# Hot

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## [Askimet not displaying information about flagged posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/askimet-not-displaying-information-about-flagged-posts/247261)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Nelson\_UW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Nelson_UW)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/askimet-not-displaying-information-about-flagged-posts/247261 "2022-11-30T22:42:41Z")

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Has anyone else run into the issue shown below? On the image.sc forum, as of today, new flagged posts from Askimet show up empty, and possibly with the wrong options to choose from. This has happened twice now, thou…

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## [Fatal exception lib/excerpt\_parser.rb:139:in \`start\_element'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-exception-lib-excerpt-parser-rbin-start-element/247264)

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**Author:** [@znedw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/znedw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-exception-lib-excerpt-parser-rbin-start-element/247264 "2022-12-01T07:41:36Z")

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Hey all, Have gotten 40 or so of these in /logs since upgrading 12hrs ago… Different users on different topics, yet to see it myself… any ideas? 2.9.0.beta14 (99fa10eee6) NoMethodError (undefined method \`include?' f…

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## [Go from a Wordpress + Discourse structure to a Discourse site only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-from-a-wordpress-discourse-structure-to-a-discourse-site-only/247273)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-from-a-wordpress-discourse-structure-to-a-discourse-site-only/247273 "2023-12-09T06:21:52Z")

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Hi! Before reading what follows, you may have a look to Moved from PluXml and phpBB to Wordpress and Discourse, my all-new experience 🎉 but that’s not mandatory, I’ll do a recap. What we have right now. A WP Website:…

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## [Language have problem when update to the latest Discourse version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-have-problem-when-update-to-the-latest-discourse-version/247291)

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**Author:** [@tohaitrieu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tohaitrieu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-have-problem-when-update-to-the-latest-discourse-version/247291 "2022-12-01T06:12:53Z")

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Dear Support. My Forum have problem with the language when update to the latest Discourse version.

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## [What is the order of priority of image previews for discourse links on twitter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-order-of-priority-of-image-previews-for-discourse-links-on-twitter/247303)

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**Author:** [@Sectros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sectros)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-order-of-priority-of-image-previews-for-discourse-links-on-twitter/247303 "2023-02-15T15:59:39Z")

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I know that when you post a link to your forum on Twitter, and if the linked post contains a Image or more, the preview of the thread on Twitter will show that image or the first image in the thread as the thumbnail for …

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## [Customising 'Showcased Categories' to show a Most Active feed rather than Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customising-showcased-categories-to-show-a-most-active-feed-rather-than-latest/247323)

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**Author:** [@ksavani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ksavani)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customising-showcased-categories-to-show-a-most-active-feed-rather-than-latest/247323 "2022-12-01T10:58:56Z")

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I want to customize showcase categories component. can you please let me know how can i do that ? I want to customise the second box so that it only displays topics with the Highest replies in the last 30 days, so that…

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## [User fields empty for addPosterIcons when creating new post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-fields-empty-for-addpostericons-when-creating-new-post/247328)

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**Author:** [@daniyal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daniyal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-fields-empty-for-addpostericons-when-creating-new-post/247328 "2022-12-01T12:25:44Z")

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I am currently adding user social accounts in custom fields. Using plugin api’s addPosterIcons function to render the social accounts in front of username but the user custom fields are empty for a newly created post. W…

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## [How Elastic Bolsters Community Support with Discourse Automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-elastic-bolsters-community-support-with-discourse-automation/247370)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-elastic-bolsters-community-support-with-discourse-automation/247370 "2022-12-01T17:06:29Z")

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The Elastic community has been around for longer than the company itself and includes users, contributors, and customers of Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack products which are available as “free and open” as well as p…

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## [Local backups not deleted after they are uploaded to Amazon S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-backups-not-deleted-after-they-are-uploaded-to-amazon-s3/247371)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-backups-not-deleted-after-they-are-uploaded-to-amazon-s3/247371 "2023-01-01T22:34:29Z")

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My backups keep accumulating in /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default even though they are uploaded to Amazon S3. Here’s my Discourse setup: Discourse backups: Backups in the S3 bucket: And the co…

