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## [Recommend inexpensive managed hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommend-inexpensive-managed-hosting/179465)

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**Author:** [@RedScientist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RedScientist)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommend-inexpensive-managed-hosting/179465 "2021-02-12T22:41:56Z")

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I found Communiteq managed hosting offering, tried to contact them via their contact form but kept getting error “There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later.” Doesn’t inspire a lot of confide…

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## [Is there a way to change the default user profile pictures to be a random one out of a selection of images?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-default-user-profile-pictures-to-be-a-random-one-out-of-a-selection-of-images/179477)

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**Author:** [@Ben10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ben10)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-default-user-profile-pictures-to-be-a-random-one-out-of-a-selection-of-images/179477 "2021-02-12T17:08:10Z")

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Was wondering if there was a way to do this already in place or if there was a plugin that could help me do so? Any help would be appreciated!

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## [Can I remove the real name feature in the sign up and profile option?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-remove-the-real-name-feature-in-the-sign-up-and-profile-option/179478)

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**Author:** [@png](https://meta.discourse.org/u/png)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-remove-the-real-name-feature-in-the-sign-up-and-profile-option/179478 "2021-02-12T17:38:53Z")

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I’m going to make a forum community soon, but I don’t want people to share their real names. I know that it is completely optional, but is there a way to remove that feature? Thanks, @png

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## [Good guidelines for a community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-guidelines-for-a-community/179480)

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**Author:** [@png](https://meta.discourse.org/u/png)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-guidelines-for-a-community/179480 "2021-02-13T11:05:51Z")

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Hello, it’s @png again. I’d like a template for guidelines for a community I’m going to make soon. I’ve been think of some for little while but it hasn’t been looking too good compared to other community forums …

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## [Show Social Login Profiles on User Card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-social-login-profiles-on-user-card/179490)

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**Author:** [@cookieman768](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cookieman768)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-social-login-profiles-on-user-card/179490 "2021-02-12T18:32:09Z")

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Hey all, I’m still a bit new to Discourse and was wondering how I could show connected accounts on a user profile card. I’m wanting to show Steam profile and Discord usernames primarily. I was able to get it working with…

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## [Personal messages can be sent to email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-messages-can-be-sent-to-email-addresses/179492)

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**Author:** [@srwsol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srwsol)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-messages-can-be-sent-to-email-addresses/179492 "2021-02-12T19:18:35Z")

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I recently installed Discourse on Linux, and I had a user contact me via another means saying that he tried to send me an email via the messaging service on Discourse and that I didn’t respond. I started playing around…

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## [Filter by solved dropdown display issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-by-solved-dropdown-display-issues/179502)

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**Author:** [@dschaper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dschaper)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-by-solved-dropdown-display-issues/179502 "2021-02-13T19:00:50Z")

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It looks like the solutions.scss is missing a display item. .select-kit appears to be display: inline-block; and that leaves .select-kit.solved-status-filter as the same. That makes the filter box display differently th…

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## [Client-side path rewrite failing with subfolder setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-path-rewrite-failing-with-subfolder-setup/179504)

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**Author:** [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-path-rewrite-failing-with-subfolder-setup/179504 "2021-02-22T13:26:28Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse rewriting url path behaviour failing due to subfolder: I have the exact same issue from the aforementioned topic, in which the URL is rewritten only in scenarios where the start …

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## [Amazon Woots Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-woots-theme/179511)

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**Author:** [@dadberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dadberg)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-woots-theme/179511 "2021-02-13T04:56:59Z")

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While randomly exploring new themes I’ve discovered this incredible piece of art which IMO should be a reference for how modern, and uncluttered Discourse theme should be: I wonder, is there any possibility to replica…

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## [Confusion between Reply To and Reply List in email responses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-between-reply-to-and-reply-list-in-email-responses/179513)

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**Author:** [@BradCray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BradCray)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-between-reply-to-and-reply-list-in-email-responses/179513 "2021-10-13T07:48:18Z")

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Hi Discourse Community — \[For context in this query, we are an open-source project using a Discourse-provided instance, for which we’re grateful.\] We’re running into a behavior that has been confusing for members of ou…

