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## [Whats' that extra image on Jeff's avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-that-extra-image-on-jeffs-avatar/47215)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-that-extra-image-on-jeffs-avatar/47215 "2016-07-13T14:47:50Z")

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Just being curious, what’s the meaning of the extra small overlay image on Jeff’s avatar?

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## [phpBB3 importer's link conversion breaks links with additional parameters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-importers-link-conversion-breaks-links-with-additional-parameters/47225)

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**Author:** [@palant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/palant)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-importers-link-conversion-breaks-links-with-additional-parameters/47225 "2016-07-27T20:38:26Z")

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A post on my phpBB forum had the following link (no additional markup): viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1234&p=4321&hilit=foo#p4321 This link has been converted by the importer into the following markup: \[viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1…

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## [Saving edits is not shown in the UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-edits-is-not-shown-in-the-ui/47231)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-edits-is-not-shown-in-the-ui/47231 "2016-07-14T12:40:25Z")

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When a new post is saving, this is now made abundantly clear in the UI – we have a spinner on the bottom and a grayed-out post in the stream. When saving an edit, we have neither of those. I agree that graying out the p…

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## [phpBB3 importer: username\_as\_name setting doesn't apply to anonymous users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-importer-username-as-name-setting-doesnt-apply-to-anonymous-users/47232)

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**Author:** [@palant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/palant)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-importer-username-as-name-setting-doesnt-apply-to-anonymous-users/47232 "2016-07-27T20:36:16Z")

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I would have expected username\_as\_name setting to apply to all users imported from phpBB - the importer modifies the usernames both for regular and anonymous users. However, this setting currently only applies to regular…

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## [Old image uploads become broken images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-image-uploads-become-broken-images/47236)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 63\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-image-uploads-become-broken-images/47236 "2021-05-24T05:20:41Z")

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For the past week or so (after the most recent upgrade?), I’ve noticed that some users’ uploaded images are broken. It is clear that they are pasting an image, as the code in their post looks like that, but the files are…

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## [Safari - blank page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-blank-page/47237)

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**Author:** [@georgekaplan59](https://meta.discourse.org/u/georgekaplan59)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-blank-page/47237 "2016-07-13T19:45:18Z")

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Works perfect in Chrome and FF. But on Safari I get a blank page. Not related to cache etc. Tried various phones/macs. I get this error in the logs: SyntaxError: Strict mode does not allow function declarations in a le…

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## [How do I run only discourse/plugins/poll/spec?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-run-only-discourse-plugins-poll-spec/47244)

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**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-run-only-discourse-plugins-poll-spec/47244 "2019-11-20T00:20:23Z")

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Hi, I’d like to only run the tests at discourse/plugins/poll/spec instead of the whole suite with bundle exec rake autospec p l=5. How can I do that ? Ideally that would not be necessary if autospec detected changes ma…

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## [Bookmarking a topic doesn't update the post controls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmarking-a-topic-doesnt-update-the-post-controls/47246)

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**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmarking-a-topic-doesnt-update-the-post-controls/47246 "2017-05-09T19:44:28Z")

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Not sure when it broke but when you bookmark a topic using the f keyboard shortcut it doesn’t update the UI. Requires a reload of the page to appear.

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## [Anonymous posting -- but retaining original user permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-posting-but-retaining-original-user-permissions/47247)

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**Author:** [@jpalermo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jpalermo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-posting-but-retaining-original-user-permissions/47247 "2021-12-02T01:58:27Z")

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Hello; we are hosting a live chat in our Discourse community on the topic of making a career switch, and we’d like to enable our members to have the option of participating anonymously to protect their privacy given the …

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## [Can emoji be rendered with absolute URLs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-emoji-be-rendered-with-absolute-urls/47250)

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**Author:** [@jboutros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jboutros)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-emoji-be-rendered-with-absolute-urls/47250 "2016-07-15T17:34:32Z")

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We’re using the API to get topic and post content and display it on a different site. Emoji are being rendered as images with relative links, which are obviously not loading from the other site. I read through a topic a…

