# Feature

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=249

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## [Adding user to a group on user's admin page would be convenient](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-user-to-a-group-on-users-admin-page-would-be-convenient/12450)

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**Author:** [@Elwetana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elwetana)\
**الردود:** 5\
**آخر تحديث:** [16 أبريل 2015، 12:47ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-user-to-a-group-on-users-admin-page-would-be-convenient/12450 "2015-04-16T00:47:36Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Group seems to have a limit of 201 members: We have a forum for the backers of our Kickstarter campaign. We want certain categories to be read/write only to them, while other users (i.e. …

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## [Hiding Sub-Category Pin Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-sub-category-pin-topics/16559)

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**Author:** [@lightyear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lightyear)\
**الردود:** 20\
**آخر تحديث:** [15 أبريل 2015، 3:02م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-sub-category-pin-topics/16559 "2015-04-15T15:02:22Z")

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Heyah, I’m not a big fan of pinned topics to be honest. I feel they are a misused Forum-Way of collecting FAQ and category description (which is exactly the way we are handling them here, too). Both of which might be im…

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## [Badges more prominent on profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-more-prominent-on-profile-page/27561)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**الردود:** 6\
**آخر تحديث:** [15 أبريل 2015، 2:48ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-more-prominent-on-profile-page/27561 "2015-04-15T02:48:38Z")

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I love that badges are very prominent on user card when it pops up. It would be nice if badges were that prominent on the user profile page, right under the profile background, perhaps underneath/in the same area as the …

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## [Provide a drop down of actions to filter by on Logs \> Staff Actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-drop-down-of-actions-to-filter-by-on-logs-staff-actions/27378)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [14 أبريل 2015، 5:08م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-drop-down-of-actions-to-filter-by-on-logs-staff-actions/27378 "2015-04-14T17:08:34Z")

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Okay, everyone knows there is a hard 200 limit on the Staff Actions Log. However, if you have a lot of deleted topics, deleted posts, whatever, you may not be able to see a change trust level, suspend user, or check emai…

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## [Parsing (Oneboxing) IMDB links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parsing-oneboxing-imdb-links/19670)

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**Author:** [@Webinsane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Webinsane)\
**الردود:** 12\
**آخر تحديث:** [14 أبريل 2015، 2:47ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parsing-oneboxing-imdb-links/19670 "2015-04-14T02:47:34Z")

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IMDB should be on the list to automatically parse like wikipedia etc. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861424/

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## [Private messages sharedrop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**الردود:** 5\
**آخر تحديث:** [13 أبريل 2015، 5:17ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500 "2015-04-13T05:17:44Z")

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I propose to add it in a private message, in order to allow users to peredovat each other files https://github.com/cowbell/sharedrop

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## [Use embed.ly while embedding new links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-embed-ly-while-embedding-new-links/27497)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Flom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Flom)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [12 أبريل 2015، 10:58م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-embed-ly-while-embedding-new-links/27497 "2015-04-12T22:58:46Z")

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http://embed.ly/ is a service which is automatically displaying thumbnails and rich media previews for videos when a new link is posted (in a discussion). Is there a way to use it on discourse(or something similar)? T…

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## [Add formulas to the editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-formulas-to-the-editor/27499)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [12 أبريل 2015، 8:14م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-formulas-to-the-editor/27499 "2015-04-12T20:14:14Z")

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I propose to add the formula to do list a formula directly in the editor

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## [Using the profile picture from twitter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-profile-picture-from-twitter/27438)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Flom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Flom)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [11 أبريل 2015، 12:48ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-profile-picture-from-twitter/27438 "2015-04-11T00:48:54Z")

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Hello, When a new user signs up with twitter/facebook is there a way to use his profile photo by default from the social network(without the need to upload the photo into discourse) ? Thanks

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## [DigitalOcean deployment wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digitalocean-deployment-wizard/27416)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [10 أبريل 2015، 7:43م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digitalocean-deployment-wizard/27416 "2015-04-10T19:43:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What about a Desktop app, to replace Slack and the like?: Has anyone else tried out the DigitalOcean deployment wizard for Kaiwa? Seems that something like this could simplify the process…

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## [Automated group creation using CSV of email addresses or user names?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-group-creation-using-csv-of-email-addresses-or-user-names/27429)

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**Author:** [@chenny408](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chenny408)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [10 أبريل 2015، 7:33م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-group-creation-using-csv-of-email-addresses-or-user-names/27429 "2015-04-10T19:33:26Z")

