# Feature

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## [Ability to link Discourse forum accounts + Global forum badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-link-discourse-forum-accounts-global-forum-badges/228346)

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**Author:** [@notjoker28](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notjoker28)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-link-discourse-forum-accounts-global-forum-badges/228346 "2022-05-29T11:45:46Z")

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I use Nightdev and thought that I could make one account to help people on multiple different forums for games/companies. I’ve linked my google account but it doesn’t seem like there is a way to link accounts/badges I …

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## [List off topic posts for easy moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-off-topic-posts-for-easy-moderation/228361)

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**Author:** [@phu9Suop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phu9Suop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-off-topic-posts-for-easy-moderation/228361 "2022-05-29T10:31:56Z")

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Is there a way to analyse chains of posts whether they are off-topic with respect to the theme/thread and first post ? I think of “this topic resembles…” which indicates there is a db of similarity existing. There mig…

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## [Assignment dialog never gives me the chance to leave a note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assignment-dialog-never-gives-me-the-chance-to-leave-a-note/226758)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assignment-dialog-never-gives-me-the-chance-to-leave-a-note/226758 "2022-05-27T18:12:03Z")

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We’re starting to use assignment heavily When I assign, I click in the dropdown and start typing. My hands are on the keyboard at this point, so it’s natural to arrow down to the correct choice & hit ‘Enter’ to select …

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## [Add whisperers to responders list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-whisperers-to-responders-list/228240)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-whisperers-to-responders-list/228240 "2022-05-27T12:40:06Z")

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The post list made it look like the OP had responded again: But he hadn’t; there was a whisper (after mine): I kinda get why I got the behavior I did, but it was misleading. At a minimum, the UI shouldn’t highlig…

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## [Support for formal/informal language variations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035)

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**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035 "2022-05-27T10:19:58Z")

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In some languages (Romanic and Germanic for example) there are significant differences between formal and informal speech. Right now I made the whole Dutch translation informal, but I can imagine some people might want t…

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## [Apply "mailing list mode" per category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-mailing-list-mode-per-category/47772)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 86\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-mailing-list-mode-per-category/47772 "2022-05-26T13:25:22Z")

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I have multiple users who want to treat some categories within Discourse as “mailing lists” meaning they want emails for ALL activity within these categories. But they only want emails outside these categories under cert…

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## [Slow mode doesn’t apply to trust level 4 users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-doesn-t-apply-to-trust-level-4-users/228119)

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**Author:** [@physixfan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/physixfan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-doesn-t-apply-to-trust-level-4-users/228119 "2022-05-25T20:41:53Z")

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It seems slow mode doesn’t apply to trust level 4 users. I think this does not make sense. Can you provide a choice to the admin whether to enforce slow mode to trust level 4 users?

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## [Users should not be able to remove themselves from "Official Warning" PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-not-be-able-to-remove-themselves-from-official-warning-pm/119132)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-not-be-able-to-remove-themselves-from-official-warning-pm/119132 "2022-05-25T18:27:53Z")

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I have something I’d like to add to this. I recently sent a Moderator Warning PM to a user, who immediately went in and removed himself from the message. :roll\_eyes: For warnings, shouldn’t this feature be turned off?

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## [Disallow external links based on type of link and trust level (eg permit YouTube only)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallow-external-links-based-on-type-of-link-and-trust-level-eg-permit-youtube-only/227513)

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**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallow-external-links-based-on-type-of-link-and-trust-level-eg-permit-youtube-only/227513 "2022-05-25T09:04:02Z")

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I would like to only allow external links in posts/profiles for leader TL but disable external links for all below TL, how can i do this? Basically i only want all TL3 and below to only allow internal linkings to my sit…

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## [Hide 'email account exists' for invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-email-account-exists-for-invites/205429)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-email-account-exists-for-invites/205429 "2022-05-25T06:46:34Z")

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Would it be possible to add the invite form to this list too? Currently, if I put an existing account email in the ‘restrict to email’ box in the invite modal it informs me that there is already an account associated…

