# Feature

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## [Email-in : accept mail with error Email::Receiver::BadDestinationAddress and put it in a «to be sorted» category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-accept-mail-with-error-email-baddestinationaddress-and-put-it-in-a-to-be-sorted-category/194688)

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**Author:** [@oca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-accept-mail-with-error-email-baddestinationaddress-and-put-it-in-a-to-be-sorted-category/194688 "2021-06-22T14:57:42Z")

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I’ve got some trouble with the email in function. Some of our correspondents send us email via a mailing list that does not include the To: field. So when the email arrives in the mailbox, Discourse affect them the Ema…

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## [Picking user @mention by user custom fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/picking-user-mention-by-user-custom-fields/29642)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/picking-user-mention-by-user-custom-fields/29642 "2021-06-20T23:50:06Z")

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Here is my business case to be clearer what will be great to accomplish. In our company we have 40 branch offices connetcetd to our Discource. Every branch office have around 8 specific generic roles. For example: E…

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## [How to handle multiple account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-multiple-account/15244)

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**Author:** [@ahmadsoe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ahmadsoe)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-multiple-account/15244 "2021-06-20T08:54:24Z")

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On some big forums, some users have multiple accounts to support their own opinion, get an extra like, get an extra vote on polling or post offensive to other users. How can we use discourse to handle issue like this?

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## [Disable avatar flair per post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-avatar-flair-per-post/194239)

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**Author:** [@nawthor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nawthor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-avatar-flair-per-post/194239 "2021-06-17T20:35:44Z")

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I think it would be beneficial to allow users to disable their Avatar Flair and their title on individual posts. The idea is that it can help distinguish posts made in “official capacity” from personal posts as just a co…

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## [What's the timeline for improving messaging?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202 "2016-09-18T20:53:53Z")

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There are a handful of missing messaging features that are becoming increasingly urgent for us, and I think the discourse team probably agree they need to happen but they are lower on your priority list than ours. Is the…

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## [Does notifications work if you add a @mention via editing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-notifications-work-if-you-add-a-mention-via-editing/54037)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-notifications-work-if-you-add-a-mention-via-editing/54037 "2021-06-12T05:48:39Z")

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Guess I could test this on a live system but what happens if you post a topic and then edit it to include some more @usernames? Does the system send the notifications just to the new username added?

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## [New lines in the composer's reply placeholder?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-lines-in-the-composers-reply-placeholder/193451)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-lines-in-the-composers-reply-placeholder/193451 "2021-06-11T16:27:30Z")

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Apparently the board for the R language uses a composer placeholder that helpfully includes an example of a \`\`\` code fence. This would also be a helpful hint for our language board, but I couldn’t figure out how they’re…

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## [Reply with debug info to rejected e-mails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-with-debug-info-to-rejected-e-mails/193304)

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**Author:** [@adrelanos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrelanos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-with-debug-info-to-rejected-e-mails/193304 "2021-06-09T16:29:20Z")

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In case of issues such as We’re sorry, but your email message to \["discoursereplies+redacted@redacted.orgredacted\] (titled Re:redacted) didn’t work. Here are some things to check: Do you use more than one email add…

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## [Not able to search for words with 2 letters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-search-for-words-with-2-letters/193298)

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**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-search-for-words-with-2-letters/193298 "2021-06-09T17:32:55Z")

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Hello dears, I am not sure if this is a bug… Or maybe something that I need to fix in my settings… Or even if this is the expected behavior… I am not able to search for words with 2 letters. For example, i remembere…

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## [Badges for tagging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-tagging/27251)

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**Author:** [@lisajill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisajill)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-tagging/27251 "2015-04-07T19:01:55Z")

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Has anyone created badges around tagging? I’d like to give badges to people who are actively helping to organize our content. So a badge that can be given out at different intervals of X tags. ie: Has tagged 5 topics …

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## [Theme Component CSS Changes - Preview Button Disappears](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-css-changes-preview-button-disappears/192944)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-css-changes-preview-button-disappears/192944 "2021-06-07T18:59:55Z")

