# Hot

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## [Are email notifications sent out for unlisted topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-email-notifications-sent-out-for-unlisted-topics/408011)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-email-notifications-sent-out-for-unlisted-topics/408011 "2026-07-20T08:47:02Z")

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I’m looking for the answer to two questions please. If a new topic is created as unlisted and it has a few users @mentioned and a group @mentioned too, are any email notifications sent to those users or groups that we…

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## [Experience when impersonation is terminated automatically after some time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experience-when-impersonation-is-terminated-automatically-after-some-time/402252)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experience-when-impersonation-is-terminated-automatically-after-some-time/402252 "2026-05-11T03:38:57Z")

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Fortsetzung der Diskussion von New Bug With Experimental Impersonation Interface: The change is now stable and I can still reproduce that. Are there any plans to improve the experience for admins after the impersonat…

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## [How minimal is your forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-minimal-is-your-forum/399941)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-minimal-is-your-forum/399941 "2026-04-08T09:02:53Z")

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I realise that there are a number of Discourse features I’m choosing not to use. I have only four content Categories, nothing nested no third party plugins only 8 enabled plugins, all core (all default-enabled) one the…

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## [Would an "Alumni" Flair for former employees make sense?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-an-alumni-flair-for-former-employees-make-sense/393434)

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**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-an-alumni-flair-for-former-employees-make-sense/393434 "2026-01-27T18:51:30Z")

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I was reading a topic earlier, and noticed that one of the contributors was a former employee. Obviously that gives an extra weight to what they are saying, because at the time they had insights a normal member would not…

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## [The awkward mishap of premature posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908 "2026-02-27T11:23:56Z")

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I’m apparently affected by the “premature posting” ailment in various communication, non-chat-focused apps. Primarily emails (Gmail) and Discourse. What happens is that I write my message, and I accidentally send it. T…

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## [I don't see the red line for last visit - has it been removed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-red-line-for-last-visit-has-it-been-removed/409097)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-red-line-for-last-visit-has-it-been-removed/409097 "2026-08-02T23:18:03Z")

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Is this just me? I tend to visit Latest and read until I reach the red line. But now, here on Meta, I see no red line. Ah - now I’ve posted that, it’s appeared. Is there a bug?

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## [AI translation of all PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-of-all-pms/399524)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-of-all-pms/399524 "2026-03-31T09:55:17Z")

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Greetings, metaland! I have enabled AI translation on my personal site and it’s pretty great! Kudos to Natalie and everyone who’s worked on this amazing feature! So easy to configure. I have set it up to also translate…

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## [Event Duplicator: duplicate calendar events/topics into a new time period](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-duplicator-duplicate-calendar-events-topics-into-a-new-time-period/409003)

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**Author:** [@Lou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lou)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-duplicator-duplicate-calendar-events-topics-into-a-new-time-period/409003 "2026-08-01T19:34:30Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Lets authorized users duplicate calendar events/topics (created via Discourse Calendar and Events ) into a new time period. Works on a single topic or a whole tagged series (e.g. e…

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## [\[Showcase\] RSVP Speed Reader & Document Library for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showcase-rsvp-speed-reader-document-library-for-discourse/408264)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showcase-rsvp-speed-reader-document-library-for-discourse/408264 "2026-07-23T09:07:02Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: I’ve been working on a custom RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) Speed Reader integration designed for Discourse platforms. It allows users to upload, manage, and read their e-books or documents…

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## [Activitypub and changed domains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-and-changed-domains/408845)

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**Author:** [@yaxu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yaxu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-and-changed-domains/408845 "2026-08-01T16:22:33Z")

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I don’t seem to be picking up activitypub posts from any of my mastodon/fediverse accounts any more. I moved my forum from https://club.tidalcycles.org/ to https://uzu.lurk.org/ , and think this might well be the cause.…

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## [Discourse Trust Levels: A Detailed Explanation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-trust-levels-a-detailed-explanation/396792)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-trust-levels-a-detailed-explanation/396792 "2026-06-26T15:54:58Z")

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This topic explains how the Discourse trust level system works behind the scenes. It provides an overview of how each level is calculated and describes in more detail what requirements need to be met to progress. While m…

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## [There appears to be a memory leak](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-appears-to-be-a-memory-leak/407406)

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**Author:** [@Aranai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aranai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-appears-to-be-a-memory-leak/407406 "2026-07-13T17:38:01Z")

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I’ve noticed that the post authoring interface slows way down if a tab stays open for more than an hour or so. The post authoring interface itself doesn’t need to be open during this time. When using a tab that was open…

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## [Development Online Platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-online-platform/407637)

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**Author:** [@numun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/numun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-online-platform/407637 "2026-07-20T10:27:22Z")

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What would you like done? The online platform is a space for the people involved in the Global Disinfo Co-Lab to get to know each other and their work in addressing disinformation in their specific and varying contexts.…

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## [Dynamic Sidebar Icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dynamic-sidebar-icon/400765)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dynamic-sidebar-icon/400765 "2026-04-16T21:19:11Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Makes the sidebar toggle icon dynamic and customizable :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.com/Lillinator/dynamic-sidebar-icon :eyeglasses: Preview https://discourse.…

