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## [Approved post causes strange topic unread status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938 "2016-04-04T06:46:37Z")

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Summary: I am seeing some strange things on a topic that I recently approved a queued post for. I have a blue unread circle next to the topic, but its text is grey, not black. When on the latest view I see (1) next to…

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## [Quotes from within same topic no longer point upwards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-from-within-same-topic-no-longer-point-upwards/39944)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-from-within-same-topic-no-longer-point-upwards/39944 "2016-02-22T21:20:58Z")

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Here’s a quote of a previous post in the same topic: I’m 99% sure these arrows used to point up. They’re only supposed to point to the right (i.e. forward) when the quote points to an external post (from the same for…

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## [Discourse RSS feed items must have uniq GUIDs across all discourse intances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rss-feed-items-must-have-uniq-guids-across-all-discourse-intances/39949)

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**Author:** [@m\_khvoinitsky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_khvoinitsky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rss-feed-items-must-have-uniq-guids-across-all-discourse-intances/39949 "2016-02-22T13:23:58Z")

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Currently, Discourse RSS feed items have GUIDs like “topic-$topicnumber”. I have several Discourse subscriptions in my RSS reader and there are number of misbehaviors because of this: When you mark a topic from one in…

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## [\\\\\\1 In Code Block Fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956)

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**Author:** [@sdhoover](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sdhoover)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956 "2017-06-26T14:24:44Z")

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I cannot seem to get \\\\ 1 to render without a space or some other character between "\\" and “1”. Adding three or four slashes doesn’t seem to do the trick. Using indentation to create a block doesn’t seem to do the…

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## [Chunker console errors when uploading a backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chunker-console-errors-when-uploading-a-backup/39961)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chunker-console-errors-when-uploading-a-backup/39961 "2016-02-22T04:19:58Z")

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I see this error in the console for every chunk that’s uploaded: GET https://forum.quantifiedself.com/admin/backups/upload?resumableChunkNumber=…ar.gz&resumableRelativePath=quantified-self-forum-2016-02-22-013037.tar.g…

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## [Fixing a "config.handlebars" undefined method error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-a-config-handlebars-undefined-method-error/39964)

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**Author:** [@zombiezen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombiezen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-a-config-handlebars-undefined-method-error/39964 "2023-06-26T17:57:31Z")

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I’m trying to run Discourse 1.4.5 in a dev environment. When I go to run bin/rake db:create db:migrate, it crashes with: rake aborted! NoMethodError: undefined method \`handlebars' for #\<Rails::Application::Configuratio…

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## [Failed to connect to github.com port 443](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-connect-to-github-com-port-443/39967)

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**Author:** [@JashtsSerie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JashtsSerie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-connect-to-github-com-port-443/39967 "2016-02-22T17:14:54Z")

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Hello, I Want to install Discourse on my VPS OS : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64BIT Ram: 15 CPU: 8, I Have try 2-3 times but still the same problem! Docker version 1.10.1, build 9e83765 I’m not using any proxy! Can you he…

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## [Switched to HTTPS, 1 of the rss link is http](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switched-to-https-1-of-the-rss-link-is-http/39976)

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**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switched-to-https-1-of-the-rss-link-is-http/39976 "2016-02-23T11:14:09Z")

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on https://talk.remobjects.com/ \<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Latest posts" href="https://talk.remobjects.com/posts.rss" /\> \<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="L…

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## [Embedding: How to post to different categories from one site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-how-to-post-to-different-categories-from-one-site/39981)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-how-to-post-to-different-categories-from-one-site/39981 "2016-02-22T14:30:55Z")

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I have one site that includes multiple types of content (blog posts, events, sessions, etc.). I would like our users to comment on this content in Discourse. How can I set this up? This is my embedding configuration: …

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## [Select Posts CSS makes the buttons invisible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-posts-css-makes-the-buttons-invisible/39986)

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**Author:** [@almereyda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/almereyda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-posts-css-makes-the-buttons-invisible/39986 "2016-02-23T03:21:36Z")

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After upgrading to latest, it seems we cannot select posts to move them anymore. The CSS rule is as follows: .topic-post article.boxed .select-posts{position:absolute;left:100%;z-index:490;top:8px;width:200px;height:100…

