# Support

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=261

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## [Seeking Guidance on Forum Organization and Private Bug Tracking Integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-guidance-on-forum-organization-and-private-bug-tracking-integration/280141)

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**Author:** [@Andreas\_Jakobik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andreas_Jakobik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-guidance-on-forum-organization-and-private-bug-tracking-integration/280141 "2023-09-26T08:45:41Z")

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Hello, We are currently exploring the use of Discourse to create a user forum tailored for developers within a telecom domain’s technology ecosystem. It appears to be a promising fit! :blush: Within our ecosystem, ther…

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## [Published page URI & national characters?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-uri-national-characters/279801)

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**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-uri-national-characters/279801 "2023-09-26T05:40:27Z")

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Hi guys. I’m hoping this is a matter of my setup ‘suffers’ from misconfiguration - otherwise I’d have call it a bug for… a topic with national chars in the title gets a URL with those chars fine, no problems there, but…

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## [Thousands of user api requests and invalidation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thousands-of-user-api-requests-and-invalidation/279791)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thousands-of-user-api-requests-and-invalidation/279791 "2023-09-26T03:19:00Z")

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I just noticed that I’m seeing thousands of user API requests per day starting April this year in the dashboard security reports. This is very odd and off by a factor of 100 to 1000 from my expectations. How do I get m…

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## [How to disable users from using anonymous email to register?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-users-from-using-anonymous-email-to-register/280034)

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**Author:** [@Guo\_SpicyGum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Guo_SpicyGum)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-users-from-using-anonymous-email-to-register/280034 "2023-09-25T20:14:10Z")

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Hello, I would like to know how to disable users from using anonymous email to register?

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## [Bulk invite to group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-invite-to-group/280055)

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**Author:** [@Sami\_Syed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sami_Syed)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-invite-to-group/280055 "2023-09-25T19:37:57Z")

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I have a CSV file with emails of people who need to be invited to our Forum and added into a group. Some are already on our Forum, while others are not. How can I send a bulk invite in a way where those who are not …

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## [Exported data to test instance and see message 'Outgoing email has been disabled for non-staff users'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exported-data-to-test-instance-and-see-message-outgoing-email-has-been-disabled-for-non-staff-users/279842)

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**Author:** [@Sarah\_Jane\_Obligar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sarah_Jane_Obligar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exported-data-to-test-instance-and-see-message-outgoing-email-has-been-disabled-for-non-staff-users/279842 "2023-09-25T19:28:19Z")

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Hi Maiki. I also have the same problem. So here’s the thing, we exported our data from prod instance to our test instance. After that in the test instance there is this “outgoing email has been disabled for non-staff u…

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## [Question about Automatic Topic Tracking and Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-automatic-topic-tracking-and-notifications/279947)

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**Author:** [@Hanon\_Ondricek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hanon_Ondricek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-automatic-topic-tracking-and-notifications/279947 "2023-09-25T19:17:54Z")

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I didn’t find anything relevant by searching but this may be me misunderstanding how Tracking and notifications work. A user notified that when they were on the “Unread” tab and clicked “Dismiss” and the box to automati…

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## [Env vars in YML - only substituded with OS' ones](https://meta.discourse.org/t/env-vars-in-yml-only-substituded-with-os-ones/280032)

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**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/env-vars-in-yml-only-substituded-with-os-ones/280032 "2023-09-25T18:23:51Z")

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Hi guys. Is it possible to – I realize it’s yaml kind of question but thought experts here should know – substitute params/vars with OS’ (bash) own, at build time? Say… host: /APPOW/log/${HOSTNAME}/discourse.test I t…

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## [Hide a topic until it has a reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-a-topic-until-it-has-a-reply/280041)

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**Author:** [@carbonrich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carbonrich)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-a-topic-until-it-has-a-reply/280041 "2023-09-25T17:21:05Z")

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I don’t think this solution in this topic is still possible? And in any case, I’d like to only hide the topic from the Latest list. I’ve worked out some CSS that almost does the job: body:is(.navigation-topics) .cat…

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## [Who's online crazy load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whos-online-crazy-load/279084)

