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## [There should be a badge for citations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-should-be-a-badge-for-citations/39440)

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**Author:** [@Talin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Talin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-should-be-a-badge-for-citations/39440 "2016-02-12T00:10:14Z")

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One of our target audiences is scientists (cancer researchers) and as you probably know scientists are all about citations - how many times did my paper get referenced by other published papers? I looked at the list of …

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## [Mentioning #staff category shows up as #c](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-staff-category-shows-up-as-c/39357)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-staff-category-shows-up-as-c/39357 "2016-02-12T01:07:32Z")

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On my new site I tried to mention the #staff category, which is a preseeded category on new installs. Weirdly, even though in the preview it looks correct when I save the post it instead shows up as #c which then doesn’t…

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## [Reaction Emoticons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reaction-emoticons/39446)

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**Author:** [@ivanrlio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ivanrlio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reaction-emoticons/39446 "2024-01-15T18:21:34Z")

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I was wondering if anyone here is using something similar to the Vicomi Reaction Feelbacks (Reactions – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org English (Canada)) on their Discourse. We’d love to add a more interactive and qual…

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## [Acronym glossary plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acronym-glossary-plugin/25676)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acronym-glossary-plugin/25676 "2016-02-12T15:46:02Z")

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Just was thinking that some communities might benefit from an acronym expander. i.e., Automatically create a link when a matched acronym or other term appears in a post that would give a hover tip or other such UI junk t…

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## [Can't revoke Admin privileges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-revoke-admin-privileges/39437)

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**Author:** [@jhosein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jhosein)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-revoke-admin-privileges/39437 "2016-02-12T16:11:20Z")

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I am unable to revoke Admin privileges from my test account. On my main account, I can press “revoke” Admin, and all seems to go well. However, when ever I log back into that account, Admin privileges are restored. …

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## [Does anyone get notified when something is flagged?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-anyone-get-notified-when-something-is-flagged/25867)

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**Author:** [@rhulse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhulse)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-anyone-get-notified-when-something-is-flagged/25867 "2016-02-12T20:15:39Z")

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I am looking at Discourse for a project, and was wondering if anyone does/can get an email when a post is flagged? We would want to have staff emailed if an item is flagged so that they can intervene quickly (or not).

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## [Can the quote reply button work more like github's quotes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-quote-reply-button-work-more-like-githubs-quotes/39475)

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**Author:** [@Nikolas\_Everett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikolas_Everett)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-quote-reply-button-work-more-like-githubs-quotes/39475 "2016-02-12T21:37:09Z")

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I guess this is three distinct feature requests: Any time you pop up the quote reply button let me push the r key activate it. Put the quote at the bottom of my reply rather than where my cursor is. I’ll often leave th…

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## [Is post\_action\_types.inappropriate.title a non-used translation key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-post-action-types-inappropriate-title-a-non-used-translation-key/39386)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-post-action-types-inappropriate-title-a-non-used-translation-key/39386 "2016-02-13T08:27:28Z")

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In server.en.yml, there is a key post\_action\_types.inappropriate.title Is it used and if so then where? The flag popup uses different translation keys: Translating takes a lot of time, so if there are unused keys, …

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## [Letter avatars broken in 1.5b5?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-broken-in-1-5b5/35814)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-broken-in-1-5b5/35814 "2016-02-13T09:57:01Z")

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We’ve just upgraded to 1.5b5(33) and letter avatars aren’t working. They link to: /letter\_avatar\_proxy/v2/letter/l/a6a055/45.png Our site setting is still: /letter\_avatar\_proxy/v2/letter/{first\_letter}/{color}/{size}…

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## [Please lose the divs in the lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-lose-the-divs-in-the-lists/39518)

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**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-lose-the-divs-in-the-lists/39518 "2016-02-13T11:10:56Z")

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Because of my experimenting with plugin outlets. I found two cases of div tags having a list as a parent. The “breadcrumb” and the “menu links” \<ol class="ember-view category-breadcrumb" id="ember4770"\> \<li class="em…