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## [Recent Discourse update broke plugin outlet in strange way](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-discourse-update-broke-plugin-outlet-in-strange-way/247398)

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**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-discourse-update-broke-plugin-outlet-in-strange-way/247398 "2022-12-02T13:05:47Z")

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One of the changes to Discourse in the last week or so broke my plugin and I cannot work out what is actually wrong or how to fix it. Plugin worked fine for years until this point. The plugin does various things, but th…

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## [Bulk select moderation features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-select-moderation-features/247412)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-select-moderation-features/247412 "2022-12-01T23:43:32Z")

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Hi there, I wonder if these additional bulk moderation features could be be implemented: Bulk select users at /admin/users/list/new and allow for: Deactivate / Suspend / Silence / Delete I don’t quite understand how t…

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## [Changing max\_image\_size\_kb](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-max-image-size-kb/247420)

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**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-max-image-size-kb/247420 "2022-12-05T21:48:22Z")

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We’re thinking of changing our setting for max image size kb, as we we started out with it quite high and need to save some S3 costs. I wanted to check my understanding before hitting the button. I think this setting on…

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## [Jittering pop-up when you select text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jittering-pop-up-when-you-select-text/247423)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jittering-pop-up-when-you-select-text/247423 "2023-01-18T15:50:57Z")

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To reproduce: On a machine with a mouse pointer or trackpad, select a word in this post. You’ll see a pop-up with options to “Quote” or “Share.” When you hover over “Share,” the popup wiggles a bit as it changes to a tw…

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## [Is this the community used by FWD scholarship?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-the-community-used-by-fwd-scholarship/247430)

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**Author:** [@Mai81](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mai81)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-the-community-used-by-fwd-scholarship/247430 "2022-12-02T02:45:07Z")

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I want to know if this is the right community used by the mentors and students of ITIDA, Udacity FWD, or not. Thanks in advance

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## [Is there a way to not let moderators delete members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-let-moderators-delete-members/247432)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-let-moderators-delete-members/247432 "2022-12-02T08:29:59Z")

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I already told about my story, but in short, I’m being sabotaged by the forum competing with mine, and they are always buying someone from my moderation to destroy my forum! First it started with them tracking my log, I …

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## [Docs page in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docs-page-in-discourse/247461)

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**Author:** [@urias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/urias)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docs-page-in-discourse/247461 "2022-12-02T12:10:43Z")

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Hey people, in a web that uses Discourse, there’s a things called docs, I can see it when I click on the three lines. Where can I see how that page works, is there any article in the Discourse docs or just a topic.

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## [User administration - historic list of IP addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-administration-historic-list-of-ip-addresses/247484)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-administration-historic-list-of-ip-addresses/247484 "2022-12-02T13:22:35Z")

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Hi there, I really really like how the user admin section correlates the IP of a user with other users that could be sock puppets. A question first about that feature, when it says “Other accounts with this IP address:” …

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## [In featured topic no tags and categories defined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-featured-topic-no-tags-and-categories-defined/247500)

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**Author:** [@misham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/misham)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-featured-topic-no-tags-and-categories-defined/247500 "2022-12-26T15:55:18Z")

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Hi! It seems I’ve found a problem with the object which comes to the FeaturedTopic object if option “show categories and featured topics” is enabled. When I want to get {{topic.tags}} in featured-topic.hbs it returns und…

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## [I have few questions as someone trying to decide on forum software](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-few-questions-as-someone-trying-to-decide-on-forum-software/247504)

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**Author:** [@Jack\_Sparrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jack_Sparrow)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-few-questions-as-someone-trying-to-decide-on-forum-software/247504 "2023-03-26T09:45:23Z")

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We have a fairly large wordpress site and we want to expand the functionality by adding a forum. We have to deeply integrate the forum with our site. So we have few conditions that must meet. Is it possible to login t…

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## [Discourse keep loading after upgrading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-keep-loading-after-upgrading/247510)

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**Author:** [@mryrnnk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mryrnnk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-keep-loading-after-upgrading/247510 "2022-12-03T03:16:40Z")

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After I ran ./launcher rebuild app for upgrading from 2.9.0.beta11 to beta14 (which successfully completed) , neither the other users nor I could access the Discourse forum. It showed 5 dots moving endlessly. Update: wh…

