# Support

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## [Publish a topic without triggering notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-a-topic-without-triggering-notifications/121746)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-a-topic-without-triggering-notifications/121746 "2019-07-05T06:28:31Z")

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Is there any way to publish a topic without triggering any notifications and without it coming up under “Latest”? I suppose the latter is achieved by changing the date manually. But I’m not sure if this will also preven…

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## [Bootstrap does not appear to be working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-does-not-appear-to-be-working/122137)

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**Author:** [@aidalgol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aidalgol)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-does-not-appear-to-be-working/122137 "2019-07-05T00:27:13Z")

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The message To make launching your new site easier, you are in bootstrap mode. All new users will be granted trust level 1 and have daily email summary emails enabled. This will be automatically turned off when 50 user…

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## [Do pending users get a bulk invitation again?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-pending-users-get-a-bulk-invitation-again/122075)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-pending-users-get-a-bulk-invitation-again/122075 "2019-07-04T15:51:49Z")

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If a user hasn’t accepted an invitation yet and gets invited again (via bulk invite), does he get another email? Edit: And if he was assigned to a group first and in the second invitation to set of different groups, doe…

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## [Can't login after restoring](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-after-restoring/82302)

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**Author:** [@Seferi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seferi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-after-restoring/82302 "2019-07-04T10:43:05Z")

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Hi, I migrated my forum to a local device behind a Raspberry Pi Nginx reverse proxy. Installed discourse and registered and went straight to Admin section to restore from my backup. (/var/discourse/shared/standalone/bac…

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## [How does tl 3 works?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-tl-3-works/122064)

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**Author:** [@Khanhtrang832](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Khanhtrang832)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-tl-3-works/122064 "2019-07-04T09:41:41Z")

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Uhhhh how does tl 3 works? I got flagged 5 times by 5 different user Can i get tl 3 if so ?

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## [Javascript error in FireFox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-error-in-firefox/121951)

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**Author:** [@mei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mei)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-error-in-firefox/121951 "2019-07-04T08:29:05Z")

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Hi, We are getting this error in the Firefox console: And that error log shows this: It happens only in FireFox, we have tested with Chrome and Safari and both were working fine. Also, some of our members compl…

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## [What does the 👉 notification mean?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-notification-mean/109852)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-notification-mean/109852 "2019-07-04T06:43:41Z")

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I can’t figure out what this notification means: There’s no mention of me on this topic, I’m not tracking it or anything. There’s also no rollover ‘hint’ about its meaning. I’m just confused. And obsessed - mostly ob…

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## [How is the “signup cta” sign up URL set?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-signup-cta-sign-up-url-set/122050)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-signup-cta-sign-up-url-set/122050 "2019-07-04T01:20:40Z")

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We’re using SSO (memberful.com if it helps) and the “Sign up” button in that footer block takes ppl to the login page. https://community.moversmindset.com/ if you want to see it in action. Can I set that URL to some th…

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## [SEO -- category name in topic slug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-category-name-in-topic-slug/92469)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-category-name-in-topic-slug/92469 "2019-07-03T23:28:54Z")

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I have a site with more categories than I care to admit . Content in category Alabama with keywords “apple banana carrot” is completely different from content in category Texas with content “apple banana carrot”. The co…

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## [Change Authentication Method from Facebook to Mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-authentication-method-from-facebook-to-mail/60415)

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**Author:** [@phisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phisch)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-authentication-method-from-facebook-to-mail/60415 "2019-07-03T21:03:19Z")

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Hey, Like said in the Heading I want to change the Authentication Method for Users who used to log in via Facebook to Email and Password. Until now I failed to acomplish that. (How) can this be done? Thanks for your …

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## [User Theme Selection Broken and Causes Performance Issues?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-theme-selection-broken-and-causes-performance-issues/122025)

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**Author:** [@lcestou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lcestou)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-theme-selection-broken-and-causes-performance-issues/122025 "2019-07-03T20:10:28Z")

