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## [Default Language for Admin Related Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-language-for-admin-related-emails/33374)

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**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-language-for-admin-related-emails/33374 "2015-09-17T03:04:25Z")

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I am running a community for a mostly Spanish speaking audience, and having a default language setting works great for them. I am the admin, and do not speak Spanish, so in my account preferences, my language is set to …

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## [Clicking on user avatars of people in PMs doesn't pop up user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-user-avatars-of-people-in-pms-doesnt-pop-up-user-card/33376)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-user-avatars-of-people-in-pms-doesnt-pop-up-user-card/33376 "2015-09-17T15:39:31Z")

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On the screenshot below, clicking on the avatars for @tobiaseigen or @watchmanmonitor should, methinks, pop up their user card info. Right now it takes me straight to their profile page which is annoying. I just want to …

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## [Gravatar refresh not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gravatar-refresh-not-working/33381)

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**Author:** [@ntadej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ntadej)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gravatar-refresh-not-working/33381 "2015-09-17T17:44:58Z")

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I recently updated my avatar on Gravatar. I know discourse caches these images so I decided to manually refresh the image but it’s not applied and now I only have placeholder 1px avatar. What seems to happen: When clic…

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## [Avatars blocked due to Privacy Badger extension](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-blocked-due-to-privacy-badger-extension/33383)

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**Author:** [@HerrHoltz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HerrHoltz)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-blocked-due-to-privacy-badger-extension/33383 "2015-09-17T12:49:54Z")

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Hi I just updated to the newest version (v1.4.0.beta12 +55) and the profile menu disappeared. As well as the list of users participating in a topic.

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## [Setting for auto closing topic if OP is hidden](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390)

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**Author:** [@flameens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flameens)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390 "2015-09-17T21:56:06Z")

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There have been requests in my community for a feature that temporarily auto closes a topic if the OP has been hidden via community flagging. The reasoning behind this is that if the OP is hidden, there is little sense i…

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## [Bulletpoint generation broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulletpoint-generation-broken/33391)

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**Author:** [@sammcj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sammcj)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulletpoint-generation-broken/33391 "2016-08-15T16:57:09Z")

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When selecting a list and clicking the bulletpoint formatting button, it merges the list into one item. For example: Item one Item two Item three Should have been formatted as: Item one Item two Item three Screens…

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## [Replies to whispers should be whispers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-to-whispers-should-be-whispers/33393)

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**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-to-whispers-should-be-whispers/33393 "2015-09-17T15:49:00Z")

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They seem not to be, by default, and it seems impossible to change after the fact…

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## [Integration with Envato API for verification of purchase code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-envato-api-for-verification-of-purchase-code/33395)

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**Author:** [@Guido\_Aguiar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Guido_Aguiar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-envato-api-for-verification-of-purchase-code/33395 "2015-09-17T12:35:41Z")

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Hi, are you planning to integrate with envato API to enable an option to only accept registrations of people who has a purchase code from one of envato’s market. I believe many of envato’s users are seeking discourse as…

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## [Category setting to enable solutions doesn't stay checked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-to-enable-solutions-doesnt-stay-checked/33398)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-to-enable-solutions-doesnt-stay-checked/33398 "2015-09-17T16:22:44Z")

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Reproduce: Go to a category where people can mark solutions & click the Edit button to modify category settings. Notice “Allow topic owner and staff to mark a reply as the solution” is not checked. Check the box for th…

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## [Ethics: admin should access private messages in strict read-only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ethics-admin-should-access-private-messages-in-strict-read-only-mode/33400)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ethics-admin-should-access-private-messages-in-strict-read-only-mode/33400 "2015-09-17T21:18:28Z")

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Letting admins (and optionally mods) read private messages can be useful. But most of our users don’t think it is a good idea, so it is better if they don’t know and there is no way for admins to accidentally let everyon…

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## [Moderators ability to see emails inconsistent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-ability-to-see-emails-inconsistent/33402)

