does-not-work/386172)

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**Author:** [@DevTeVe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DevTeVe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-with-openid-only-does-not-work/386172 "2026-01-20T22:40:15Z")

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Currently we are doing a test-pilot of our forum and we wanted to limit the amount of people that can join. We’ve configured openid and wanted to enable All new users must be explicitly invited by trusted users or staff…

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## [Anyone facing this build error with configure-ssl configure-letsencrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-facing-this-build-error-with-configure-ssl-configure-letsencrypt/393902)

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**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-facing-this-build-error-with-configure-ssl-configure-letsencrypt/393902 "2026-01-20T18:24:42Z")

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All the builds are failing unless I comment these lines. Then of course SSL does not get configured. Was working fine till yeterday. Uncomment these two lines if you wish to add Lets Encrypt (https) “templates/web.ssl…

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## [LETSENCRYPT\_ACCOUNT\_EMAIL no longer needed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-account-email-no-longer-needed/393831)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-account-email-no-longer-needed/393831 "2026-01-20T16:02:02Z")

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As of June 4, Let’s Encrypt stopped sending email notifications about failing renewals, which was the only reason to have that ENV variable set. I just ran discourse-setup-ruby and didn’t get a email address for LETSE…

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## [Fails to send email if 2 emoji in title (warning would be helpful)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fails-to-send-email-if-2-emoji-in-title-warning-would-be-helpful/389922)

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**Author:** [@ZeroDean](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ZeroDean)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fails-to-send-email-if-2-emoji-in-title-warning-would-be-helpful/389922 "2026-01-19T22:54:35Z")

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I have sent emails via automation with one emoji in the title successfully. I recently added a second emoji for a message. That message never gets sent. Took me a while to notice. In attempting to send the message manu…

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## [Session does not resume to the correct post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-does-not-resume-to-the-correct-post/393830)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-does-not-resume-to-the-correct-post/393830 "2026-01-19T21:16:22Z")

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Discourse version: Latest CDCK SaaS Client: Android Chrome latest stable I have been looking at this issue for quite some time at our instance Tappara.co, but couldn’t figure out any good clues what might be the cause. …

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## [Account left silenced without review when user deletes spam flagged post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-left-silenced-without-review-when-user-deletes-spam-flagged-post/392090)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-left-silenced-without-review-when-user-deletes-spam-flagged-post/392090 "2026-01-19T09:38:06Z")

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Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Discourse version b66fca70d0e3d12ef930398289fac5269cd240c7. Description: Discourse provides an automated spam detection system. The actions performed by the system when a post is det…

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## [Error when trying to update the watchlist for a group via API (PUT groups/{id}.json)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-trying-to-update-the-watchlist-for-a-group-via-api-put-groups-id-json/393572)

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**Author:** [@apf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/apf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-trying-to-update-the-watchlist-for-a-group-via-api-put-groups-id-json/393572 "2026-01-17T07:43:01Z")

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Priority/Severity: medium to high Platform: Python script as well as cURL command line Discourse server version: 3.6.0.beta3-latest (6adb4f8e84) Description: when trying to update the ‘watching\_category\_ids’ of a…

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## [Deployed Discourse users registered and activated, but the activation email is still being sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/393612)

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**Author:** [@tumas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tumas)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/393612 "2026-01-17T04:46:26Z")

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I don't know why it has already been activated, but it keeps sending emails.

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## [PERF: There seems to be a memory leakage in frontend-store](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perf-there-seems-to-be-a-memory-leakage-in-frontend-store/393510)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perf-there-seems-to-be-a-memory-leakage-in-frontend-store/393510 "2026-01-16T19:58:49Z")

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There seems to be a memory leakage in store.js file, when users browses through different topics, the \_identityMap seems to be growing rapidly with each restful request. Without a proper cleanup logic, the map will exhau…

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## [Generic \[wrap\]/Markdown-it Custom Token Types causing errors in RTE](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-wrap-markdown-it-custom-token-types-causing-errors-in-rte/377922)

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**Author:** [@Alteras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alteras)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-wrap-markdown-it-custom-token-types-causing-errors-in-rte/377922 "2026-01-16T18:22:15Z")

