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## [Issue with badge translate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-badge-translate/57518)

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**Author:** [@YesYesiAmKamil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YesYesiAmKamil)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-badge-translate/57518 "2017-02-20T13:57:12Z")

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Hi! I’m trying to add image to default badge but after that i cannot translate the name of that badge through the translate tool: i’m changing the name, but nothing happens. Is it normal?

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## [Usability issue with uploading picture when 'Uploading...' string is edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usability-issue-with-uploading-picture-when-uploading-string-is-edited/56486)

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**Author:** [@alexdeschamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexdeschamps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usability-issue-with-uploading-picture-when-uploading-string-is-edited/56486 "2017-02-20T14:12:55Z")

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Hi, I could not see this reported already. I noticed something weird on my forum where a novice user intended to attach a picture but it did not work for her. I think the scenario she hits is: Hit reply to topic Attac…

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## [Cannot download JavaScript attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-download-javascript-attachments/57344)

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**Author:** [@AxelN](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AxelN)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-download-javascript-attachments/57344 "2017-02-20T14:59:39Z")

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Hi, After adding “js” to Files / authorized extensions I can upload js files. Nice. But I cannot download them. There is an error in the logs: ActionController::InvalidCrossOriginRequest (Security warning: an embedded…

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## [Support spacebar users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-spacebar-users/17363)

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**Author:** [@therealsam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/therealsam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-spacebar-users/17363 "2017-02-20T16:12:45Z")

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I scroll with the space bar because I don’t want RSI, it’s faster, more convenient, etc. If I am currently reading near the bottom of the currently loaded chunk of content, I don’t get a full page scroll. The space bar p…

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## [1 million Topics - Takes millions of days to get indexed without Sitemap in Robots](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-million-topics-takes-millions-of-days-to-get-indexed-without-sitemap-in-robots/57234)

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**Author:** [@veer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/veer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-million-topics-takes-millions-of-days-to-get-indexed-without-sitemap-in-robots/57234 "2017-02-20T16:21:29Z")

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I recently merged my multiple bbpress forums in a single Discourse Forum, Google is indexing it very very slow. It can not go very deep. From one month i am getting 200 pages per day get indexed, while usually a new con…

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## [FATAL: the database system is starting up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-the-database-system-is-starting-up/52806)

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**Author:** [@zsero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zsero)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-the-database-system-is-starting-up/52806 "2017-02-20T16:39:12Z")

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I’m getting this on a pure Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host, discourse: stable, when running ./launcher rebuild app. A week ago the same rebuild was working OK, and I didn’t change anything. Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetchin…

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## [Upgraded last night and login button no longer works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgraded-last-night-and-login-button-no-longer-works/57674)

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**Author:** [@bholst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bholst)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgraded-last-night-and-login-button-no-longer-works/57674 "2017-02-20T16:55:41Z")

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I have an urgent issue. I did the most recent upgrade last night and discovered this morning that the login button is no longer working. I can’t even log in as the admin to disable plugins, etc. I’m still fairly new to …

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## [Editing a deleted topic is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-deleted-topic-is-broken/26811)

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**Author:** [@savef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/savef)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-deleted-topic-is-broken/26811 "2017-02-20T18:03:00Z")

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Two things that are broken: Editing a deleted topic gives you a modal which is blank. The post on the page is updated with the edit changes, but these changes are not on the server. Steps to replicate: Create a new …

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## [Author-only Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic/12043)

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**Author:** [@tedypranolo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tedypranolo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-only-topic/12043 "2017-02-20T18:24:22Z")

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Is it possible to create a topic that is only updatable (reply, edit) only by the author, but readable by everyone? I’m thinking of an “updates/change log” topic where the author keep adding new replies as updates to th…

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## [How to block a spam attack?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-a-spam-attack/31255)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-a-spam-attack/31255 "2017-02-20T18:46:32Z")

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Hi, Since this morning, my Discourse is under a spam attack. They create a new account and post 5 messages. I delete the spammer each time, but since they continue to create new accounts, I don’t know what to do. Here…

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## [Allow use of AWS EC2 IAM roles with S3 file/image uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-use-of-aws-ec2-iam-roles-with-s3-file-image-uploads/17197)