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Hello, First off thanks for how amazing Discourse is and we love it since migrated from bbPress plugin (migration wasn’t smooth but thats for another topic). One of the users in my discourse site noticed that when tryi…

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## [Install problem: \`getaddrinfo: Name or service not known\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-problem-getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/86783)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-problem-getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/86783 "2019-07-03T19:43:29Z")

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I’ve got three new servers running Ubuntu 16.04 & apparently have some Docker problem. Though I suspect it’s a trivial and “obvious” Docker problem, I’ve searched more widely for answers, but have come up empty. I’d like…

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## [App.yml shared volumes for a two website setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-shared-volumes-for-a-two-website-setup/121729)

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**Author:** [@34563463456](https://meta.discourse.org/u/34563463456)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-shared-volumes-for-a-two-website-setup/121729 "2019-07-03T18:43:48Z")

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I would like to modify my app.yml so that I can launch another discourse (separate container, separate database, separate everything imaginable! - for portability) on the same machine (running behind nginx). So, my firs…

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## [Why this user keeps showing in review tab without accepted button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-this-user-keeps-showing-in-review-tab-without-accepted-button/121845)

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**Author:** [@Phuong\_SuSu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phuong_SuSu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-this-user-keeps-showing-in-review-tab-without-accepted-button/121845 "2019-07-03T16:51:54Z")

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Hello, A user may register while I switching approval options in admin settings. Now I get a funny situation :slight\_smile: Her account was actived, the system shows that she was also approved by (noone) then her acc…

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## [Videos from DropBox, in Discourse under Opera don't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/videos-from-dropbox-in-discourse-under-opera-dont-work/93731)

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**Author:** [@brobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brobinson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/videos-from-dropbox-in-discourse-under-opera-dont-work/93731 "2019-07-03T14:19:51Z")

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Hey All, I often post little demo videos to my community site by dumping them in dropbox, copying the public link, pasting the link into Discourse and changing the dl=0 to dl=1 on the end of the supplied url. It seems…

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## ["Unsafe JavaScript attempt to initiate navigation"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsafe-javascript-attempt-to-initiate-navigation/121940)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsafe-javascript-attempt-to-initiate-navigation/121940 "2019-07-03T09:18:39Z")

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I have a Typeform embedded in a post which allows users to certify that they meet certain qualifications. Upon completion, the form has a button to go to a topic. The button worked until recently; now it fails with: re…

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## [How to disable 3X images to store and optimize?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-3x-images-to-store-and-optimize/118335)

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**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Krasnoperov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dmitry_Krasnoperov)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-3x-images-to-store-and-optimize/118335 "2019-07-03T08:10:00Z")

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Hi, I do have huge image local storage /var/discourse/shared/standalone/uploads/default 57.5GiB \[##########\] /original 35.6GiB \[###### \] /optimized the original 56.7GiB \[##########\] /3X 667.6MiB \[ …

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## [Setting up Discourse on a machine with existing Nginx](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-on-a-machine-with-existing-nginx/121869)

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**Author:** [@thsnyzkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thsnyzkn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-on-a-machine-with-existing-nginx/121869 "2019-07-03T06:39:18Z")

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I have a dedicated server that runs my website using Nginx. I am trying to follow the linked guide(discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub), but once I run ./discourse-setup command, it sto…

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## [Hide Visible Groups Activity Tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-visible-groups-activity-tab/64435)

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**Author:** [@jidetheblogger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidetheblogger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-visible-groups-activity-tab/64435 "2017-07-20T13:11:15Z")

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Hi, How can i hide the activity tab of visible groups? No activity, posts, topics, mentions, messages. I only want “members” to display. Any working css for that?