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**Author:** [@AGeneral](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AGeneral)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whos-online-crazy-load/279084 "2023-09-25T14:58:58Z")

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Hello, I posted my issues here, but I will recopy: Discourse Who's Online This plugin (at least on our forum) gives the following message. When we turn off the plugin it goes away. Does anyone else have this issue? We h…

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## [How can I remove the milliseconds indicator (mini-profiler) at the top right?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-remove-the-milliseconds-indicator-mini-profiler-at-the-top-right/279976)

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**Author:** [@360Creators](https://meta.discourse.org/u/360Creators)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-remove-the-milliseconds-indicator-mini-profiler-at-the-top-right/279976 "2023-09-25T13:29:37Z")

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I know they only show up for admin, but I don’t like it, I don’t see the point of it. I know there’s a shortcut to hide it (option + P), but then the next time opening up Discourse it shows again. How can I permanent…

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## [Stop accepting DMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-accepting-dms/279766)

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**Author:** [@Konrad\_Sopala](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Konrad_Sopala)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-accepting-dms/279766 "2023-09-25T08:40:45Z")

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Hey there! I would like to stop accepting DMs that are sent to me in our Discourse Forum? Is it possible to disable that in some kind of personal user settings? Thank you!

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## [What happens when the monthly page views runs out on a forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-the-monthly-page-views-runs-out-on-a-forum/279943)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-the-monthly-page-views-runs-out-on-a-forum/279943 "2023-09-25T07:52:05Z")

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Hello. I am wondering what happens when the monthly page views runs out on a forum. Does the forum shut down? I am wondering since it is about to run out.

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## [Direct link to composing a comment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-to-composing-a-comment/279785)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-to-composing-a-comment/279785 "2023-09-25T00:46:21Z")

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If a topic is located at: discourse-forum(dot)com/t/topic/123 Is it possible to create a link that automatically opens the reply box when clicked? I am curious if maybe the link can be appended to something like: d…

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## [How to integrate wallet-gating / token-gating on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-wallet-gating-token-gating-on-discourse/269978)

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**Author:** [@etest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/etest)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-wallet-gating-token-gating-on-discourse/269978 "2023-09-24T11:30:00Z")

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Hi Discourse community, would like to know how to integrate wallet-gating on Discourse, similar to what ApeCoin DAO Discourse has: https://forum.apecoin.com/. Does anyone know which exact plugin / feature ApeCoin DAO Di…

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## [Blue line above banner logo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blue-line-above-banner-logo/279882)

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**Author:** [@packman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/packman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blue-line-above-banner-logo/279882 "2023-09-24T07:06:11Z")

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I think this has started in the last 24 hours or so. I’m seeing a blue line above the banner logo… I first noticed this on my forum but it’s repeatable on meta. I only see it when using Edge browser. It’s not there i…

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## [Shrinking android app icon happening again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shrinking-android-app-icon-happening-again/279898)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shrinking-android-app-icon-happening-again/279898 "2023-09-24T03:35:22Z")

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I saw that somebody’s forum app icon was shrinking - This could be Android app icon shrinking over time. However, it has been a year since the bug so I have decided to make a topic on this.

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## [Why is my site icon (favicon) missing from OneBox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-site-icon-favicon-missing-from-onebox/279300)

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**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-site-icon-favicon-missing-from-onebox/279300 "2023-09-23T16:20:23Z")

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I notice, that whenever I embed my own link (WordPress site) into my Discourse forum, the site icon (favicon) to my WordPress site is not present next to the site title as it is in the example below. Is there a reason f…

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## [How to add all members in a new group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-all-members-in-a-new-group/279784)

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**Author:** [@kam44](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kam44)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-all-members-in-a-new-group/279784 "2023-09-23T15:18:02Z")

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Hello, I would like to add all members in a new group, but when I try to copy paste a big list of username separated by a comma, I got an error. It works when I try to import 100, but I have 40K members to add.. In th…

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## [Red Header\\Banner on all pages "⚠️ (this message is only shown to site administrators)"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-header-banner-on-all-pages-this-message-is-only-shown-to-site-administrators/279838)