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**Author:** [@windhamg1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/windhamg1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-use-of-aws-ec2-iam-roles-with-s3-file-image-uploads/17197 "2017-02-20T18:55:08Z")

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I deployed the official Docker Discourse image on an AWS EC2 instance, assuming I could use the Access Key/Secret Key associated an IAM role to enable Discourse’s S3 upload feature (under Setting-\>Files)…well, I guess yo…

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## ["ignoring file '50unattended-upgrades.wcf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conmf.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignoring-file-50unattended-upgrades-wcf-dist-in-directory-etc-apt-apt-conmf-d-as-it-has-an-invalid-filename-extension/57650)

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**Author:** [@zcalbrecht](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zcalbrecht)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignoring-file-50unattended-upgrades-wcf-dist-in-directory-etc-apt-apt-conmf-d-as-it-has-an-invalid-filename-extension/57650 "2017-02-20T22:40:16Z")

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The forum is down and when I try to upgrade docker I get this error: ./launcher rebuild app doesn’t work, as it was what made the forum go down in the first place (maybe a bad upgrade procedure?). I’m afraid the dock…

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## [How did this URL get into the tag?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-did-this-url-get-into-the-tag/57637)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-did-this-url-get-into-the-tag/57637 "2017-02-19T19:30:49Z")

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I haven’t seen this before and can’t replicate it. There is a URL in the tag of this post. It could be super userful – any idea how to do this?

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## [Upgrade from 1.7.0 beta 5 to beta 7 failed. Postgresql error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-from-1-7-0-beta-5-to-beta-7-failed-postgresql-error/53020)

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**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-from-1-7-0-beta-5-to-beta-7-failed-postgresql-error/53020 "2017-02-20T23:16:39Z")

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It seems that we have postgresql 9.3 instead 9.5. Removing postgresql-contrib-9.5 (9.5.5-1.pgdg16.04+1) ... update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/share/postgresql/9.5/man/man1/postmast…

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## [1 to 1 PM vs Group Messaging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359)

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**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359 "2017-02-20T23:18:17Z")

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Is there a way to completely block 1 to 1 PM for users but only allow Group Messaging with admin (for private email support)

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## [Why I am Disabling the User Stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-i-am-disabling-the-user-stats/29293)

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**Author:** [@ChristopherMcEwan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChristopherMcEwan)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-i-am-disabling-the-user-stats/29293 "2017-02-20T23:24:45Z")

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In considering whether I should make user stats visible on our forum I extracted some of the data about the Discourse team from this forum. From this data, i considered two questions: Who is the most complementary of th…

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## [Muting a user doesn't hide their posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muting-a-user-doesnt-hide-their-posts/57691)

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**Author:** [@tortoiseontour](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tortoiseontour)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muting-a-user-doesnt-hide-their-posts/57691 "2017-02-21T00:55:03Z")

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Is there a reason muting a user doesn’t hide their posts? There should be a way users can hide content from other users they don’t want to hear from.

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## [Suggested Topics not shown to web spiders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-not-shown-to-web-spiders/29223)

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**Author:** [@lovechopra1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lovechopra1)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-not-shown-to-web-spiders/29223 "2017-02-21T07:25:50Z")

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I was looking at the Topic Page on Lynx Text Browser to simulate how Google bot is viewing this page and what all links Google bot finds for crawling and interlinking purpose. Please look at the details below: Issue: S…

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## [Localhost:3000/users gives no-results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localhost-3000-users-gives-no-results/57551)

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**Author:** [@designbygio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/designbygio)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localhost-3000-users-gives-no-results/57551 "2017-02-21T14:02:50Z")

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I install my local version of discourse which seems to work pretty fine. I have an admin user and i created other 2 test users, which i can see the profile and i can see when i search for them in the search bar. Anyway…

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## [Tag Breadcrumb doesn't respect subfolder path](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-breadcrumb-doesnt-respect-subfolder-path/57616)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-breadcrumb-doesnt-respect-subfolder-path/57616 "2017-02-21T15:41:49Z")

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Repro Steps: Subfolder Install Visit Tags page Click on any Tag Click on the tag name again in the Breadcrumb/Title Expected: You stay on the same page Actual: You are redirected to the example.com/tags/tagname (no…