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Priority/Severity: Low? Platform: Devices using new RTE. Description: Creating custom token types, which previously worked fine with just the markdown-it engine, causes errors with ProseMirror. As without a ProseMirror…

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## [\`white-space\` CSS property of clipboard data not respected when pasting in rich text editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-space-css-property-of-clipboard-data-not-respected-when-pasting-in-rich-text-editor/379035)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-space-css-property-of-clipboard-data-not-respected-when-pasting-in-rich-text-editor/379035 "2026-01-16T17:52:59Z")

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Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Operating System Windows 11 Browser Google Chrome 139.0.7258.128 Discourse 028c90dd5e7a2799ea5b6e963f71fc0222681943 Description: Text copied from some sources may be stored in th…

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## [Error Moving posts - 422](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-moving-posts-422/382540)

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**Author:** [@vincentp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincentp)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-moving-posts-422/382540 "2026-01-16T15:56:21Z")

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Self hosted - 3.6.0.beta1-dev (99ace1be12) Trying to move some posts, selected 12 posts using Select+Below - New post There was an error moving posts. Browser tools show /t/60070/move-posts:1 Failed to load resour…

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## [Discourse escaping & in Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-escaping-in-onebox/377587)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-escaping-in-onebox/377587 "2026-01-16T10:45:10Z")

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Not sure if this is a regression but a user reported this today. \<meta property="og:description" content="The Name & Location Library."\> Oneboxing as: The Name &amp; Location Library.

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## [Searching for 'tags:ai+search" returns topics tagged with 'ai' & 'ai-search'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-tags-ai-search-returns-topics-tagged-with-ai-ai-search/393661)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-tags-ai-search-returns-topics-tagged-with-ai-ai-search/393661 "2026-01-16T10:24:21Z")

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https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=tags%3Aai%2Bsearch does not only return topics tagged with ai and search, which is what I would expect, but also topics tagged with ai and ai-search. The topic filter doesn’t have thi…

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## [Equations do not render properly in blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/equations-do-not-render-properly-in-blocks/393640)

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**Author:** [@KickaStone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KickaStone)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/equations-do-not-render-properly-in-blocks/393640 "2026-01-16T09:08:14Z")

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Hi, equations cannot be rendered inside the “details” tag when using the MathJax engine. Like this \[details="Summary"\] $a \\times b = c$ \[/details\] Could you take a look at this problem?

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## [Math not rendering in Preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/math-not-rendering-in-preview/393641)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/math-not-rendering-in-preview/393641 "2026-01-16T05:52:29Z")

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I’ve noticed that on Meta, math doesn’t get rendered in the preview window, but it does (I think) get rendered in posts. I’ll test that out here: 1 - a = 1 - \\frac{1}{1 + e^{-z}} In the preview window I’m seeing 1 - a…

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## [Normalize\_emails: can't change email address from user+x@gmail.com to user@gmail.com](https://meta.discourse.org/t/normalize-emails-cant-change-email-address-from-user-x-gmail-com-to-user-gmail-com/364281)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/normalize-emails-cant-change-email-address-from-user-x-gmail-com-to-user-gmail-com/364281 "2026-01-15T04:39:41Z")

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If a user with address user+123@gmail.com tries change their address to user@gmail.com they get the verification link, but when they try to accept it, they get “email already taken”. Seems like it should do something li…

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## [Saving edit no edits made still causes draft to be shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-edit-no-edits-made-still-causes-draft-to-be-shown/311565)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-edit-no-edits-made-still-causes-draft-to-be-shown/311565 "2026-01-15T02:00:40Z")

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When editing another user’s post, but not making any edits, and clicking Save edit, what happens is very unusual. Although the post doesn’t seem to have made edits and you have closed the edit box (as you have pressed t…

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## [Inline emoji turned into text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-emoji-turned-into-text/345300)

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**Author:** [@pierrox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pierrox)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-emoji-turned-into-text/345300 "2026-01-14T19:37:34Z")

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I’m running a community forum using Discourse and I noticed a display bug. Basically if someone posts with an iPhone using the built-in emoji keyboard AND the emoji has no space with the word it follows, then Discourse d…

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## [UX: Moderator actions have visual bugs after #36812](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-moderator-actions-have-visual-bugs-after-36812/393403)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-moderator-actions-have-visual-bugs-after-36812/393403 "2026-01-14T18:31:09Z")

