# Hot

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## [Troubleshooting the Discourse on Ghost commenting integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-the-discourse-on-ghost-commenting-integration/401282)

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**Author:** [@stromfeldt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stromfeldt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-the-discourse-on-ghost-commenting-integration/401282 "2026-04-21T02:09:55Z")

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A massive thanks for this as the new setup truly makes Discourse into a legit commenting system, particularly for the usage of combining the commenting systems of several aggregated blogs into one forum system. That bein…

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## [Why are posts in Swedish un-translated to Finnish, default locale?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-posts-in-swedish-un-translated-to-finnish-default-locale/380780)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-posts-in-swedish-un-translated-to-finnish-default-locale/380780 "2025-08-28T15:57:16Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Content Localization - Manual and Automatic with Discourse AI: I tried to demonstrate localization functionality to my users. I know I have Swedish and Estonian members, who can theirs nat…

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## [Would it be nice to add a disclaimer to the bottom of each post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-it-be-nice-to-add-a-disclaimer-to-the-bottom-of-each-post/362485)

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**Author:** [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-it-be-nice-to-add-a-disclaimer-to-the-bottom-of-each-post/362485 "2025-04-22T06:58:20Z")

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## [Cannot update Discourse anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-update-discourse-anymore/374724)

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**Author:** [@pyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyc)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-update-discourse-anymore/374724 "2025-07-18T10:54:24Z")

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Web interface says this: and I get these erros then trying to rebuild: FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse/plugins && git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse-oauth2-basic.git …

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## [Original Poster / Latest Reply avatar on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-poster-latest-reply-avatar-on-mobile/396117)

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**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-poster-latest-reply-avatar-on-mobile/396117 "2026-02-17T00:03:08Z")

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Is there a way to make it so only the original poster avatar is shown on topic post instead of latest reply? This would be for mobile only.

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## [Lower weight for archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lower-weight-for-archived-topics/380181)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lower-weight-for-archived-topics/380181 "2025-08-25T13:07:01Z")

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Hi, when searching on my site, I would like to give a lower weight for archived topics than for non archived ones, is it possible? Thanks.

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## [New feature page and customizable prompts in Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-feature-page-and-customizable-prompts-in-discourse-ai/376775)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-feature-page-and-customizable-prompts-in-discourse-ai/376775 "2025-07-31T20:29:42Z")

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:mega: The Discourse AI settings page now has a “Features” page, where admins can quickly view all AI features available and ready to be customized to better fit their communities. Since the early days of Discourse AI,…

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## [Discourse with reverse proxy manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-reverse-proxy-manager/387730)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Candler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan_Candler)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-reverse-proxy-manager/387730 "2025-11-08T12:42:45Z")

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Hello there, trying to setup discourse with reverse proxy manager on nginx on one machine. Everything is accessible through my dns using default ports on the box but when setting up with reverse proxy to route traffic th…

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## [Add signup button to the header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-signup-button-to-the-header/361716)

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**Author:** [@Kajan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kajan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-signup-button-to-the-header/361716 "2025-04-29T07:09:07Z")

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After configuring Discourse, the Sign Up button is missing from the header while the Log In button is still visible. This creates a confusing user experience, as new users don’t have a clear way to register for the forum…

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## [Un-watch topics when you stop watching their associated tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/un-watch-topics-when-you-stop-watching-their-associated-tag/381834)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/un-watch-topics-when-you-stop-watching-their-associated-tag/381834 "2025-09-17T03:45:41Z")

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Let’s says Tag Group A is visible to Admins only. If its visibility is changed to Everyone, and a normal user sets a tag to Watching for them, once the tag is visible back to that group (e.g. Administrators), the user st…

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## [Is there a way to have a free forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-a-free-forum/295820)

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**Author:** [@ssityeghd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ssityeghd)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-a-free-forum/295820 "2024-03-01T14:18:46Z")

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My friends and I are on a forum that have very tight rules, so we can never interact. We were hoping we could find a forum that free, where you can chat, is that possible? @not-ethan, how does this work?

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## [\[PAID\]Refresh forum with new template/theme and UX help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-refresh-forum-with-new-template-theme-and-ux-help/384279)

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**Author:** [@JoseDB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoseDB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-refresh-forum-with-new-template-theme-and-ux-help/384279 "2025-09-29T19:39:19Z")

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What would you like done? We have a 1.5 year old forum with ~4k members that is still running on the default theme and with minimal effort put into the UX as it was hastily setup and now really needs so love to make it …

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## [Erroneous Text under a blank user's Reaction activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/erroneous-text-under-a-blank-users-reaction-activity/308941)

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**Author:** [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/erroneous-text-under-a-blank-users-reaction-activity/308941 "2024-05-22T05:19:19Z")

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Hello! :smiley: I noticed a peculiar issue earlier. When I opened up a (empty) user’s profile and headed to Activity \> Reactions, the placeholder text stated the following: This doesn’t make a whole ton of sense as …

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## [How can badges and groups be localized (multilingual)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-badges-and-groups-be-localized-multilingual/398127)

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**Author:** [@yingdong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yingdong)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-badges-and-groups-be-localized-multilingual/398127 "2026-04-13T19:36:11Z")

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How can badges and groups be localized (multilingual)? During setup, I noticed that the titles of badges and groups do not switch with the theme language. How can I make badges and groups follow the theme switch?