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## [Spoiler on images doesn't effectively protect NSFW images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-on-images-doesnt-effectively-protect-nsfw-images/24009)

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**Author:** [@Robert\_Lee\_Louviere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Robert_Lee_Louviere)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-on-images-doesnt-effectively-protect-nsfw-images/24009 "2022-05-24T17:48:21Z")

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Someone used a spoiler tag to blur a fun, but NSFW image. The problem is that the image loads and displays unblurred until the image fully loads. This kind of defeats the purpose. Can we either have a NSFW tag that hi…

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## [Can we use 2fa for some particular groups or users, not everyone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-use-2fa-for-some-particular-groups-or-users-not-everyone/227951)

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**Author:** [@oig\_team](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oig_team)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-use-2fa-for-some-particular-groups-or-users-not-everyone/227951 "2022-05-24T12:21:51Z")

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Hi Guys We want to enable the 2fa feature for some specific groups or communities. What I mean is, that people may need to provide the 2fa code to visit some threads or discussions even though they are logged in. Is the…

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## [Can we change the title of the topic without changing the slug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-change-the-title-of-the-topic-without-changing-the-slug/47476)

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**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-change-the-title-of-the-topic-without-changing-the-slug/47476 "2022-05-24T04:53:40Z")

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Can we change the title of the topic without changing the slug, at least for admin?

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## [When you quote a quoted passage, it looks like the quoter is the author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-you-quote-a-quoted-passage-it-looks-like-the-quoter-is-the-author/227731)

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**Author:** [@sujato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sujato)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-you-quote-a-quoted-passage-it-looks-like-the-quoter-is-the-author/227731 "2022-05-23T16:47:05Z")

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When someone quotes something in their post, sometimes you want to reply to them and mention a passage they quoted. But when you do so, your reply doesn’t take into account the fact that the passage was quoted. So unless…

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## [Discourse-bbcode-color support for chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bbcode-color-support-for-chat/215520)

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**Author:** [@sdpiowa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sdpiowa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bbcode-color-support-for-chat/215520 "2022-05-23T13:25:13Z")

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Hey, all! We’ve been using the bbcode-color plug-in on our forums and noticed that the chat plug-in is no longer formatting the text when the color tags are used. I’m not entirely sure if this was intentional or not…but…

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## [Error when going to the plugins admin tab while in safe-mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-going-to-the-plugins-admin-tab-while-in-safe-mode/227700)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-going-to-the-plugins-admin-tab-while-in-safe-mode/227700 "2022-05-23T12:44:18Z")

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Steps to repro: Go to safe-mode, check “disable all plugins” Go to the Plugins tab in the admin panel A JS error (There is no route named adminPlugins.xxx where xxx is any plugin name) is displayed and the plugi…

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## [Add Reset bump date to bulk actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-reset-bump-date-to-bulk-actions/137364)

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**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-reset-bump-date-to-bulk-actions/137364 "2022-05-23T10:21:08Z")

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Is it possible to add Reset bump date to the mass action ? I don’t understand why changing the tag for a topic immediately conquers it. Is it possible to reset all bumps with one button here ?

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## [Thoughts on a plugin which turns discourse into stackoverflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-a-plugin-which-turns-discourse-into-stackoverflow/20763)

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**Author:** [@dcohen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dcohen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-a-plugin-which-turns-discourse-into-stackoverflow/20763 "2022-05-23T05:37:39Z")

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I know I know discourse is not a Q&A platform, and you might not believe in negative votes, etc, as mentioned in other posts. This is not a question about the philosophy, it is a technical question, so please proceed wit…

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## [Prevent to linkify when there is a redirect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-to-linkify-when-there-is-a-redirect/226964)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Poyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan_Poyer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-to-linkify-when-there-is-a-redirect/226964 "2022-05-23T05:54:25Z")

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If I understand correctly, Discourse is using GitHub - markdown-it/linkify-it: Links recognition library with full unicode support · GitHub in order to provide a nice link with a title. For example, the previous link giv…