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## [One Pager for mygabar.org on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-pager-for-mygabar-org-on-discourse/39535)

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**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-pager-for-mygabar-org-on-discourse/39535 "2016-02-13T17:14:35Z")

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I work with various non-profit organizations who have internal email, mailing lists, and social media, but no communities. Discourse is an incredible tool for building a community. Thank you. Many solutions will let you…

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## ["currently disabled" even when button shows that](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currently-disabled-even-when-button-shows-that/39163)

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**Author:** [@Xack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Xack)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currently-disabled-even-when-button-shows-that/39163 "2016-02-14T00:49:32Z")

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The picture above shows that the desktop notifications button is displaying it’s enabled, otherwise it would say “Enable notifications” and not “Disable notifications”. However, there’s a “(currently enabled)” next to …

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## [Previous Replies separator is not RFC-compliant](https://meta.discourse.org/t/previous-replies-separator-is-not-rfc-compliant/39410)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/previous-replies-separator-is-not-rfc-compliant/39410 "2016-02-11T17:49:07Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Imdb embeds broken on other sites: I just received two mails with practically the same content (that’s weird) due to a response linked above and noticed: My mail application KMail doesn’t…

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## [Chargebee subscriptions plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chargebee-subscriptions-plugin/39192)

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**Author:** [@liliakai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/liliakai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chargebee-subscriptions-plugin/39192 "2016-02-14T03:28:20Z")

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A little rough but seems to work, feedback appreciated: GitHub - liliakai/discourse-chargebee · GitHub This plugin creates an endpoint that listens for Events from Chargebee. The migrations create a table for recording …

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## [Making an entire td link while having a different link within (JQuery)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-an-entire-td-link-while-having-a-different-link-within-jquery/39501)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-an-entire-td-link-while-having-a-different-link-within-jquery/39501 "2016-02-14T11:03:15Z")

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Has anyone else tried this? I wanted to make the call to action a bit more active so users would be inclined to click on a topic, so I added a hover/link on the entire TD. One complication is that we had moved the categ…

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## [must\_approve\_users on an existing forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/must-approve-users-on-an-existing-forum/39233)

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**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/must-approve-users-on-an-existing-forum/39233 "2016-02-14T12:58:29Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Going live tomorrow - need help: I was thinking about this. Currently, enabling must\_approve\_users does two things: make sure that every user must have approved = true having all new us…

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## [I'm looking for a way to change user's email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-looking-for-a-way-to-change-users-email/39563)

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**Author:** [@jui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jui)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-looking-for-a-way-to-change-users-email/39563 "2016-02-14T14:21:16Z")

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Hi, I’m looking for a way to change user’s email. I know that it’s not possible through dashboard. I was searching to find anything about editing users’ accounts through command shell. But I found nothing. Theoretica…

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## [User can't view topics after logging in, but can in anonymous mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-view-topics-after-logging-in-but-can-in-anonymous-mode/39567)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-view-topics-after-logging-in-but-can-in-anonymous-mode/39567 "2016-02-14T14:40:46Z")

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It’s a strange case. A use can login and view categories list, but once they click on a topic, it won’t load, and JS debugger reveals the following error: I got their username / password and experienced the same iss…

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## [Change the 15 character topic title requirement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-15-character-topic-title-requirement/39552)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-15-character-topic-title-requirement/39552 "2016-02-14T17:08:27Z")

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The 15 character title requirement is well-intentioned, but it hasn’t exactly been working on the Discourse site I’m part of. People are just adding “(15 chars)”/etc to post titles instead of finding a more descriptive w…

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## [Star Rating System](https://meta.discourse.org/t/star-rating-system/37212)

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**Author:** [@Mohit\_Joshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohit_Joshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/star-rating-system/37212 "2016-02-14T21:08:01Z")

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Hi, Is there a plugin for giving star rating (e.g. 4/5 stars) to topics?