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## [Can I send an external URL to the Discourse API for it to return topics linking to that URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-send-an-external-url-to-the-discourse-api-for-it-to-return-topics-linking-to-that-url/392361)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-send-an-external-url-to-the-discourse-api-for-it-to-return-topics-linking-to-that-url/392361 "2025-12-30T15:21:28Z")

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Would it be possible, on an external non-Discourse website, to have a “Forum topics that discuss this page” section containing links to the relevant Discourse forum topics? If the API can take a URL and return a list of…

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## [Workspace groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workspace-groups/399936)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Akhmerov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton_Akhmerov)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workspace-groups/399936 "2026-08-31T09:52:31Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Prototype plugin for using one Discourse server as a home for multiple teams (slack- or mattermost-like). :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - akhmerov/discourse-workspac…

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## [Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/90752)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 119\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/90752 "2026-08-29T20:39:28Z")

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Originally published at: Understanding Discourse Trust Levels The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of… Sandboxing new users in your community so that they cannot acc…

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## [How does \`educate\_until\_posts\` interact with the recent changes to \`check\_education\_message\`?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-educate-until-posts-interact-with-the-recent-changes-to-check-education-message/403727)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-educate-until-posts-interact-with-the-recent-changes-to-check-education-message/403727 "2026-06-24T14:34:47Z")

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Continuing the discussion from “Thanks for Contributing” Popup in Posts Appearing Even After Limit Passed?: I have a question about this change. I feel like I’m missing something or misunderstanding how this is supposed…

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## [Best practices for testing before upgrade?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-testing-before-upgrade/379364)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-testing-before-upgrade/379364 "2025-08-19T22:55:27Z")

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Hi there, when I migrated my large conventional forum community to Discourse I had to implement a bunch of CSS tweaks in a theme component to make things work the way most of my users prefer. Generally most of these twea…

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## [Immediate actions you can take during a spam attack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediate-actions-you-can-take-during-a-spam-attack/347425)

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**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediate-actions-you-can-take-during-a-spam-attack/347425 "2025-08-06T05:53:43Z")

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This topic is for site owners who are either facing an active spam attack or would like to take preventative measures towards countering spam. My community is under heavy spam right now There are so many spam users and …

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## [Federate private categories via ActivityPub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federate-private-categories-via-activitypub/308624)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federate-private-categories-via-activitypub/308624 "2024-07-07T00:44:35Z")

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A month ago, we (@thoka and @almereyda) tested the bidirectional linking of two Discourse categories via federation and were overwhelmed by how smoothly edits, posts and reactions were synchronized. It almost felt like w…

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## [My topics not in latest?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-topics-not-in-latest/328101)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-topics-not-in-latest/328101 "2024-09-26T22:31:15Z")

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Hi, is there a way for the topics I created myself not to appear in the latest list? (because I know them, I created them), thanks.

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## [Missing cube icon in the convert button on themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-cube-icon-in-the-convert-button-on-themes/378072)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-cube-icon-in-the-convert-button-on-themes/378072 "2025-08-14T07:31:57Z")

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I noticed that the convert button in the theme controls for themes does not have an icon, whereas it is displayed for theme components.

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## [UI latest update borked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-latest-update-borked/379412)

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**Author:** [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-latest-update-borked/379412 "2025-08-20T08:05:00Z")

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After the latest update using an iOS 16.7 device the UI is is borked. Checked it on meta and same result. It seems background colour is losing drop down menu are transparent, form boxes and who know what else. Writing …

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## [Discourse now supports Open AI responses API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-supports-open-ai-responses-api/369689)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-supports-open-ai-responses-api/369689 "2025-06-11T08:36:26Z")

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We just released initial support for the new Open AI Responses API :confetti\_ball: This unlocks the ability to configure o3-pro on Discourse. The initial release focuses on basic compatibility, longer term we will l…

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## [Do you use Discord and Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-discord-and-discourse/344953)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-discord-and-discourse/344953 "2025-01-02T11:11:08Z")

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I’m curious to learn about your experience running Discord and Discourse. Questions I’m interested in learning about… Do you use both simultaneously? What do you use them for? Is one more popular than the other? What …

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## [Allow "after user update" automation trigger to fire without custom field](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-after-user-update-automation-trigger-to-fire-without-custom-field/368575)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-after-user-update-automation-trigger-to-fire-without-custom-field/368575 "2025-06-18T06:22:44Z")

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Currently, if you want to be notified of user signups in a topic or PM using automation, you have to create a custom user field and use that as the trigger. It would be helpful to change this so account creation/activati…

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## [After clicking on a topic scroll bar, the sidebar theme toggle breaks the sidebar when used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-clicking-on-a-topic-scroll-bar-the-sidebar-theme-toggle-breaks-the-sidebar-when-used/314263)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-clicking-on-a-topic-scroll-bar-the-sidebar-theme-toggle-breaks-the-sidebar-when-used/314263 "2024-07-02T22:20:24Z")

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This is also reproducible outside of Meta. Easier to show a video of the bug than to describe it: Firefox tab with no extensions on so it’s clear this is not an extensions issue, the issue is slightly different t…

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## [Ranked choice polls don't do runoffs correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranked-choice-polls-dont-do-runoffs-correctly/319097)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranked-choice-polls-dont-do-runoffs-correctly/319097 "2024-08-02T05:15:17Z")

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This ranked choice poll has 15 voters. The result says Fantasy won in the first round. However, it only has a 7 of the 15 votes for rank 1, which is not a majority. Since ranked voting requires a majority, there shou…

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## [New user signups by month with running total](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-signups-by-month-with-running-total/292073)

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**Author:** [@aidanheerdegen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aidanheerdegen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-signups-by-month-with-running-total/292073 "2024-01-18T13:43:50Z")

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Problem For reporting purposes we need to know how many users have signed up, but grouped into useful date range intervals (bins). We also need to know the total number of users in the same date bins. Solution The foll…

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