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**Author:** [@Kensie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kensie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-ability-to-see-emails-inconsistent/33402 "2016-03-13T21:13:43Z")

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I found a topic about whether or not mods should be able to see email addresses, but I couldn’t find the outcome. We have the use case that our mods are volunteers and we need to be able to restrict them from seeing pers…

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## [Docker update hangs when checking for new discourse version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-update-hangs-when-checking-for-new-discourse-version/33403)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-update-hangs-when-checking-for-new-discourse-version/33403 "2015-09-17T21:12:42Z")

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When I load https://discourse.example.org/admin/upgrade, the upgrade check works for all plugins but hangs indefinitely on the discourse repository itself. Any ideas?

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## [Approving posts in akismet misses the UserAction records](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-posts-in-akismet-misses-the-useraction-records/33404)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-posts-in-akismet-misses-the-useraction-records/33404 "2015-09-18T16:53:05Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Clicking on user avatars of people in PMs doesn't pop up user card:

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## [Tag plugin suggestion doesn't work properly while typing in Korean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-plugin-suggestion-doesnt-work-properly-while-typing-in-korean/33413)

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**Author:** [@Jong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jong)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-plugin-suggestion-doesnt-work-properly-while-typing-in-korean/33413 "2015-10-24T03:46:55Z")

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I love tag plugin. Thanks. Topic suggestion which based on exist topic is very useful. But when I type in Korean, topic suggestion filter doesn’t work properly. Check thease screenshots. English Korean

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## [Internal Error 500 when creating a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-error-500-when-creating-a-topic/33415)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-error-500-when-creating-a-topic/33415 "2015-09-18T01:27:29Z")

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I’m on beta 10. When a specific user tries to create a topic in any category - it gives a Internal Error 500. It happens just for this user, and in any category they try to post. Very strange. Below is the backtrace. An…

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## [Avatar source has changed to Discourse servers on rebuild/update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-source-has-changed-to-discourse-servers-on-rebuild-update/33416)

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**Author:** [@OnceWas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnceWas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-source-has-changed-to-discourse-servers-on-rebuild-update/33416 "2015-09-18T03:25:53Z")

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I just rebuilt my development Discourse instance from 1.4b10 to v1.4.0.beta12, and the Discourse-generated letter avatars are now getting pulled from https://avatars.discourse.org. For example, the URL for my letter avat…

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## [Allowing anonymous e-mails for private category prevents e-mails from existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-anonymous-e-mails-for-private-category-prevents-e-mails-from-existing-users/33421)

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**Author:** [@Knagis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Knagis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-anonymous-e-mails-for-private-category-prevents-e-mails-from-existing-users/33421 "2016-02-22T22:46:13Z")

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If I use “Accept emails from anonymous users with no accounts” for a category that only staff has access to it can correctly receive e-mails from anonymous users (they are submitted via the “system” user and a quote tag)…

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## [Custom header logo drop down menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-logo-drop-down-menu/33425)

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**Author:** [@substance\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/substance_D)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-logo-drop-down-menu/33425 "2015-09-19T13:10:25Z")

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I wish to have a similar drop-down menu from header logo. How do i achieve it? Thanks

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## [Has anyone experience with AWS EC2 Container Service?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-experience-with-aws-ec2-container-service/33432)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-experience-with-aws-ec2-container-service/33432 "2017-11-03T22:02:06Z")

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Is anyone running Discourse on AWS’s new EC2 Container Service? Is it recommendable? Are there any known issues with managing them? Thanks And a little bit longer… ;oP

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## [Upload of image with accent in the filename is failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-of-image-with-accent-in-the-filename-is-failing/33437)

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**Author:** [@gzoritchak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gzoritchak)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-of-image-with-accent-in-the-filename-is-failing/33437 "2015-09-21T14:18:22Z")

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The demo below. The same image is uploaded twice. The first time the name of the file is “écran.png”. At the end of the upload the link is not updated. The file was uploaded (you can check in the original directory). U…

