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## [\[Api\]Can I add an entry to a post/topic that cannot be changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-can-i-add-an-entry-to-a-post-topic-that-cannot-be-changed/117482)

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**Author:** [@shaco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-can-i-add-an-entry-to-a-post-topic-that-cannot-be-changed/117482 "2019-05-13T22:13:38Z")

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Can I add an entry to a post/topic that cannot be changed? Can it be js/html? Listening to your advice, I decided to learn how to create plugins. According to the api documentation I see that i can update the post (PU…

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## [iOS app 1.5.0 no longer allowing content blockers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-app-1-5-0-no-longer-allowing-content-blockers/117489)

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**Author:** [@gingerbeardman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerbeardman)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-app-1-5-0-no-longer-allowing-content-blockers/117489 "2020-11-03T23:29:31Z")

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I use content blockers to improve my web experience. This includes hiding page elements and images, and blocking some styles and scripts. This worked well inside the Discourse Hub app, until the recent 1.5.0 update (the…

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## [GitHub theme / component names don't override local names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-theme-component-names-dont-override-local-names/117492)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-theme-component-names-dont-override-local-names/117492 "2019-05-13T00:27:59Z")

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Repro Steps: Import a theme from GitHub to the theme creator Change the theme name in about.json of the GitHub repository. To Click :arrows\_counterclockwise: check for updates It should say You’re on…

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## [Preemptively add email id to group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preemptively-add-email-id-to-group/117495)

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**Author:** [@theopen-institute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/theopen-institute)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preemptively-add-email-id-to-group/117495 "2019-05-13T04:29:41Z")

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Is there a way to preemptively add an email address to a group, such that new users will automatically be members that group when/if they create an account? (Or, perhaps, is there a better/more discourse-y way to achieve…

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## [Why is there handle membership request for users who are not owners of that group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-handle-membership-request-for-users-who-are-not-owners-of-that-group/117500)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-handle-membership-request-for-users-who-are-not-owners-of-that-group/117500 "2019-05-24T10:59:57Z")

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I sent a membership request to a group and it gave me the option to handle it. I clicked it and it showed something like this: Repro Steps: Send a membership request Go to the request PM At the bottom, it has somet…

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## [Unfortunately I had to pull the plug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unfortunately-i-had-to-pull-the-plug/117508)

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**Author:** [@eesty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eesty)\
**Replies:** 98\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unfortunately-i-had-to-pull-the-plug/117508 "2022-12-24T19:26:52Z")

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After a year of laying the groundwork by migrating to a VPS and setting up a test environment, I finally moved my old (10 years), large (1mil posts) PHPBB forum to Discourse back in February. It was a big task involving…

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## [Weird Ping Bug \[Low Priority\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-ping-bug-low-priority/117510)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-ping-bug-low-priority/117510 "2019-05-12T21:36:47Z")

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One of our users found a bug that I honestly cannot believe works https://forum.imperium42.com/t/why-does-this-work/76621?u=orangeandblack5

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## [Can the in-app toolbar be made shorter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-in-app-toolbar-be-made-shorter/117511)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-in-app-toolbar-be-made-shorter/117511 "2019-05-13T16:58:15Z")

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I get the idea that you want it above the black bar, but this is definitely too large. Making it a bit smaller would be really nice.

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## [Question/suggestion about arrow/icon referencing replied to post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-suggestion-about-arrow-icon-referencing-replied-to-post/117516)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-suggestion-about-arrow-icon-referencing-replied-to-post/117516 "2019-05-17T00:06:42Z")

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Sorry about the topic name. I wasn’t sure how to describe what I wanted to ask about. I’m referring to this: In a previous topic some months ago (I can’t find it) I had expressed a desire to have an indicator to diff…

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## [Renaming Tag to Existing Tag Should Merge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tag-to-existing-tag-should-merge/117518)

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**Author:** [@John\_Lehmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Lehmann)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tag-to-existing-tag-should-merge/117518 "2022-07-30T16:22:01Z")

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Since Tags are so important in Discourse best practices, I believe we need at least the basic operations for managing them. And it seems like one that is missing is being able to merge one tag into another. For example,…

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## [Make Summarize more visible and accessible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-summarize-more-visible-and-accessible/117520)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-summarize-more-visible-and-accessible/117520 "2019-05-19T00:41:18Z")

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I’m constantly surprised by the number of people who aren’t aware of the Summarize button. Case in point: To be fair it only appears below the OP of topics which exceed 50 replies, so if you’ve been following the topi…

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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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## [Ability for users to act as moderators on their own topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-users-to-act-as-moderators-on-their-own-topic/117526)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-users-to-act-as-moderators-on-their-own-topic/117526 "2023-02-24T22:16:46Z")

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One thing that has been a constant hindrance in our community is the lack of control a user has over their own topics as compared to other forum architecture. Staff may not always be present, and sometimes the ability fo…

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## [Various errors from docker logs and https issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-errors-from-docker-logs-and-https-issue/117527)

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**Author:** [@PortStone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PortStone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-errors-from-docker-logs-and-https-issue/117527 "2019-05-13T16:49:36Z")

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Hello, if I type in docker logs discourse I get the following output: run-parts: executing /etc/runit/1.d/00-ensure-links run-parts: executing /etc/runit/1.d/00-fix-var-logs run-parts: executing /etc/runit/1.d/anacron …

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## [Bug that allows username and password to be equivalent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-that-allows-username-and-password-to-be-equivalent/117529)

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**Author:** [@JonnyGamer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonnyGamer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-that-allows-username-and-password-to-be-equivalent/117529 "2019-05-14T15:27:26Z")

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I found an interesting timing bug on Discourse that allows you to be able to have your forum username and password to be the same. When you try to create an account, Discourse does not allow your username and password to…

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## [\[MINOR\] Ability to see user card when user is replying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ability-to-see-user-card-when-user-is-replying/117534)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ability-to-see-user-card-when-user-is-replying/117534 "2019-05-12T23:42:23Z")

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What? While a user is replying, it might be useful if we can view the user card by clicking on the profile picture of the \[User\] is replying.... Visually For those who didn't understand the words above, this is what I m…

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## ["Last Post" stat exposes private message dates (privacy bug)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-stat-exposes-private-message-dates-privacy-bug/117541)

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**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-stat-exposes-private-message-dates-privacy-bug/117541 "2019-10-30T22:07:43Z")

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When you see “last post: x hours”, it considers private messages, too, which is pretty creepy and surely unintended.