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This is pretty minor and fairly inconsequential, I think it’s a bug though so just posting it here. This is on Stable 2.7.1. So when your open the editor for a theme component (i.e. to edit CSS) there is a save and prev…

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## [Accessibility of discourse forum to screen reader users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-of-discourse-forum-to-screen-reader-users/193012)

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**Author:** [@abletec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abletec)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-of-discourse-forum-to-screen-reader-users/193012 "2021-06-07T18:56:07Z")

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The combo boxes/dropdown lists are not accessible to screen reader users. The expected result is that after using alt down arrow to open the combo box/dropdown list, using up and down arrow keys should read the list of c…

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## [Can I add hidden metadata like word synonyms to topics to make them easier to find?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-hidden-metadata-like-word-synonyms-to-topics-to-make-them-easier-to-find/192834)

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**Author:** [@AccessViolation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AccessViolation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-hidden-metadata-like-word-synonyms-to-topics-to-make-them-easier-to-find/192834 "2021-06-06T21:49:56Z")

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There are many different ways to put the same idea in to words. Is there a way I can add stuff like synonyms for words that are relevant to the post so that they are easier to find for people looking for the same thing b…

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## [Rate (un)limiting for site admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-un-limiting-for-site-admins/192561)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-un-limiting-for-site-admins/192561 "2021-06-06T21:22:47Z")

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I’ve just hit the rate limit (429 error) on our public community site. It’s my practice to go through Latest and open threads of interest in new tabs. When I’ve worked through the list all the way down to my previous se…

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## [Cluster Templates Support \[High Availability\] \[Redundancy\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cluster-templates-support-high-availability-redundancy/179308)

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**Author:** [@dadberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dadberg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cluster-templates-support-high-availability-redundancy/179308 "2021-06-06T16:13:10Z")

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I propose these additions to the templates folder: postgres.master.yml postgres.slave.yml redis.master.yml redis.slave.yml This way, Discourse clustering, and all the agony around this subject will vanish. As per my …

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## [Automatically mute/unmute categories based on language preference?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-unmute-categories-based-on-language-preference/192328)

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**Author:** [@AndreasZhou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndreasZhou)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-unmute-categories-based-on-language-preference/192328 "2021-06-06T05:34:34Z")

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I am a new discourse user and first want to thank everyone on here for having built such an amazing platform. We thought for a long time what would be the best solution for our Forum and I am so happy we went with Discou…

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## [Teams Sidebar on Self-Hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teams-sidebar-on-self-hosted-discourse/192663)

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**Author:** [@biyaniyash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/biyaniyash)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teams-sidebar-on-self-hosted-discourse/192663 "2021-06-04T13:22:47Z")

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Hi Community, When I was using discourse teams, one of my favourite UI features was the sidebar! You could easily navigate between categories and even collapse it when not needed. Any ideas on how to achieve …

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## [Feature suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestions/192364)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestions/192364 "2021-06-04T00:01:40Z")

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Hi, I just want to suggest a few feature changes. Been using this for a year so I have a lot of feedback Can you implement a dedicated shoutbox? One that’s already opened when the page loads – the Babble plugin does…

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## [Add inversion of some "Sort by" values in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-inversion-of-some-sort-by-values-in-search-results/69604)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-inversion-of-some-sort-by-values-in-search-results/69604 "2021-06-02T22:08:29Z")

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I’ve run into this a couple of times, not often enough to be of burning importance, but still… Would it be a big deal to add sort by “Oldest post” and “Oldest topic”? I’m probably not the only one who sometimes wants to…

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## [Understanding partial word matching in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-partial-word-matching-in-search-results/192226)

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**Author:** [@dc-thiago](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dc-thiago)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-partial-word-matching-in-search-results/192226 "2021-06-01T19:26:33Z")

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On our vanilla search When I search for: “Pen” I get Pennsylvania results. The same for “Penn,” and “Pennsyl” search terms But when I search for “Pennsy” I get “no results found” for “Pennsy” but the other terms work…

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## [Is there like a Reddit style plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-like-a-reddit-style-plugin/192125)

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**Author:** [@DiscourseUser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DiscourseUser)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-like-a-reddit-style-plugin/192125 "2021-05-31T20:25:06Z")

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Is there like a reddit style plugin for Discourse? That makes it look very similar to a subreddit?