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## [Full page search can be improved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-page-search-can-be-improved/33438)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-page-search-can-be-improved/33438 "2015-09-18T17:38:18Z")

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I think there is a lot of wasted area. The search field could be in the same line with the results value and dropdown menu for filtering. And at the left side to the current results is also too much white space. A lit…

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## [Separating comments, topics and forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separating-comments-topics-and-forums/33440)

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**Author:** [@RONIK56](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RONIK56)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separating-comments-topics-and-forums/33440 "2015-09-18T14:08:44Z")

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I want to create more separation between comments/topics/forums on my Discourse forum, here what it looks like right now- Comments, topics, related topics, forums. Any idea on how to make a more clear separation, how t…

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## [Onebox escaping characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-escaping-characters/33441)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-escaping-characters/33441 "2015-11-06T17:23:49Z")

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http://blog.jaredfriedman.com/2015/09/15/why-i-wouldnt-use-rails-for-a-new-company/ :bug::question:

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## [Welcome / About Message on a Category Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-about-message-on-a-category-page/33447)

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**Author:** [@JeffreyKeefer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JeffreyKeefer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-about-message-on-a-category-page/33447 "2015-09-28T15:58:13Z")

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We are starting our forum discussions in October though want people to be able to see the 5 we have scheduled. Right now we are sending people to our Category page, as that seems to be the only place where people can see…

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## [Remove "discussion started!"message when a Private forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-discussion-started-message-when-a-private-forum/33448)

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**Author:** [@nickjharrington](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nickjharrington)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-discussion-started-message-when-a-private-forum/33448 "2015-09-19T10:49:04Z")

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Where a Discourse forum is configured as private but does have substantial private threads the message “Let’s get this discussion started! There are currently 2 / 5 topics and 0 / 30 posts. New visitors need some convers…

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## [Customize the "reply to" address in new private message notification emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-the-reply-to-address-in-new-private-message-notification-emails/33454)

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**Author:** [@anon36895752](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36895752)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-the-reply-to-address-in-new-private-message-notification-emails/33454 "2015-09-19T00:46:53Z")

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Hey, I’ve got a crazy old userbase. Most of my users are 45 - 65+ years old. A lot of them aren’t super technically inclined. And one thing i keep seeing them do is click “Reply” in their email client to reply to a p…

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## [A case for downvotes and different ordering of replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-case-for-downvotes-and-different-ordering-of-replies/33455)

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**Author:** [@Fabio\_Machado\_de\_Oli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fabio_Machado_de_Oli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-case-for-downvotes-and-different-ordering-of-replies/33455 "2022-12-10T07:29:08Z")

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I am really bending Discourse for a very different use case, but I want to show how these features would be useful for what I am doing. My website lists games crawled from the play store, using whatever I could think to…

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## [Preview the 2016 Emoji One smileys... We value feedback. :)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preview-the-2016-emoji-one-smileys-we-value-feedback/33458)

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**Author:** [@moby\_rick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/moby_rick)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preview-the-2016-emoji-one-smileys-we-value-feedback/33458 "2016-02-16T20:23:56Z")

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Discourse was the first to adopt us even before Emoji One officially launched. I thank and value Jeff and the Discourse community for that! I wanted to share with you guys the latest smiley designs, which we finished T…

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## [Change logo image on forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-logo-image-on-forum/33462)

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**Author:** [@Roxelle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roxelle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-logo-image-on-forum/33462 "2015-09-19T13:29:57Z")

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Hello to all. I would like to change the image of my forum. And 'possible to do this? How can I access the folders of my forum?

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## [Can't delete the "about this category" topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-the-about-this-category-topics/33463)

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**Author:** [@Roxelle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roxelle)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-the-about-this-category-topics/33463 "2015-09-20T21:26:10Z")

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When I select a topic to delete it, this argument is not cleared immediately. Why?

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