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## [Deleting permissions | Create new Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-permissions-create-new-topic/247533)

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**Author:** [@AndresGomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndresGomez)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-permissions-create-new-topic/247533 "2022-12-09T20:17:23Z")

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Hi, everyone. My name is Andres Gomez, and I work on the SmartThings Developer Support team, so I am also an admin in the SmartThings Community. There is a valuable long-term user (more than 7 years) here in our Communi…

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## [Trouble on adding a simple unit test for Youtube oneboxing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-on-adding-a-simple-unit-test-for-youtube-oneboxing/247546)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-on-adding-a-simple-unit-test-for-youtube-oneboxing/247546 "2022-12-06T17:47:28Z")

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Hi! I want to add support of /shorts/ Youtube link. My modification of the YoutubeOnebox class works, but it is required that I add a test in youtube\_onebox.rb and my test doesn’t work. Similar to the “can parse youtu…

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## [Tips on Google Cloud S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-on-google-cloud-s3/247555)

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**Author:** [@Jerome\_Hordies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jerome_Hordies)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-on-google-cloud-s3/247555 "2022-08-25T14:08:01Z")

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@Pfaffman split out this Google Cloud info, which doesn’t necessarily fit in the OP, but should be saved for those having trouble with Google Clould Hi, Thanks for the tip but it didn’t work for me until I changed the…

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## [Where do unlistings go?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-unlistings-go/247558)

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**Author:** [@nplanchon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nplanchon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-unlistings-go/247558 "2022-12-02T22:50:32Z")

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Hello meta community. Due to misaligned content, I had to unlist a topic today. We have not escalated to member removal. I am new to this unlist topic method and learning as I go. Please share learning resources and bes…

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## [Version 2.9.0.beta14 - Forum's home won't load on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/version-2-9-0-beta14-forums-home-wont-load-on-mobile/247559)

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**Author:** [@santiago](https://meta.discourse.org/u/santiago)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/version-2-9-0-beta14-forums-home-wont-load-on-mobile/247559 "2022-12-08T00:11:45Z")

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The forum was working properly while using 2.9.0.beta13, but 2.9.0.beta14 made it completely unstable (pages stop loading at random, and the most affected one is /). For some reason, we managed to alleviate the issue on…

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## [Spoiler Tag Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-tag-not-working/247611)

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**Author:** [@TheOtakuBox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheOtakuBox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-tag-not-working/247611 "2022-12-15T12:30:00Z")

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When a member uploaded images with a spoiler tag applied, the images were fully visible. When I go to edit the post, the preview shows the images as correctly blurred, but the images keep being openly visible.

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## [Cannot login to meta using Discourse App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-login-to-meta-using-discourse-app/247620)

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**Author:** [@orenwolf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orenwolf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-login-to-meta-using-discourse-app/247620 "2022-12-05T21:11:37Z")

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I am unable to login to this instance with this discourse app on an iPhone running the latest iOS. I delete this instance from the app, restart the app, re-add meta.discourse.org. I eventually get an “oops” page from t…

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## [Can fake HTML to bypass character limits be patched?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-fake-html-to-bypass-character-limits-be-patched/247627)

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**Author:** [@urias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/urias)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-fake-html-to-bypass-character-limits-be-patched/247627 "2022-12-03T19:54:58Z")

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Hey people, on another web that uses Discourse I mentioned users putting a little amount of text in a topic, @not-ethan mention that if the user puts \<charectersssssssssssssssssss\> this will create a blank space. This i…

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## [Switch all users to TL2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-all-users-to-tl2/247642)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-all-users-to-tl2/247642 "2022-12-05T11:26:16Z")

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there is a way to put all users from TL 0 TL 1 TL3 TL4 to TL2

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## [Setting: enable experimental topic timeline groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-enable-experimental-topic-timeline-groups/247650)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-enable-experimental-topic-timeline-groups/247650 "2022-12-04T09:39:42Z")

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I saw this experimental feature and enabled it for staff, but nothing seems to change, is there more info about this setting? enable experimental topic timeline groups Searching gave me zero hits :thinking:

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