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Hi, currently I am using SSO to create users on Discourse through my Rails site, which works well. However I also need to create different categories that will be accessible by different groups, based on these users. I…

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## [What about a Desktop app, to replace Slack and the like?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-a-desktop-app-to-replace-slack-and-the-like/27402)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**الردود:** 5\
**آخر تحديث:** [10 أبريل 2015، 6:41ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-a-desktop-app-to-replace-slack-and-the-like/27402 "2015-04-10T06:41:45Z")

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So, I’m using Slack in two organizations, and I can’t “like” anything, and finding data is a mess. There’s http://fluidapp.com/ which I could use to create a standalone discourse “app” for my mac. I can’t help but wond…

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## [Flag option to include TL4 to move posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-option-to-include-tl4-to-move-posts/25730)

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**Author:** [@anon21958287](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon21958287)\
**الردود:** 20\
**آخر تحديث:** [10 أبريل 2015، 2:39ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-option-to-include-tl4-to-move-posts/25730 "2015-04-10T02:39:18Z")

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One category of request we get is to move posts from one topic to another. This typically happens with a “Something Else” flag to the moderators. However, we have several TL4s who can do this, but there’s no easy way fo…

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## [Reply+{messagekey}@... optionaly in header "from" in addition to "reply-to"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-messagekey-optionaly-in-header-from-in-addition-to-reply-to/27346)

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**Author:** [@ashledombos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashledombos)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [9 أبريل 2015، 12:24م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-messagekey-optionaly-in-header-from-in-addition-to-reply-to/27346 "2015-04-09T12:24:54Z")

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Hello, I know it’s not a bug of Discourse, but a missing feature in some email clients (I have three examples in mind, such as the default and, for what I know, only email client of Firefox Os) which ignore the reply-to…

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## [Googlebot can't see global announcement banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googlebot-cant-see-global-announcement-banner/27356)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [8 أبريل 2015، 10:47م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googlebot-cant-see-global-announcement-banner/27356 "2015-04-08T22:47:01Z")

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I hope this is a bug … When working in Google Webmaster Tools with our Discourse site, I noticed that Googlebot can’t see the introductory text that we’ve included in our global announcement banner. This text is basical…

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## [Default avatar for anonymised users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-avatar-for-anonymised-users/27328)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [8 أبريل 2015، 6:27م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-avatar-for-anonymised-users/27328 "2015-04-08T18:27:38Z")

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Hi guys. Recently I had to anonymize an user and I noticed a couple of things: the previous user had a custom avatar uploaded, so the radio remained selected (but there was no image) gravatar is still an option (alth…

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## [Googe Analytics User-ID feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googe-analytics-user-id-feature/27299)

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**Author:** [@Benno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benno)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [7 أبريل 2015، 5:10م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googe-analytics-user-id-feature/27299 "2015-04-07T17:10:55Z")

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Since Discourse already natively supports Google Analytics, would it possible to add the User-ID feature from Google Analytics to Discourse?

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## [Separate storage volume](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-storage-volume/27277)

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**Author:** [@chamunks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chamunks)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [6 أبريل 2015، 11:33م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-storage-volume/27277 "2015-04-06T23:33:38Z")

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Data volumes Currently everything is stashed in a static folder on the host OS which is fine for the most part but can be limiting as it comes to Dockers full capabilities. Its helpful to be able to have everything in d…

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## [Added categories aren't seen until page is refreshed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/added-categories-arent-seen-until-page-is-refreshed/27138)

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**Author:** [@hot\_soup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hot_soup)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [4 أبريل 2015، 5:53ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/added-categories-arent-seen-until-page-is-refreshed/27138 "2015-04-04T05:53:12Z")

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If a category is created while you are on a discourse forum, you won’t see the new category under the categories tab unless you refresh the page. Not sure if this is intended/ as a new proud owner of a discourse forum, …

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## [Non-Square Avatar Upload Warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-square-avatar-upload-warning/27171)

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**Author:** [@anon80392659](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon80392659)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [3 أبريل 2015، 6:43م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-square-avatar-upload-warning/27171 "2015-04-03T18:43:53Z")

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Don’t warn me Mr. Uploader, I’m not the one that’s making it not square! In light of the change to circle avatars, maybe that warning should say that the aspect ratio is not 1:1 or something more appropriate. Telli…

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## [User card badge size is too big for images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-badge-size-is-too-big-for-images/27125)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [2 أبريل 2015، 10:58م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-badge-size-is-too-big-for-images/27125 "2015-04-02T22:58:02Z")