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## [Can we have a point system? Or do we have to use plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-a-point-system-or-do-we-have-to-use-plugin/50120)

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**Author:** [@Jiaqi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jiaqi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-a-point-system-or-do-we-have-to-use-plugin/50120 "2022-05-22T15:03:19Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m looking for your help :slight\_smile: I want to have a point system on my website but don’t know how. I know we have a badge system that could show users some rewards and trust level but that’s not w…

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## [Microcommunities / clubs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/microcommunities-clubs/227670)

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**Author:** [@James\_Cribbs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Cribbs)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/microcommunities-clubs/227670 "2022-05-21T15:14:35Z")

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Hello, I am wondering if discourse has considered supporting microcommunities? In my case, I have a community of amateur radio operators who may be parts of local ham radio clubs. I would love to have a way for local …

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## [Multiple View Options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-view-options/227491)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-view-options/227491 "2022-05-19T22:04:20Z")

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I was thinking about something similar today as I browsed both the Customization \> Plugin and Customization \> Theme categories and felt frustrated trying to skim through the lists. I almost wished there were a way for …

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## [Just-in-time behavior nudging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-behavior-nudging/4829)

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**Author:** [@aja](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aja)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-behavior-nudging/4829 "2022-05-19T16:00:47Z")

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So obviously this would be for communities with very high standards for behavior/etc. What would you all think about the usefulness of running some sort of basic semantic analysis (or even just word matching) on new pos…

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## [Offering "private support" as part of a public support community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offering-private-support-as-part-of-a-public-support-community/215151)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offering-private-support-as-part-of-a-public-support-community/215151 "2022-05-19T13:20:06Z")

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I have been thinking about this for a while and I decided to throw my ideas in the group and ask you all what you think. In the past months I have talked to a quite lot of people that are trying to set up direct client …

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## [Is it possible to set a topic under many categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-set-a-topic-under-many-categories/37324)

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**Author:** [@mausconi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mausconi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-set-a-topic-under-many-categories/37324 "2022-05-19T09:08:22Z")

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In many cases, it’s very useful and rigorous to set a topic under many categories. Is it possible to do so with Discourse?

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## [Option to remove the referrer for external links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-remove-the-referrer-for-external-links/227437)

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**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-remove-the-referrer-for-external-links/227437 "2022-05-18T20:18:07Z")

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Many of us use Discourse for private/sensitive communication and there has been some great effort and attention devoted to privacy such that as little info leaks out of the forum as possible (removal of text from emails,…

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## [CSS classes for current groups who can view topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-groups-who-can-view-topic/227221)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-groups-who-can-view-topic/227221 "2022-05-16T18:33:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from CSS classes for current user's groups: As the forums I build have more and more complex privacy settings, I really like the idea of making it more visible to people who can see what is bei…

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## [How can chat seed topic discussions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-chat-seed-topic-discussions/227034)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-chat-seed-topic-discussions/227034 "2022-05-16T05:14:03Z")

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Originally sent in #The Chat Feedback Topic JammyDodger I'm looking for ways we can capture the essence of the new chat flow as a demonstration of how chat can be the seeds of bigger discussion Has anyone go…

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## [Hide posts by tag (filter \*out\* not just filter \*to\*)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-by-tag-filter-out-not-just-filter-to/81921)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-by-tag-filter-out-not-just-filter-to/81921 "2022-05-14T14:41:29Z")

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I don’t know why this still isn’t obvious and standard in all places that use tags. Tags shouldn’t be only filter-to but also filter-out. Say there’s a tag for “beginner” okay fine, easy for beginners to see just that st…

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## [Poll: Export poll results in CSV for quiz creator?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-export-poll-results-in-csv-for-quiz-creator/94265)

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**Author:** [@JanJoost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JanJoost)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-export-poll-results-in-csv-for-quiz-creator/94265 "2022-05-12T18:07:05Z")

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Hi, Would it be possible for the poll results to be exported to a CSV file or so? Context: Users in my forum created a pub quiz (see here if you’re interested to know more), but to tally the results one of the users is…

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