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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/36812 The pull request refactored and combine the review list buttons, however, after a post is rejected, the button that leave on the page is “Yes”, this seems strange, as th…

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## [Users not in Embedded media post allowed groups can bypass upload restriction by copying the uploaded image link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-not-in-embedded-media-post-allowed-groups-can-bypass-upload-restriction-by-copying-the-uploaded-image-link/387368)

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**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-not-in-embedded-media-post-allowed-groups-can-bypass-upload-restriction-by-copying-the-uploaded-image-link/387368 "2026-01-14T06:03:58Z")

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Steps to Reproduce Set Newuser max embedded media = 0 This correctly prevents new users from uploading images before they upload them :white\_check\_mark: Configure Embedded media post allowed groups Exclude certain…

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## [The ⊕ composer menu is not accessible by screen readers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-composer-menu-is-not-accessible-by-screen-readers/376619)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-composer-menu-is-not-accessible-by-screen-readers/376619 "2026-01-13T15:46:45Z")

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Bug 1: There’s no way to dismiss composer menus in VoiceOver Expand the ⊕ menu in iOS VoiceOver. Now, try to dismiss the menu. Expected: Ordinarily, you’d do that by dragging the little “grip” bar down, or tapping in th…

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## [FIX: Restore post edit button status when the deletion is not successful](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-restore-post-edit-button-status-when-the-deletion-is-not-successful/393038)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-restore-post-edit-button-status-when-the-deletion-is-not-successful/393038 "2026-01-13T05:26:29Z")

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When user tries to delete a post, the page will preload the deleted view and wait for the deletion result. However, the original setting failed to restore the can\_edit property, so that when the deletion is unsuccessful…

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## [403 error for /discourse-ai/credits/status?features%5B%5D=topic\_summaries when visiting topics while being logged out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-error-for-discourse-ai-credits-status-features-5b-5d-topic-summaries-when-visiting-topics-while-being-logged-out/393261)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-error-for-discourse-ai-credits-status-features-5b-5d-topic-summaries-when-visiting-topics-while-being-logged-out/393261 "2026-01-12T23:05:27Z")

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I just wanted to mention that when I view topics on Meta while I’m not logged in, I see an error in the browser console each time. Is this intentional, or is there a check for currentUser or something like that missing s…

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## [Composer stuck in "Saving" state when topic requires moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-stuck-in-saving-state-when-topic-requires-moderation/392960)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-stuck-in-saving-state-when-topic-requires-moderation/392960 "2026-01-12T20:41:52Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: When a user submits a new topic that is subject to mandatory moderator approval (placed into a pending state), the composer does not fully complete the submission cycle. Steps to reproduce: Log in…

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## [Direct post deletion causes inappropriate automatic approval of "It's Illegal" flag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-post-deletion-causes-inappropriate-automatic-approval-of-its-illegal-flag/373621)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-post-deletion-causes-inappropriate-automatic-approval-of-its-illegal-flag/373621 "2026-01-12T11:24:19Z")

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Priority/Severity: Medium Platform Operating System Windows 11 Browser Google Chrome 138.0.7204.96 Discourse 31ed2620caa780c941c6cff2a8ecaeffcbdbb14b Description: In addition to acting on flags raised by the users, s…

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## [Own username and avatar displayed when looking at other people’s Rewinds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/own-username-and-avatar-displayed-when-looking-at-other-people-s-rewinds/391440)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/own-username-and-avatar-displayed-when-looking-at-other-people-s-rewinds/391440 "2026-01-10T18:08:06Z")

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When having a browse of other Rewinds I’m noticing that my username is consistently displayed as part of the ai section’s ’wake up \[username\]’ text: Also, the current user avatar is populating the chat section:

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## [Emoji popup too aggressive with ) followed by colon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-popup-too-aggressive-with-followed-by-colon/393112)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-popup-too-aggressive-with-followed-by-colon/393112 "2026-01-09T21:36:50Z")

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This has bothered me at least 3 times today, leading to the realisation that I tend to end sentences with a bracketed statement (like this): It would be nice if either the popup didn’t appe1ar after a ):, or if hit…

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