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## [Uploading via mobile - interface overlapping and unclear cancel actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-via-mobile-interface-overlapping-and-unclear-cancel-actions/39569)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-via-mobile-interface-overlapping-and-unclear-cancel-actions/39569 "2016-02-14T23:05:20Z")

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Whilst uploading via mobile the interface elements overlap. Whilst typing the upload button / link becomes a moving target because of the saving status. it is unclear the difference between “cancel” and “x” when uploa…

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## [DigitalOcean cloud installation - going inside the docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digitalocean-cloud-installation-going-inside-the-docker/39565)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Ng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_Ng)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digitalocean-cloud-installation-going-inside-the-docker/39565 "2016-02-15T07:19:55Z")

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Hi, I follow the installation instruction at discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub How do i go inside the code to perform things like bin/rake admin:create Is there anyway I can se…

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## [Like Notifications are clearing without viewing the Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-notifications-are-clearing-without-viewing-the-post/39423)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-notifications-are-clearing-without-viewing-the-post/39423 "2016-02-15T08:43:34Z")

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Okay, I’m not sure when this started, but I’ve seen it happen multiple times now. Clicking your avatar clears like notifications even if you don’t view the post. Repro steps: Have a like notification appear Click ava…

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## [Starting a new message while browsing a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/starting-a-new-message-while-browsing-a-topic/39528)

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**Author:** [@Ossama](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ossama)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/starting-a-new-message-while-browsing-a-topic/39528 "2016-02-15T09:46:27Z")

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Hi there, We ran a contest in our community, and i wanted to contact several participants regarding their entries, so i came across this process which i think might be improved a bit. How to send a message to a user wh…

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## [Expanding @username to @\[Full Name\] would be good in enterprise environments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-username-to-full-name-would-be-good-in-enterprise-environments/39614)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-username-to-full-name-would-be-good-in-enterprise-environments/39614 "2016-02-15T17:31:18Z")

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This is a feature we see wth Salesforce’s Chatter (which I loathe, but have to use from time to time). Basically, full names are included with @clay type mentions by using brackets. I think the same feature would be rea…

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## [Add unread & total numbers for message pane](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-unread-total-numbers-for-message-pane/39211)

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**Author:** [@evgeny-k](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evgeny-k)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-unread-total-numbers-for-message-pane/39211 "2016-02-15T20:25:19Z")

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is it possible to add numbers (unread & total messages) to message panel? like

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## [What about embedding video as background for users cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-embedding-video-as-background-for-users-cards/39636)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-embedding-video-as-background-for-users-cards/39636 "2016-02-15T22:58:28Z")

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guided by the motto Would be great if we cloud use Youtube video as background for profile cards ?

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## [Letter avatar generation issue (non-standard size only)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatar-generation-issue-non-standard-size-only/39646)

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**Author:** [@Yuun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yuun)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatar-generation-issue-non-standard-size-only/39646 "2016-02-16T02:28:17Z")

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On latest -2. So, I’m having an issue with my forum’s letter avatars. I’m currently using larger than normal avatars for topics via this bit of code in \</head\>: \<script type='text/x-handlebars' data-template-name='post…

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## [Username and timestamp at top of posts too high in latest Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-and-timestamp-at-top-of-posts-too-high-in-latest-discourse/39643)

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**Author:** [@jooize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jooize)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-and-timestamp-at-top-of-posts-too-high-in-latest-discourse/39643 "2016-02-16T02:52:01Z")

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In the latest version of Discourse, the username and timestamp is closer to the top border of posts than the avatar, making them misaligned. The read marker is as before and thus also misaligned. The bottom buttons in p…

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## [Admin cannot use all uppercase acronyms in topic titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-use-all-uppercase-acronyms-in-topic-titles/39652)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-cannot-use-all-uppercase-acronyms-in-topic-titles/39652 "2016-02-16T05:24:55Z")

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Trying to create a topic with the following title: Рекорд удоев всех времен нигерийских карликовых коз по версии ADGA / ANDDA No matter if allow uppercase posts setting is set to TRUE or FALSE, it automatically lower…

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