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## [Deprecating .js.es6 file extensions in themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-js-es6-file-extensions-in-themes-and-plugins/398894)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-js-es6-file-extensions-in-themes-and-plugins/398894 "2026-07-14T15:07:39Z")

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Back in 2020, Discourse switched from the .js.es6 extension to .js. Over the years, the vast majority of themes and plugins have switched to the new extension, which provides much better compatibility with modern JavaScr…

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## [Tag topics using AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-topics-using-ai/401178)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-topics-using-ai/401178 "2026-04-21T23:15:00Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to automatically tag topics using the AI triage feature in the Discourse AI plugin combined with Discourse Automation. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Tag t…

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## [Customer/Product Feedback Channel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customer-product-feedback-channel/404481)

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**Author:** [@Bryce\_Oishi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bryce_Oishi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customer-product-feedback-channel/404481 "2026-06-04T00:02:27Z")

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Hi Everyone - Does anyone have experience putting in an interactive product/customer feedback board into Discourse? Here are some features/functions I’m looking for based on what I’ve seen in the past: Form to input re…

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## [Truncated very long button label on user deletion modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncated-very-long-button-label-on-user-deletion-modal/401116)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncated-very-long-button-label-on-user-deletion-modal/401116 "2026-04-21T16:29:44Z")

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Not sure how this should be improved:

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## [Badge on categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pastille-sur-les-categories/405194)

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**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pastille-sur-les-categories/405194 "2026-06-15T17:22:12Z")

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It’s just a question: Why don’t we display a badge on categories to indicate that there are new messages or replies? There must be a technical reason, perhaps :thinking:

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## [\[Paid\] Discoure Community Platform - development for v2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-discoure-community-platform-development-for-v2/401688)

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**Author:** [@larrybmb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larrybmb)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-discoure-community-platform-development-for-v2/401688 "2026-04-28T19:52:26Z")

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Hi — I’m looking for an experienced Discourse developer to help get my community platform ready for launch. The instance is already live and has a ‘custom theme’ in place (design layer only, implemented via the Discourse…

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## [Delete category button is more prominent than Save](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-category-button-is-more-prominent-than-save/403037)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-category-button-is-more-prominent-than-save/403037 "2026-06-20T07:38:15Z")

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I (almost) accidentally deleted a category that I was editing. In the new “simplified category creation” screen the DELETE button is directly below the configuration, while the SAVE button appears at the very, very, ver…

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## [Bypass the 6 badge fav limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-the-6-badge-fav-limit/402015)

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**Author:** [@codixer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codixer)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-the-6-badge-fav-limit/402015 "2026-05-02T16:39:11Z")

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So out communities have a very specific use for… badges. Some have 4 badges and they’ll do fine. However, we also have users with 24 badges! I want to know if there is a way to make the max\_favorite\_badges to be s…

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## [Uncategorized category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-category/409501)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-category/409501 "2026-08-07T07:33:36Z")

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Was this accidental or something? I don’t recall it being enabled. About the Uncategorized category

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## [Enterprise: Discourse AI Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-discourse-ai-guide/404245)

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**Author:** [@fsasaki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fsasaki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-discourse-ai-guide/404245 "2026-06-01T20:59:02Z")

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Sharing the first iteration of our Discourse AI Enterprise Getting Started Guide. All feedback and questions will help make it better. Thank you! Overview Discourse AI is a modular suite of AI-powered features built di…

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## [AI Translation Progress Graph](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-progress-graph/405915)

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**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-progress-graph/405915 "2026-07-27T10:02:10Z")

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I activated ai translations on my self-hosted Discourse server yesterday. Everything is going well… sort of. The translation progress graph is either not refreshing or inaccurate. Here is what I am seeing: This woul…

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## [How plugins moving to core is communicated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-plugins-moving-to-core-is-communicated/374493)

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**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-plugins-moving-to-core-is-communicated/374493 "2025-07-21T14:23:05Z")

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This plugin is now bundled with Discourse core and no longer needs to be installed. Next time you run a ./launcher rebuild app or update from Admin UI it will fail with the error: bootstrap failed with exit code 128 ---…

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## [Cut off "Dismiss ⌄" button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cut-off-dismiss-button/405888)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cut-off-dismiss-button/405888 "2026-06-24T09:31:50Z")

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Hi! :blob-wave-reverse: The Dismiss button has an empty space between the label and the dropdown chevron icon. It happens on all themes :slight\_smile:

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## [Wikipedia/Wiki Lookup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wikipedia-wiki-lookup/400884)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wikipedia-wiki-lookup/400884 "2026-04-18T13:14:39Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Lookup words or phrases via a tooltip using Wikipedia :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - NateDhaliwal/discourse-wikipedia-lookup · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to i…

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## [Anonymous user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonyme-carte-utilisateur/402846)

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**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonyme-carte-utilisateur/402846 "2026-05-13T07:13:58Z")

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Hello, I am trying to prevent the user card from being displayed when an unregistered (anonymous) person clicks on it. I haven't found the setting. Thank you.

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## [A note on political forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-note-on-political-forums/304759)

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**Author:** [@lisandro\_iaffar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisandro_iaffar)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-note-on-political-forums/304759 "2025-06-08T01:59:20Z")

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This is a note on my failed experience at trying to build a political forum, it might be of interest to someone who tries to do the same. It’s also a goodbye note since, with a very sad and broken heart, I had to shut do…

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