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## [Callback for topic\_closed and topic\_reopened](https://meta.discourse.org/t/callback-for-topic-closed-and-topic-reopened/39989)

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**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/callback-for-topic-closed-and-topic-reopened/39989 "2016-02-23T22:05:49Z")

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I need to run a sidekiq job in these two cases. My original thought was to extend the Topic model with an after\_save method, but wondered if there was a better way triggered off of these events. I searched the source cod…

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## [How to use Linkedin account to sign in to the Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-linkedin-account-to-sign-in-to-the-discourse/39994)

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**Author:** [@mansoorix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mansoorix)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-linkedin-account-to-sign-in-to-the-discourse/39994 "2017-02-24T20:11:44Z")

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Hi folks, I know that it is possible to use Google, Twitter, Facebook and etc account to sign in to the Discourse. But I was wondering how I can set up Linkedin account to do so? Sorry if it is a dumb question. I am qui…

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## [Reset Discourse DB, possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-discourse-db-possible/39995)

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**Author:** [@patron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patron)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-discourse-db-possible/39995 "2016-02-23T00:24:22Z")

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Hello, I installed Discourse into a DO droplet and started using it for a project. Now I realize I need to make a copy of it but without content. Is there anyway I can do this without starting from scratch? Thanks a lo…

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## [Hook for a topic's category id?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hook-for-a-topics-category-id/40002)

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**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hook-for-a-topics-category-id/40002 "2016-02-24T22:34:16Z")

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I’m looking to get a topic’s category id to use in javascript. Since this info is already being pulled to grab the category tag in each topic for handlebars, I was wondering if I could use that somehow? A likely helpful…

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## [Alternative UI built not on ember?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-ui-built-not-on-ember/40006)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-ui-built-not-on-ember/40006 "2016-02-22T21:27:05Z")

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I’m thinking about this for a while now, although I never started to dig: it’s possible to ditch Ember in favor of.. whatever? (i.e. Angular, React). In theory I know that’s possible, since the whole thing is a web app,…

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## [Staged user doesn't get notified for replies in topics they created by mail?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-user-doesnt-get-notified-for-replies-in-topics-they-created-by-mail/40014)

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**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-user-doesnt-get-notified-for-replies-in-topics-they-created-by-mail/40014 "2016-02-24T10:31:16Z")

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Case: New user mails to a category, new topic is created A known user replies Nothing else happens Normally, a known user would have received a notification, but this is a new/staged user. Should they get a notificati…

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## [MyBB importer: "Invalid codepoint"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mybb-importer-invalid-codepoint/40015)

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**Author:** [@jacotec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jacotec)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mybb-importer-invalid-codepoint/40015 "2016-02-23T08:56:04Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to do a test import of my “MyBB” board with around 30.000 posts in it. I’ve got the importer running, but it’s struggling at a specific post: 8795 / 29774 ( 29.5%) \[208248 items/min\] /usr/local/lib/rub…

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## [Querying via URL only returns 5 posts/userID/topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/querying-via-url-only-returns-5-posts-userid-topics/40020)

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**Author:** [@ivanrlio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ivanrlio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/querying-via-url-only-returns-5-posts-userid-topics/40020 "2016-02-23T23:24:38Z")

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Hi guys, Just wondering how I get all of the data from the DB from a JSON request to a URL e.g. https://example.com/search/query.json?term=market\_conditions. Looking at our database, this should contain 9 topics, but …

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## [Preview wide images in Editor Preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preview-wide-images-in-editor-preview/40023)

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**Author:** [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preview-wide-images-in-editor-preview/40023 "2016-02-23T02:31:53Z")

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Wide images are resized to the width of the column so there is a feature to display them at their original size by hovering over the image and clicking on it. The screenshot below shows what I see I hover over an image: …

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## [Topic status for "replied to"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-status-for-replied-to/40024)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-status-for-replied-to/40024 "2016-02-23T05:12:12Z")

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A user wrote to me earlier with an interesting idea. She wanted to be able to see in the topic list which topics she had already replied to. She said that she has seen a few other users mention similar ideas and that it …

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## [No emails send for user system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-emails-send-for-user-system/40028)