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## [Plugin acceptance tests showcase](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-acceptance-tests-showcase/47251)

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**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-acceptance-tests-showcase/47251 "2016-07-13T21:49:40Z")

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Hi, Is there a plugin with acceptance tests that are a good showcase from which I could get inspiration ? Cheers

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## [Qunit only running lib: and preload-](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qunit-only-running-lib-and-preload/47252)

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**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qunit-only-running-lib-and-preload/47252 "2016-07-17T17:30:41Z")

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Hi, As of 2e71e6fc6f72442a6b93200debfaa7f9c18be9bc running http://localhost:4000/qunit only shows the lib: and preload- suites for a total of 251 asserts. I was at 304f704 earlier today and did the following: git pul…

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## [My own post is marked unread when “don’t jump to post” preference is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-own-post-is-marked-unread-when-don-t-jump-to-post-preference-is-enabled/47254)

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**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-own-post-is-marked-unread-when-don-t-jump-to-post-preference-is-enabled/47254 "2019-04-16T03:31:00Z")

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Let’s say I’m tracking a topic. I’ve read everything in it, and then select a post besides the last one to reply to. My own post then gets flagged as a new unread post for me in “latest” or suggested topics. But I wrote …

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## [Error response from daemon: Cannot start container app: container already connected to network bridge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-response-from-daemon-cannot-start-container-app-container-already-connected-to-network-bridge/47260)

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**Author:** [@robreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robreed)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-response-from-daemon-cannot-start-container-app-container-already-connected-to-network-bridge/47260 "2016-07-16T14:47:49Z")

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I’m sure this is something dumb and I should know better but I’d appreciate it if someone could throw me a bone. I’m running Discourse in Docker through Digital Ocean and can’t start the app. The message I’m getting is: …

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## [Basic Javascript Functions In Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-javascript-functions-in-topic/47262)

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**Author:** [@redprogrammer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/redprogrammer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-javascript-functions-in-topic/47262 "2016-07-14T01:13:30Z")

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Hi, i want to run some basic javascript functions in discourse topic for example, there is 3 textboxes for the addition of 2 number

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## [Discourse as a Progressive Web App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-progressive-web-app/47265)

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**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-progressive-web-app/47265 "2017-01-30T22:26:42Z")

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Current functionality Discourse works beautifully when you pin it your homescreen on an Android device from Chrome (or Firefox) – but this isn’t particularly discoverable out of the box. Is it worth thinking about advert…

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## [Can I override app/views/layouts/application.html.erb from a plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-override-app-views-layouts-application-html-erb-from-a-plugin/47267)

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**Author:** [@npflood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/npflood)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-override-app-views-layouts-application-html-erb-from-a-plugin/47267 "2020-11-02T00:14:03Z")

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I have a very specific scenario where I need to load and cache the site header and footer from our primary website. This is fairly trivial to do in ERB: \<!-- My Customization --\> \<% cache("footer\_#{I18n.locale}", expi…

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## [oEmbed + Embed.ly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oembed-embed-ly/47275)

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**Author:** [@shri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oembed-embed-ly/47275 "2016-07-14T05:55:45Z")

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Here’s what I’d like to setup as a plugin. Not sure where to begin and how this would work. Perhaps this can be done using onebox or something else? I’d like to be able to create a more generic embedding interface - On…

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## [Group identification image on avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276)

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**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276 "2017-04-19T21:36:21Z")

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I’ve noticed the Discourse team now have a small identification image on their avatar, such as below: Is it possible to apply such an image, dependant on what group a user is in?