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## [Restore backup is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-is-broken/179514)

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**Author:** [@codechef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codechef)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-is-broken/179514 "2021-02-15T15:47:26Z")

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I think this commit broke restoring via UI. I get the error below. Traceback (most recent call last): 5: from /src/script/spawn\_backup\_restore.rb:4:in \`\<main\>' 4: from /src/script/spawn\_backup\_restore.rb:4:in \`fork' …

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## [How do you ensure a stable update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-ensure-a-stable-update/179524)

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**Author:** [@Beakerton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Beakerton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-ensure-a-stable-update/179524 "2021-02-13T03:52:56Z")

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Hi All! First of all, thank you for all the work that everyone has put into this platform. I’ve been looking for a more up-to-date forum platform and am really happy with Discourse. I manage a small club’s private for…

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## [What conditions render a post unable to be crawled by search engines?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-conditions-render-a-post-unable-to-be-crawled-by-search-engines/179528)

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**Author:** [@ked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ked)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-conditions-render-a-post-unable-to-be-crawled-by-search-engines/179528 "2021-02-13T00:51:00Z")

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What conditions render a post unable to be crawled by search engines? In the life of a Topic, under what conditions does it become crawlable/indexable for the search engine crawlers? Some possibilities (and I’d suppose…

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## [Decoupled Discourse Application - Managed Redis, Managed Postgres, and DIgital Ocean Volume with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decoupled-discourse-application-managed-redis-managed-postgres-and-digital-ocean-volume-with-discourse/179546)

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**Author:** [@Bmorrical](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bmorrical)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decoupled-discourse-application-managed-redis-managed-postgres-and-digital-ocean-volume-with-discourse/179546 "2021-02-13T18:52:05Z")

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I’m trying to connect Discourse to Redis on Digital Ocean Managed Redis Database. I was able to get the postgres working fine with Digital Ocean Managed Postgres Database, but Redis give me an error. What can you make …

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## [Remove close on click outside modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-close-on-click-outside-modal/179555)

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**Author:** [@Fausto\_Dassenno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fausto_Dassenno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-close-on-click-outside-modal/179555 "2022-02-28T07:53:46Z")

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Hi, what’s the best way to remove the close on click out on a modal displayed via ClientAPIs such as showModal("custom-modal"); Thx!

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## [Documentation on Client Api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-on-client-api/179556)

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**Author:** [@Fausto\_Dassenno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fausto_Dassenno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-on-client-api/179556 "2021-02-13T15:22:46Z")

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Hi all, I am struggling to find documentation on the clients API like events fired for API onAppEvent purposes. Suggestions? F.

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## [Arrow keys when updating timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arrow-keys-when-updating-timestamp/179567)

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**Author:** [@fhe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fhe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arrow-keys-when-updating-timestamp/179567 "2021-02-14T11:13:56Z")

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When updating the timestamp of a topic via the UI, using up/down arrow keys to adjust time changes both time and date simultaneously. It would be great if only the value in the current active field (be it date or time s…

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## [Slow mode for a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-for-a-category/179574)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-for-a-category/179574 "2022-02-03T17:52:08Z")

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The topic author can activate the slow mode only for a topic now: Discourse 2.6.0.beta5 Release Notes Topic slow mode We added a new slow mode for topics that are heating up. Staff can enable slow mode from the topic a…

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## [RSS for tags subscription](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-for-tags-subscription/179581)

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**Author:** [@petesim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/petesim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-for-tags-subscription/179581 "2021-02-13T16:06:26Z")

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Users happy to subscribe to arbitrary topics: thank you! But when user tries to subscribe to a tag, then it goes away disappointed, since he have no option to receive news on the tag of his interest. It would complete pe…

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## [Discourse categories and last posts on Wordpress page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-categories-and-last-posts-on-wordpress-page/179582)

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**Author:** [@Yves\_Lauzin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yves_Lauzin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-categories-and-last-posts-on-wordpress-page/179582 "2021-02-21T23:42:47Z")

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Hello We have a discourse forum and a Wordpress page. The home page will be the Wordpress page and we want to show the categories and last discourse subjects on this wordpress page. Eventually also possibility for mem…

