# Feature

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## [Adding Groups as Invitee to a Calendar Event](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-groups-as-invitee-to-a-calendar-event/99226)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-groups-as-invitee-to-a-calendar-event/99226 "2020-03-07T00:17:08Z")

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Hi, I’m exploring migrating my organization from Google Groups to Discourse. I see that people can message a group via email so that everyone in the group is notified (correct?), but is it possible for people in a discou…

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## [Postmark bounce support?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postmark-bounce-support/47185)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postmark-bounce-support/47185 "2020-03-02T20:54:57Z")

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I’m a big fan of Postmarkapp.com We use their bounce API to create tickets when emails need attention. What would it take to expand Discourse’s Bounce Processing to support Postmark? See:

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## [Feature Request: Option to change the translate icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-option-to-change-the-translate-icon/143469)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-option-to-change-the-translate-icon/143469 "2020-03-06T03:54:24Z")

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There are better icons I would like to use rather than the globe for the translate button. On my forum I have globally changed globe to translate, but there are some places where globe is used that I want to leave alone …

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## [Show top topics and latest topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-top-topics-and-latest-topics/143232)

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**Author:** [@nityeshaga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nityeshaga)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-top-topics-and-latest-topics/143232 "2020-03-05T16:24:21Z")

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I would like to have a homepage design that prioritises top topics in my Community and new topics. The options that I have right now don’t really suite this need: Categories with Featured - along with requiring a lot …

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## [Extending character limit beyond 99000](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extending-character-limit-beyond-99000/143381)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Jefferies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tim_Jefferies)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extending-character-limit-beyond-99000/143381 "2020-03-05T09:49:59Z")

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I realise that for most usage cases this isn’t going to be useful, but I was wondering : Why 99000 specifically? Is it technical limitation? Can we raise that value further as an admin (with a message explaining any co…

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## [Banner to warn viewers of an old topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-to-warn-viewers-of-an-old-topic/143315)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-to-warn-viewers-of-an-old-topic/143315 "2020-03-04T22:05:42Z")

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We warn when users try to revive an old topic — is it possible to add a banner for folks who stumble upon (and simply view) an old topic? It’d be nice to just add a banner warning at the top of the page (kinda like how …

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## [Keyword based auto spam ban?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-based-auto-spam-ban/23764)

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**Author:** [@bootstraponline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bootstraponline)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-based-auto-spam-ban/23764 "2020-03-04T12:16:44Z")

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I’m having an issue with a discount kitchen spammer. They keep changing the ip and email address however the content of the message is always the same. Is there some way to just instant ban them if they link to the spam …

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## [IP Banned Users - Can Still Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-banned-users-can-still-post/143230)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-banned-users-can-still-post/143230 "2020-03-04T11:08:18Z")

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Users who are logged in with a banned IP address appear to be able to continue posting without any issues, so long as they are already logged in. I think it would make sense to disallow posting and editing on banned IP …

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## [Unlisted topics: Making them more useful](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topics-making-them-more-useful/47456)

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**Author:** [@matthewbloch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matthewbloch)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topics-making-them-more-useful/47456 "2020-03-03T18:36:54Z")

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This follows on some previous discussion on unlisted topics. My use case is that Discourse is our company message board for most internal communications, i.e. just among the employees of a company. We’re quite an open …

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## [Feature idea: Liking my own comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-liking-my-own-comments/143145)

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**Author:** [@Salvatore\_Candela](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Salvatore_Candela)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-liking-my-own-comments/143145 "2020-03-03T12:40:44Z")

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Hi, I’d like to like my own comments, but noticed that this is missing from Discourse. Is this on the roadmap/possible to enable?

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## [What exactly are the effects of "allow user locale"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-exactly-are-the-effects-of-allow-user-locale/58348)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-exactly-are-the-effects-of-allow-user-locale/58348 "2020-02-29T10:36:03Z")

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I have a specific question about “allow user locale” but I thought I might as well broaden it for general interest. In particular, I would like to understand whether enabling “allow user locale” by itself will change th…

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## [Discobot customized quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-customized-quotes/65848)

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**Author:** [@Vimala\_Ayya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vimala_Ayya)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-customized-quotes/65848 "2020-02-28T20:04:05Z")

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Of course Discobot’s quote feature is just “the icing on the cake” and not the cake itself, but is there a way to customize it to use our own quotes? Maybe by uploading a JSON file or so? We already have a random quote f…

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## [Change number of characters in a pinned topic excerpt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-number-of-characters-in-a-pinned-topic-excerpt/142726)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-number-of-characters-in-a-pinned-topic-excerpt/142726 "2020-02-27T22:37:29Z")

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Is there a way to change the amount of text that is displayed on a pinned topic? It looks to me like that the excerpt length is hard coded. So maybe this is a feature request to be able to change it.

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## [Feature interest survey: "go" permalinks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-interest-survey-go-permalinks/142605)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-interest-survey-go-permalinks/142605 "2020-02-27T18:11:18Z")

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Looking for a check on if people would find this feature useful: A special type of permalinks that work from posts and topics inside Discourse, which need a special prefix to make the routing work (here, let’s say /go/)…

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## [Hreflang tags for international targeting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hreflang-tags-for-international-targeting/69994)

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**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hreflang-tags-for-international-targeting/69994 "2020-02-25T19:05:22Z")

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is there any work or thought around adding hreflang tags? Google uses these types of tags to match the user’s language preference to the right variation of pages.