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## [Convert a post to Moderator by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-moderator-by-default/47280)

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**Author:** [@Fred\_vom\_Jupiter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fred_vom_Jupiter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-moderator-by-default/47280 "2016-07-14T10:39:25Z")

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Hey there, my question is, is it possible to highlight every post from a Moderator by default. No we always have to do it with the convert\_to\_moderator button in every post. Thanks for your help

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## [Numbers are not displayed correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/numbers-are-not-displayed-correctly/47285)

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**Author:** [@ChristinePractiTest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChristinePractiTest)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/numbers-are-not-displayed-correctly/47285 "2016-07-14T10:59:46Z")

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Hi, Please note that when I write ‘2’ and other numbers in a topic it is displayed as ‘1’ and I can’t change it. Please check and fix. Thanks

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## [User directory shows only admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-directory-shows-only-admin/47288)

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**Author:** [@Silvanus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Silvanus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-directory-shows-only-admin/47288 "2020-07-13T11:09:20Z")

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I’ve set up a new discourse in my domain, but there’s a slight problem. For some reason the user directory is showing only me (the admin), but no one else. A lot of people have already signed up, but still no one else is…

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## [Commas in username are not escaped during export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commas-in-username-are-not-escaped-during-export/47299)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commas-in-username-are-not-escaped-during-export/47299 "2016-07-19T07:53:05Z")

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I just exported my user list, and the resulting CSV was broken when a name contained a , Adding quotes around values which contain a , would help.

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## [One admin gets notifications for topics and private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-admin-gets-notifications-for-topics-and-private-messages/47305)

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**Author:** [@jftr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jftr)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-admin-gets-notifications-for-topics-and-private-messages/47305 "2016-07-22T06:28:36Z")

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Dear everyone, In my instance of Discourse I am one of few admins and one of many moderators. Since updating to 1.6.0.beta11 I receive notifications on the forum and via email for many old and new topics and some priva…

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## [Typeform or Google Form support in Onebox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typeform-or-google-form-support-in-onebox/47309)

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**Author:** [@mackk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mackk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typeform-or-google-form-support-in-onebox/47309 "2018-04-16T20:33:28Z")

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So I’m looking to embed a form on my discourse forum (something like Typeform or Google Forms)… the reason I’d like a form and not a \[poll\] is that I’d like an easy way to pull the content from the form and use it for ot…

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## [How do users continue conversation as new topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-users-continue-conversation-as-new-topic/47315)

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**Author:** [@jasonwhat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasonwhat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-users-continue-conversation-as-new-topic/47315 "2019-02-12T03:40:13Z")

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I know there’s been debate about continuing conversations and confusion. Now that the option is gone, what’s the best practices way to continue a conversation where maybe one point a user makes deserves it’s own space fo…

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## [404 when clicking on badge link (which shouldn't exist)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-when-clicking-on-badge-link-which-shouldnt-exist/47321)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-when-clicking-on-badge-link-which-shouldnt-exist/47321 "2016-09-06T17:30:26Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Badge system deactivated, but badges still appear on some profiles: This is potentially two bugs. Firstly, clicking a badge earned link in the profile dropdown results in a 404. Secon…

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## [Mumbai region missing on Amazon S3 region selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mumbai-region-missing-on-amazon-s3-region-selection/47328)

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**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mumbai-region-missing-on-amazon-s3-region-selection/47328 "2016-07-17T19:03:13Z")

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Amazon S3 serving on Mumbai too (I hope they just introduced recently). I created a bucket on Mumbai and tried to update it on discourse via admin. But Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region not available in drop-down selection.…

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## [\# tag converts text to H1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-converts-text-to-h1/47332)

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**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-converts-text-to-h1/47332 "2016-07-14T20:42:14Z")

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How can I use the # character in the post? In my forum, when I use this # characterand anything after it, it shows it inside H1 tag. It works fine on this forum, but not on mine. The only way I can do it is putting it i…

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## [Can I pay to have some translation done?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-pay-to-have-some-translation-done/47334)

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**Author:** [@npflood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/npflood)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-pay-to-have-some-translation-done/47334 "2016-07-14T23:12:58Z")

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\###Background: Our nonprofit organization is about to begin using Discourse as part of our multi-lingual membership community. Our site and related applications currently support 10 languages, and we like to have new fu…

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