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## [Why We Love Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-we-love-discourse/179588)

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**Author:** [@dadberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dadberg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-we-love-discourse/179588 "2021-02-14T11:48:26Z")

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@codinghorror @sam @eviltrout Well, some people may think that I’m over emphasizing, but I trust that I’m pretty accurate, Jeff Atwood, Sam Saffron, and Robin Ward have literally allowed a highly premium, and “enterpris…

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## [Warn when changing a topic's category when it's scheduled to be published in the same category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-when-changing-a-topics-category-when-its-scheduled-to-be-published-in-the-same-category/179590)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-when-changing-a-topics-category-when-its-scheduled-to-be-published-in-the-same-category/179590 "2021-02-18T22:35:24Z")

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I’ve noticed it’s possible to do this: Create a topic in Category A Schedule the topic to get published to Category B the next day Edit the topic’s category to Category B At the bottom of the topic it will say “This t…

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## [Trust level 0 + custom field badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-0-custom-field-badge/179598)

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**Author:** [@cosdesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cosdesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-0-custom-field-badge/179598 "2021-02-20T11:19:06Z")

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Hi. I want to create a badge based on the trust level and the chosen option from a dropdown custom field and I keep getting this message ( also I’m not sure if the rest of the query is correct, so any help is appreciated…

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## [User list tables overflowing parent div?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-list-tables-overflowing-parent-div/179600)

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**Author:** [@dmc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-list-tables-overflowing-parent-div/179600 "2021-02-20T17:13:27Z")

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Hi there! I’m currently learning about Discourse for a future forum in portuguese and noticed that some tables are overflowing its parent div: These examples were taken with the graceful theme, but this also happe…

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## [Uploading badge images instead of typing the URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-badge-images-instead-of-typing-the-url/179611)

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**Author:** [@cosdesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cosdesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-badge-images-instead-of-typing-the-url/179611 "2021-02-13T23:31:57Z")

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I have only images for my badges and it takes a lot of time to upload the images inside a private topic or private message, copy the image link and paste the link inside the image URL field, scroll down at the bottom of …

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## [Recover from filesystem backup: can't rebuild nor start](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-from-filesystem-backup-cant-rebuild-nor-start/179624)

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**Author:** [@ulysses4ever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ulysses4ever)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-from-filesystem-backup-cant-rebuild-nor-start/179624 "2021-02-14T02:58:44Z")

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Server’s RAID died couple days back and we’re trying to bring back to life our Discourse instance from a filesystem backup. No luck so far. I get this error message from ./launcher rebuild app: FAILED -----------------…

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## [Install and hosted related issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-and-hosted-related-issues/179627)

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**Author:** [@vel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-and-hosted-related-issues/179627 "2021-02-14T02:54:41Z")

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Encountering 2 issues that have come up a few times. I have a hosting company for a few years now but to install Discourse I’m having to sign up to a new hosting company. It’s been difficult to even setup an account wit…

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## [api.onPageChange not working with endless scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-onpagechange-not-working-with-endless-scroll/179636)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-onpagechange-not-working-with-endless-scroll/179636 "2021-02-15T15:52:57Z")

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I’m trying to change the tag links using the below and it seems to work on refreshing the page or going to a new page, but it does not work when you scroll down the page where endless scroll loads in new items: \<script …

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## [Activate audio in autoplay video](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638)

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**Author:** [@PaulinaMX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulinaMX)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638 "2021-02-14T21:48:10Z")

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Hi, I am using a video on my login page, this is the code: \<video width="100%" controls autoplay loop\> \<source src="https://forosmx.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Portada+forosmx.mp4" type="video/mp4"\> \</video\> Ev…

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## [FYI comp.lang.c has been banned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fyi-comp-lang-c-has-been-banned/179651)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fyi-comp-lang-c-has-been-banned/179651 "2021-02-14T13:46:47Z")

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I know the title will be very confusing to many but for those who have been around since the days before dial-up modems this has some interesting touch points with running a forum. In short, after BBS (Bulletin Board Sy…

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