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## [Viewing images at full size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-images-at-full-size/121359)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-images-at-full-size/121359 "2019-07-02T17:05:43Z")

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We’re running a graphics community, and members often post (very) high res images. Currently, when you click on an image it will enlarge it, loading the original image but scaled to the viewport. Clicking the enlarged im…

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## [SMTP failure not reported and too many login attempts on backlog clearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-failure-not-reported-and-too-many-login-attempts-on-backlog-clearing/70732)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-failure-not-reported-and-too-many-login-attempts-on-backlog-clearing/70732 "2019-07-02T15:50:09Z")

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I noticed for the past few days no emails were being sent for posts on the forum. I checked the dashboard and found 0 emails for the past 3 days. No idea why, I had to reboot the server and then it started sending emails…

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## ["There are 84 replies with an estimated read time of 0 minutes."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-84-replies-with-an-estimated-read-time-of-0-minutes/119628)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-84-replies-with-an-estimated-read-time-of-0-minutes/119628 "2019-07-02T13:43:21Z")

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I have a forum post where I simply collect images of developer memes: The summary below the introduction post says (in German): Es gibt 84 Antworten mit einer geschätzten Lesezeit von 0 Minuten. This translates…

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## [Removing title from URL breaks links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-title-from-url-breaks-links/121455)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-title-from-url-breaks-links/121455 "2019-07-02T13:09:04Z")

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All three of the following links are to the second post in this topic. However, only the first two work. The third one worked until very recently, and we use it pretty extensively in our community to avoid cluttering wik…

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## [Enlarged category logo images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enlarged-category-logo-images/121197)

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**Author:** [@calebs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calebs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enlarged-category-logo-images/121197 "2019-07-02T11:48:57Z")

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Hello. We’ve been trying to add some logo images to our categories, unfortunately they appear larger than our original files. We found some other discussions about this issue and the following css code: .category-li…

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## [Invite only topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-topic/121347)

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**Author:** [@publicsectornetwork](https://meta.discourse.org/u/publicsectornetwork)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-topic/121347 "2019-07-01T21:56:52Z")

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My company runs a discussion board that operates like most I expect, open topics that any of our members can post to. However, we now have a need to provide a locked ‘‘invite only’’ topic… is this possible? and if so wh…

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## [Backup solution to free hosting provider](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-solution-to-free-hosting-provider/117994)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-solution-to-free-hosting-provider/117994 "2019-07-01T21:01:18Z")

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Hey all, long time no see :slight\_smile: Used to be quite active here a few years ago. Anyway, I’m the admin of a relatively small forum. Our backups clock in at under 1GB, and will likely stay that way for the next few…

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## [Can an email be sent to a user that is rejected for sign up?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-email-be-sent-to-a-user-that-is-rejected-for-sign-up/60853)

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**Author:** [@Mamta\_Buch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mamta_Buch)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-email-be-sent-to-a-user-that-is-rejected-for-sign-up/60853 "2019-07-01T19:28:25Z")

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This sounds like an odd question but our forum is only open to our existing customers and since we are a B2B company we do not interact directly with end users of our product and we also require all users to use their co…

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## [Post entry: Entered text deleted on enter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-entry-entered-text-deleted-on-enter/109517)

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**Author:** [@Arnd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arnd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-entry-entered-text-deleted-on-enter/109517 "2019-07-01T16:42:25Z")

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Hello, I encounter the following problem: When creating a post and starting a new line with a mention immediately followed by a colon all text entered after the mention will get deleted when pressing the enter key. Be…

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## [Tags which only staff can use!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-which-only-staff-can-use/121797)

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**Author:** [@Expy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Expy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-which-only-staff-can-use/121797 "2019-07-01T14:52:46Z")

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I want to create/reserve the tag “feature” to be used only for stuff member. Is that possible?

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## [Is there a way for members to see their own id?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-for-members-to-see-their-own-id/121731)

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**Author:** [@OpenRavel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OpenRavel)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-for-members-to-see-their-own-id/121731 "2019-07-01T05:09:13Z")

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A few of our members have asked about their user id. I know I can look it up via the admin dashboard, but I am wondering if there’s a practical way for them to. Would there be any significant security risks by letting t…

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