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## [How can Moderator track every activity of TL4 User?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-moderator-track-every-activity-of-tl4-user/192137)

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**Author:** [@Ank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-moderator-track-every-activity-of-tl4-user/192137 "2021-05-31T07:51:39Z")

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Hi, is it possible to track every activity of a TL4 User on discourse. In a community platform (custom app - where people reply and post topic), as a moderator I needs to track when a TL4 user response to TL1 or TL0 us…

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## [CSV of all editeds post by moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/csv-of-all-editeds-post-by-moderator/192083)

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**Author:** [@Ank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/csv-of-all-editeds-post-by-moderator/192083 "2021-05-30T12:20:49Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to see a list of all the topics (users posts) which moderator edits. for example - Moderator changing the category and tag of the topics. Is there a way to keep a record (like some csv) of all the edi…

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## [Topic sub-threads? slack subthread reply-like subthreading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-sub-threads-slack-subthread-reply-like-subthreading/191999)

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**Author:** [@oreillyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oreillyc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-sub-threads-slack-subthread-reply-like-subthreading/191999 "2021-05-29T20:24:51Z")

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Is there a plugin and/or would it be feasible to write one which allows sub-thread replies like on slack? Say… on level of sub-threading - not quite so crazy as FB or Reddit ideally with collapsibility?

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## [UTM Parameters in Digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/utm-parameters-in-digest/33785)

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**Author:** [@Un3qual](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Un3qual)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/utm-parameters-in-digest/33785 "2021-05-28T10:47:47Z")

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Would you consider adding configurable UTM parameters to the links in the digest, so as opposed to example.com/t/my-great-post/12 it could be example.com/t/my-great-post/12?utm\_source=digest

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## [Possibly to automatically assign user/users to tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possibly-to-automatically-assign-user-users-to-tags/191765)

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**Author:** [@wey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possibly-to-automatically-assign-user-users-to-tags/191765 "2021-05-27T05:03:44Z")

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Dear, Is there a way to assign user/users to tags? This may save admin force from routing people manually. Many thanks! BR//wey

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## [How about featuring or pinning users on homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-featuring-or-pinning-users-on-homepage/117521)

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**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-featuring-or-pinning-users-on-homepage/117521 "2021-05-25T01:22:41Z")

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For this a theme component would be best. The idea is to feature or pin users at the homepage. These users can either be either genuinely featured for their good work or pinned for money. And it’ll also motivate other us…

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## [Tools to "aggregate" many Discourse forums?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tools-to-aggregate-many-discourse-forums/81899)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tools-to-aggregate-many-discourse-forums/81899 "2021-05-22T19:51:51Z")

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The good news: Discourse is popular, perhaps the fastest-growing forum software out there. The bad news: I now have a ton of Discourse forums that I need to keep tabs on, on a most-daily basis. Does anyone else struggl…

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## [Discourse need a fork to be a Q&A software?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-need-a-fork-to-be-a-q-a-software/94417)

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**Author:** [@krauss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/krauss)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-need-a-fork-to-be-a-q-a-software/94417 "2021-05-22T14:21:16Z")

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Discourse, in nowadays, is not a Q&A software. Rationale: there are some well-known Question-and-Answer softwares (Q&A), like AskBot, but Discourse is not figured there. And a lot of black-box interfaces, as Stackoverfl…

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## [Who enabled slow mode, and does it apply to TL4 users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-enabled-slow-mode-and-does-it-apply-to-tl4-users/169985)

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**Author:** [@Mattia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mattia)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-enabled-slow-mode-and-does-it-apply-to-tl4-users/169985 "2021-05-21T23:19:14Z")

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Hi everyone, Regarding this feature. Are TL4’s excluded from slowmode or not? If they are not excluded, is there a way to do it? Finally, is it possible to log who has used the command? Thanks in advance …

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