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When a badge uses an image vs a Font Awesome icon, it scales too large on the user card: The same (scaling too large) happens for the User Card Badge setting on the user preference page:

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## [Making the name field required or removing it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574)

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**Author:** [@slegrand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slegrand)\
**الردود:** 9\
**آخر تحديث:** [2 أبريل 2015، 9:44م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574 "2015-04-02T21:44:47Z")

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Hi. I’ve searched around but couldn’t find an easy way (via the admin page) to set the name field as required or to remove it so I can create a custom one that is required. Sorry if this is a basic question, I am at a l…

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## [Email reply-to for digests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-reply-to-for-digests/27066)

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**Author:** [@mlinksva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mlinksva)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [2 أبريل 2015، 1:42ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-reply-to-for-digests/27066 "2015-04-02T01:42:19Z")

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I have reply-by-email set up and it works great for individual message notifications. I had a user think they could reply to a digest, so of course they got a bounce from my configured noreply address. For now I’ve just …

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## [Hidden or staff only posts for collaborative moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-or-staff-only-posts-for-collaborative-moderation/27063)

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**Author:** [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\
**الردود:** 6\
**آخر تحديث:** [2 أبريل 2015، 1:44ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-or-staff-only-posts-for-collaborative-moderation/27063 "2015-04-02T01:44:52Z")

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There are times when we need to be very careful about how we respond to a topic. I want to make sure that staff realize that a topic has no response yet for a reason. It would also be great to be able to have some inter…

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## [Make activating an Account Gmail-compatible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-activating-an-account-gmail-compatible/26024)

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**Author:** [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [1 أبريل 2015، 11:28م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-activating-an-account-gmail-compatible/26024 "2015-04-01T23:28:10Z")

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First off: Gmail may just trigger this on actual subscription double-opt in emails. They possibly don’t intend to display this on account signup confirmations, I’m not too sure. There was a button just like on the sc…

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## [Who Liked Your Posts This Week in Email Digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-liked-your-posts-this-week-in-email-digest/24644)

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**Author:** [@CharlesWil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CharlesWil)\
**الردود:** 5\
**آخر تحديث:** [1 أبريل 2015، 12:39م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-liked-your-posts-this-week-in-email-digest/24644 "2015-04-01T12:39:16Z")

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“Who Liked Your Post This Week in Digest” in email digest This would encourage members to open the email digest to see who like their post this week! :smiley: I hope that’s helpful idea :blush:

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## [Feasibility of a reddit-like "hot" order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasibility-of-a-reddit-like-hot-order/27051)

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**Author:** [@noamraph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noamraph)\
**الردود:** 13\
**آخر تحديث:** [1 أبريل 2015، 11:45ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasibility-of-a-reddit-like-hot-order/27051 "2015-04-01T11:45:09Z")

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Hi, I consider using Discourse to start a forum for political discussion. I think that as it gains traction, a default “hot” order, which combines popularity measures (likes, replies and views) with the age of the conve…

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## [Date in digest emails are not localised](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-in-digest-emails-are-not-localised/26646)

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**Author:** [@huon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/huon)\
**الردود:** 18\
**آخر تحديث:** [1 أبريل 2015، 7:29ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-in-digest-emails-are-not-localised/26646 "2015-04-01T07:29:04Z")

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The dates are formatted MM-DD-YYYY (e.g. the most recent digest for this instance had subject \[Discourse Meta\] Digest for 03-21-2015), which isn’t correct everywhere. I guess it may be particularly jarring on a non-Engli…

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## [If a member has more than 5 flags, they cannot reach trust level 3?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-a-member-has-more-than-5-flags-they-cannot-reach-trust-level-3/27008)

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**Author:** [@shivansh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shivansh)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [31 مارس 2015، 6:02ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-a-member-has-more-than-5-flags-they-cannot-reach-trust-level-3/27008 "2015-03-31T06:02:10Z")

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Hello all and @codinghorror, This is my first post and I wanna know that, If a trust level 2 (member) receive more than 5 spams, So he never become Ninja?(trust level 3)

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## [Share with a user via Message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-with-a-user-via-message/26982)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**الردود:** 5\
**آخر تحديث:** [31 مارس 2015، 3:20ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-with-a-user-via-message/26982 "2015-03-31T03:20:48Z")

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One thing our wiki software does which is quite helpful is allow a user to share a page/resource with another registered user via its internal notification system. This allows people in moderation-like roles (not necessa…

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