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**Author:** [@fackelwind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fackelwind)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-emails-send-for-user-system/40028 "2016-02-23T07:22:43Z")

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There are no emails generated for PMs the user system receives. Steps to reproduce: Impersonate the system user, set an email account for him Set the system user to get emails even if he was recently active (i.e. afte…

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## [Books on community building](https://meta.discourse.org/t/books-on-community-building/40029)

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**Author:** [@dosch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dosch)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/books-on-community-building/40029 "2018-02-03T16:09:19Z")

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In the post explaining “What do user trust levels do?” @codinghorror references the book ‘Communtiy building on the web’. I just started reading it and found it very useful on a meta level. Sadly the examples used are g…

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## [RSS items id changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-items-id-changed/40032)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-items-id-changed/40032 "2016-02-23T10:56:20Z")

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Hi, I updated my discourse instance yesterday. Since the update, dlvr.it (a tool to tweet a RSS feed) is posting old tweets. Have you changed the id of the RSS items?

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## [Unable to select posts to move after clicking wrench, select posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-select-posts-to-move-after-clicking-wrench-select-posts/40041)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-select-posts-to-move-after-clicking-wrench-select-posts/40041 "2016-02-23T16:14:31Z")

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One of my moderators pointed out a weird bug - it’s no longer possible for me as admin or her as moderator to select individual posts to move them, after clicking on the wrench and “select posts”. Take a look at the scre…

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## [Use Google Cloud Storage Instead of S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-google-cloud-storage-instead-of-s3/40046)

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**Author:** [@yyhmsg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yyhmsg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-google-cloud-storage-instead-of-s3/40046 "2021-08-10T03:22:39Z")

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I saw another post about this from '14 - but no answer and it seemed like they were making this harder than it should be… I would like some pointers to see if there is an AWS endpoint configuration within app.yml which …

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## [In bulleted list of mentioned tags, last tag is not formatted correctly as a link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-bulleted-list-of-mentioned-tags-last-tag-is-not-formatted-correctly-as-a-link/40047)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-bulleted-list-of-mentioned-tags-last-tag-is-not-formatted-correctly-as-a-link/40047 "2017-06-26T19:38:20Z")

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One for @tgxworld .. check it out - this bulleted list: - #docker::tag - #css::tag - #moderation::tag looks like this - note the last item is not formatted properly. docker css moderation I also noticed that on my s…

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## [App/models/topic\_tracking\_state - \`report\` - long response times?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-models-topic-tracking-state-report-long-response-times/40052)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-models-topic-tracking-state-report-long-response-times/40052 "2016-02-26T03:29:43Z")

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I’ve seen a long response times for this SQL query a few times (\> 5). The most recent occurrence is this one where it took 93.2ms: Executing action: show T+173.7 ms Reader 93.2 ms lib/freedom\_patches/active\_record\_base…

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## [Understanding mini-profiler output \`Executing action: show\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-mini-profiler-output-executing-action-show/40055)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-mini-profiler-output-executing-action-show/40055 "2016-02-23T22:46:46Z")

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In between SQL statements I’m seeing Executing action: show — XX.XX ms What exactly does do the Executing action: show times mean? In a MySQL client you might see two times a “duration” (execution time) “fetch” (how lo…

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## [HTML Tags not escaped in E-Mails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-tags-not-escaped-in-e-mails/40057)

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**Author:** [@jazzpi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jazzpi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-tags-not-escaped-in-e-mails/40057 "2016-05-08T09:14:05Z")

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I came across this when this post was in my Atom Digest. Its title only showed up as “Why”, and it appears in the source as \<a href=3D"https://discuss.atom.io/t/why-link-rel-stylesheet-hr= ef-css-master-css-media-screen…

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## [Bulk Actions: "Add Tags" in addition to "Change Tags"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-actions-add-tags-in-addition-to-change-tags/40059)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-actions-add-tags-in-addition-to-change-tags/40059 "2017-03-12T14:29:37Z")

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Today I made the rather sad discovery that the bulk “change tags” feature depicted below actually will set the tags for selected topics to be exactly the same as the tags entered, meaning it will remove any existing tags…

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