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**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-header-banner-on-all-pages-this-message-is-only-shown-to-site-administrators/279838 "2023-09-23T06:14:02Z")

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This is probably not Discourse code issue perse and probably something else… This appeared on our discourse install today. Only change I recall making is upgrading guest gate theme component and Material Dark theme. …

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## [New instructions for SSO setup? "enable discourse connect" setting is missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-instructions-for-sso-setup-enable-discourse-connect-setting-is-missing/279809)

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**Author:** [@aaronbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaronbauman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-instructions-for-sso-setup-enable-discourse-connect-setting-is-missing/279809 "2023-09-22T18:50:30Z")

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tl;dr: Discourse SSO setup instructions don’t work on latest trial site So i’ve created a new Discourse (hosted) site (trial mode) to serve as a sandbox to test out some updates to my client application. The client is t…

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## [Google Video](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-video/279740)

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**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-video/279740 "2023-09-22T17:06:53Z")

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I would like to be able to add videos from inside Google Drive when posting in my forum. Is there any plugin that can read the videos from Google.com disk?

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## [How good is Self-Hosted Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-good-is-self-hosted-discourse/279542)

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**Author:** [@mysz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mysz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-good-is-self-hosted-discourse/279542 "2023-09-22T13:27:24Z")

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Someone is attempting to self-host discourse on their cloud server, but I’ve looked and I can’t find any features. How does it compare to the basic, pro, business or enterprise model?

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## [Sudden increase in emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sudden-increase-in-emails/279777)

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**Author:** [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sudden-increase-in-emails/279777 "2023-09-22T10:57:04Z")

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I’ve noticed a large increase in my forum’s email traffic: In addition to this increase, there are no logs in April. We did have a peak of posts in August, but this equalled April… We’ve hit a cap in our email r…

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## [How to use Cloudflare to protect a Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-cloudflare-to-protect-a-discourse-site/279713)

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**Author:** [@Lee\_Kris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Kris)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-cloudflare-to-protect-a-discourse-site/279713 "2023-09-21T22:42:50Z")

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Hey, admins, I keep wondering how to using cloudflare or proxy to protecting a discourse site?

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## [Identifying users in multiple groups using AND rather than OR?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identifying-users-in-multiple-groups-using-and-rather-than-or/272712)

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**Author:** [@CC\_people](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CC_people)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identifying-users-in-multiple-groups-using-and-rather-than-or/272712 "2023-09-21T20:09:00Z")

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It’s easy to use categories and subcategories to allow users to view them based on ‘OR’ logic - ie. if a user is in Group X or Group Y then they can see the category or subcategory. Is it possible to effectively use ‘AN…

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## [Is it possible to add posts to a profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-posts-to-a-profile/279668)

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**Author:** [@inj3ct0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/inj3ct0r)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-posts-to-a-profile/279668 "2023-09-21T17:22:45Z")

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hello, im wondering if it possible to have the user the ability to make a personal posts in his profile, such like vb,xen,etc… IDK if it possible or not.

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## [Filter topics without a specific tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-topics-without-a-specific-tag/80253)

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**Author:** [@Mister\_Leroy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mister_Leroy)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-topics-without-a-specific-tag/80253 "2023-09-21T14:00:37Z")

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Is there a way to filter topics that do not have a specific tag?

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## [Other (all?) system's user involved somehow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/other-all-systems-user-involved-somehow/279682)

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**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/other-all-systems-user-involved-somehow/279682 "2023-09-21T13:04:33Z")

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Hi guys. Why Discourse — have not tried any other containers, not Ubuntu nor Docker are my weapon of choice — involves other(all regular ?) users? When I start Discourse a number of process are started on behalf, for a…

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## [Have we been silently sending Digest emails to 200,000+ migrated users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-we-been-silently-sending-digest-emails-to-200-000-migrated-users/279672)

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**Author:** [@Oohyeah88](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oohyeah88)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-we-been-silently-sending-digest-emails-to-200-000-migrated-users/279672 "2023-09-21T09:25:39Z")

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So we just migrated an old unused forum to Discourse about a month ago, including 200,000+ users. The forum was naturally in a state of complete mess and has not been in any state to go public yet. But I just noticed un…

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