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## [Embedding external markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-external-markdown/118601)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-external-markdown/118601 "2020-02-23T15:25:42Z")

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Use Case A software project maintains its documentation in a Git repository. The master version of a file is the canonical version of this documentation We want to use Discourse to facilitate collaborative edition and c…

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## [I want a Sign Up button to appear with SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-a-sign-up-button-to-appear-with-sso/72247)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-a-sign-up-button-to-appear-with-sso/72247 "2020-02-22T04:52:58Z")

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On a site without SSO, when a new user shows up there are two buttons in the top right corner - SIGN UP and LOG IN: But when you have SSO turned on, you only see one button in the top right corner - LOG IN. This lea…

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## [Claps plugin for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/claps-plugin-for-discourse/141946)

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**Author:** [@Openmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Openmind)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/claps-plugin-for-discourse/141946 "2020-02-22T01:31:47Z")

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Hi, on Medium there is this claps plugin that allows registered readers of an article to vote the article up or down by giving ‘claps’. Is there a similar plugin available for Discourse?

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## [Reply by email on a multisite install (same mailbox)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-on-a-multisite-install-same-mailbox/142245)

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**Author:** [@jtraulle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtraulle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-on-a-multisite-install-same-mailbox/142245 "2020-02-21T18:51:19Z")

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Hello, We have a multisite install and we are currently testing the reply by email feature of Discourse. It would be really great if when polling the provided mailbox using POP, Discourse would effectively filter email…

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## [Add css class for suspended user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-css-class-for-suspended-user/141932)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-css-class-for-suspended-user/141932 "2020-02-20T03:27:37Z")

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Could we have a css class for suspended users, please? Similar to new users: class="first full-name new-user"

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## [Search for posts/topics including attachments or links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-posts-topics-including-attachments-or-links/141979)

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**Author:** [@goodeas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/goodeas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-posts-topics-including-attachments-or-links/141979 "2020-02-20T03:26:20Z")

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My client is asking about the possibility of searching for posts/topics that include attachments or links, (not searching the contents of attachments), so they can assess what their users are uploading or linking to in r…

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## [Can i use / embed discourse to make comments on pages hosted for example on Aquia](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-embed-discourse-to-make-comments-on-pages-hosted-for-example-on-aquia/141881)

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**Author:** [@A\_J](https://meta.discourse.org/u/A_J)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-embed-discourse-to-make-comments-on-pages-hosted-for-example-on-aquia/141881 "2020-02-18T10:22:57Z")

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Can I use/embed discourse to make comments on pages hosted for example on Aquia assuming we have an SSO in place, is this possible, very broadly how?

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## [SEO Titling on Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-titling-on-topics/56937)

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**Author:** [@mitchellk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mitchellk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-titling-on-topics/56937 "2017-04-11T13:25:03Z")

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I have searched for an answer to this but to no avail. Is there any way to change the way Discourse creates the page title for a topic. What is happening is that it correctly builds the page title using TOPIC+CATEGORY …

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## [Copy-then-paste username should results in @ and not links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-then-paste-username-should-results-in-and-not-links/101758)

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**Author:** [@tdelmas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdelmas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-then-paste-username-should-results-in-and-not-links/101758 "2020-02-16T23:55:37Z")

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I often copy usernames (because they are too long, or multiple users have very close user names, to avoid spelling mistakes or confusion) but when I paste them I get (for example with mine): \[tdelmas\](https://meta.disco…

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## [Activity Summary - option to turn off suppression when the user has been emailed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-option-to-turn-off-suppression-when-the-user-has-been-emailed/141717)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-option-to-turn-off-suppression-when-the-user-has-been-emailed/141717 "2020-02-16T22:09:38Z")

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We have a problem on our forum; our Activity Summaries have become unhelpful due to our use of using Watching First Post per category avidly, and having lots of users who are very email based. This could be fixed by havi…

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## [Slowban or errorban?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slowban-or-errorban/141633)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slowban-or-errorban/141633 "2020-02-16T01:07:51Z")

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Back in 2011, Jeff wrote an excellent blog post discussing types of alternate bans: A hellbanned user is invisible to all other users, but crucially, not himself. From their perspective, they are participating normal…

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## [Unhide admin actions in a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-admin-actions-in-a-topic/115315)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_G)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-admin-actions-in-a-topic/115315 "2020-02-15T09:59:11Z")

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Wouldn’t it be useful, if we had the ability to unhide, let’s say, a CLOSED or UNLISTED notification? There is now the :wastebasket: button, that hides the action from the public and only mods / staff can see them, plus …

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## [Excluding Suspended, Silenced and Suspect Users When Exporting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-suspended-silenced-and-suspect-users-when-exporting/141110)

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**Author:** [@Anatolia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anatolia)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-suspended-silenced-and-suspect-users-when-exporting/141110 "2020-02-15T02:09:50Z")

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We are sending e-mails to our members and when we have exporting up-to-date user list as .csv file it contains suspended, silenced and suspect users too. We don’t want them in mail list so we have to pick them one by one…

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## [Transparent post deletion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transparent-post-deletion/60849)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transparent-post-deletion/60849 "2020-02-14T23:14:29Z")

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For some obvious reasons, I’d like to propose a feature that supports more transparent post deletion. I believe that Stack Exchange & Co provide a good template: by default deletions are transparent (i.e., users will kn…

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## [List all users from UI; list inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-all-users-from-ui-list-inactive-users/141603)

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**Author:** [@pgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-all-users-from-ui-list-inactive-users/141603 "2020-02-14T15:39:19Z")

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Hi I’ve been searching the Forums but I couldn’t find something that seems a bit basic. Maybe it’s there, but I couldn’t find it, sorry. Searching for users from the UI, you get a division in categories of users: Acti…

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