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## [Pinned topics gone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-gone/41973)

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**Author:** [@sebastianh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastianh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-gone/41973 "2017-02-21T15:52:12Z")

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So before 1.5 I had something like But now they’re gone and I have no idea how to bring them back. If I am logged out, I can see them. There are two settings hidden in Discourse about auto-unpinning or something, I d…

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## [Add a button on admin user page that links to Staff Action log for that user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-button-on-admin-user-page-that-links-to-staff-action-log-for-that-user/57375)

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**Author:** [@Deukhoofd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deukhoofd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-button-on-admin-user-page-that-links-to-staff-action-log-for-that-user/57375 "2017-02-21T16:33:06Z")

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In several cases I have been interested in what actions staff took on a specific user. Currently there is no (obvious) way to see what these actions were, except for going to the staff action log and clicking on the name…

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## [Confusion about the email server before installing discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-about-the-email-server-before-installing-discourse/57644)

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**Author:** [@mercadocapote](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mercadocapote)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-about-the-email-server-before-installing-discourse/57644 "2017-02-21T18:24:49Z")

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Hello Discourse Community, I have been trying to set up discourse and so far I have been unable to do so. I am not a computer person. I tried using Mailgun AND Sparkpost. I have been unable to verify my sending domains.…

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## [Admin Panel "Number of Posts" Inaccurate?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-panel-number-of-posts-inaccurate/57483)

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**Author:** [@Er00](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Er00)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-panel-number-of-posts-inaccurate/57483 "2017-02-21T20:15:49Z")

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I noticed that one day had significantly (like, 10x) more posts recorded in the last month on the admin panel and dug into it as we need to report such stats and would be asked what had caused it. This is the output fro…

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## [Admin Configuration for Rate Limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-configuration-for-rate-limit/57686)

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**Author:** [@everaldo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/everaldo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-configuration-for-rate-limit/57686 "2017-02-21T21:23:41Z")

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I would like to suggest extraction of hard-coded values on Rate Limit by IP to a configurable preference on Admin Panel. I’m a teacher and I’m facing issues regarding login, because all my students share the same IP add…

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## [Bundle install - Could not locate Gemfile or .bundle/ directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-install-could-not-locate-gemfile-or-bundle-directory/41292)

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**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-install-could-not-locate-gemfile-or-bundle-directory/41292 "2017-02-21T22:11:39Z")

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I am installing on Fedora 23. I downloaded VirtualBox and then followed this tutorial (but for Unix) I can SSH into the vagrant OK. Then “cd /vagrant” works OK. “bundle install” gives the error “Could not locate Gemf…

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## [Vanilla Migration Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vanilla-migration-issue/51632)

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**Author:** [@mmuyskens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mmuyskens)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vanilla-migration-issue/51632 "2017-02-21T23:16:18Z")

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Not sure if this is the correct tag - however; vanilla.rb errors out at line 240 if null date fields. Suggest if statement to replace null with 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Thanks, Mark

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## [Improving Blocked User State](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-blocked-user-state/37306)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-blocked-user-state/37306 "2017-02-21T23:29:10Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Description of various user states in Discourse: Has there been any thought about a second type of staff initiated suspension? Right now, a user is either “normal”, blocked (which I belie…

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## [Capitalize a tag in the UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capitalize-a-tag-in-the-ui/57756)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capitalize-a-tag-in-the-ui/57756 "2017-02-22T16:24:55Z")

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The company I currently work for capitalizes its name in a unique way (capital in the middle). On our Discourse site, we have a tag that we’d like to use the same capitalization. I understand Discourse lowercases all t…

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## [Issues with an Azure install (need to configure inbound ports)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-an-azure-install-need-to-configure-inbound-ports/51614)

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**Author:** [@daveisbludging](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daveisbludging)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-an-azure-install-need-to-configure-inbound-ports/51614 "2017-02-22T18:24:47Z")

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I’ve just installed Discourse onto an Azure Ubuntu server using the 30 minute install guide. When it finished the web site hadn’t started. I than ran ./launcher start and got the error: Config file was not found, ensu…

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