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## [Rake db:migrate error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-db-migrate-error/117543)

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**Author:** [@qkh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qkh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-db-migrate-error/117543 "2019-05-13T12:57:41Z")

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hello, my discourse happened something wrong; and some people can’t login. I run rake db:migrare and get some error information below: == Seed from /var/www/discourse/db/fixtures/007\_web\_hook\_event\_types.rb - WebHookE…

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## [How can I see the mobile PWA prompt again?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-mobile-pwa-prompt-again/117544)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-mobile-pwa-prompt-again/117544 "2019-05-13T15:23:11Z")

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I deleted my web app (when Chrome makes your compatible website into a mobile PWA) and now I’m trying to reinstall it by attempting to recreate the download prompt. I’ve cleared my cache, local storage, and cleared all s…

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## [Let’s Encrypt expired due to port 80 being blocked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-s-encrypt-expired-due-to-port-80-being-blocked/117546)

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**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-s-encrypt-expired-due-to-port-80-being-blocked/117546 "2019-05-13T06:18:32Z")

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Hello, our Let’s Encrypt expired this morning and the website is showing error note (not private) please advise how i can renew it again, i made some searches here but i couldn’t understand anything. And i found the r…

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## [Can you choose the user account info when sending an invite to your forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-choose-the-user-account-info-when-sending-an-invite-to-your-forum/117547)

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**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-choose-the-user-account-info-when-sending-an-invite-to-your-forum/117547 "2019-05-13T07:58:32Z")

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Hello guys, I was wondering if you could choose the account information of a user that’s going to receive an invite to your forum. Let’s say that I’m going to send an invite to user1@example.com, but I want that the na…

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## [Force notification email on (group) message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-notification-email-on-group-message/117553)

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**Author:** [@pipkin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pipkin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-notification-email-on-group-message/117553 "2020-09-16T13:25:13Z")

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We use Discourse to send messages to groups. Unfortunately, when sending a group message, many members do not receive an email notification containing the group message. Would it be possible to forcibly send an email n…

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## [Create user in discourse by redirecting from another site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-user-in-discourse-by-redirecting-from-another-site/117556)

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**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kaushik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Kaushik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-user-in-discourse-by-redirecting-from-another-site/117556 "2019-05-13T18:21:41Z")

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I already have a website say example.com. We have a lot of users already registered on it. We allow users to signup on example.com using google/facebook/email. I want a user to get registered on discourse when he regist…

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## [How to add an id/class to something so I can modify it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-an-id-class-to-something-so-i-can-modify-it/117558)

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**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-an-id-class-to-something-so-i-can-modify-it/117558 "2019-05-13T07:43:58Z")

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In the profile, I want to remove the highlighted field: I can hide the value, but not the label because there’s no id/class. Anyone know what to do? This is necessary because of this privacy bug

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## [Whitelist for Auto Generated Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelist-for-auto-generated-emails/117565)

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**Author:** [@YoavNordmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YoavNordmann)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelist-for-auto-generated-emails/117565 "2019-05-13T13:22:45Z")

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Hi people in my organization keep complaining about receiving the “We’re sorry, but your email message to … didn’t work.” The context is as follows: They are sending the mail to an address called “all”. This the send t…

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## [Discobot unresponsive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-unresponsive/117579)

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**Author:** [@Laurens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Laurens)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-unresponsive/117579 "2019-06-12T06:12:16Z")

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Hi there fine folks, In our endmyopia forum discobot stopped functioning some time ago. Sending it a PM or asking it to start a tutorial ends up in nothing but silence. Upon making such a request the logs show nothing. …

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## [Auto activation of new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-activation-of-new-users/117583)

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**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kaushik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Kaushik)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-activation-of-new-users/117583 "2019-05-20T07:12:35Z")

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I want to auto activate the newly created users as I will be creating users for my website where users are already verified. How can i do this here?

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## [Oneboxing a https site that uses images over http produces mixed content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-a-https-site-that-uses-images-over-http-produces-mixed-content/117584)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-a-https-site-that-uses-images-over-http-produces-mixed-content/117584 "2019-05-13T12:33:41Z")

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… and a browser alert, see here: https://www.nasa.gov/apollostories/ Or should Nasa fix this? :wink:

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## [Setting default home page for new user to "latest" actually shows "top"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588)

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**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-default-home-page-for-new-user-to-latest-actually-shows-top/117588 "2019-05-14T15:28:22Z")

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Passing on a bug report we received: I presume this is the redirect users to top page setting (Automatically redirect new and long absent users to the top page.) overriding the user’s preference. Perhaps the logic sh…

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## ["Validation Failed- Mail not allowed"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validation-failed-mail-not-allowed/117593)

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**Author:** [@Maximiliano\_Cipriano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maximiliano_Cipriano)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validation-failed-mail-not-allowed/117593 "2019-05-13T19:19:25Z")

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in this video look i want invite a member of the bussines but, dont accept. Never create or invite a this user o username to my discourse. DISCOURSE VERSION 2.3.0.beta9 Thanks.

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