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## [Discourse SEO with SSO login?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-seo-with-sso-login/97194)

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**Author:** [@porowns](https://meta.discourse.org/u/porowns)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-seo-with-sso-login/97194 "2018-09-14T17:21:36Z")

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Is there a way for Discourse SEO to work with SSO? Currently, links to specific threads and whatnot will show the login page’s SEO, which makes sense, because the external links won’t be authenticated. Is there a craft…

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## ['Default Locale' stopped working (again)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-locale-stopped-working-again/95631)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-locale-stopped-working-again/95631 "2018-09-14T18:37:07Z")

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The Default Locale bug seems to have come back. Latest discourse, new install, I selected “Français” during the wizard setup, and got an English setup. So I went to the Admin settings and changed the default locale setti…

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## [Fixing the broken slack auth plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-the-broken-slack-auth-plugin/97033)

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**Author:** [@Kukks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kukks)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-the-broken-slack-auth-plugin/97033 "2018-09-14T19:07:07Z")

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Hi there guys! Just started messing around with a discourse instance and wanted to add authentication via slack. Found an existing plugin but it’s broken so I decided to try and patch it up however I am no ruby dev at al…

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## [What should I key in SMTP\_ADDRESS during installation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-should-i-key-in-smtp-address-during-installation/97173)

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**Author:** [@sunhwa.yoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunhwa.yoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-should-i-key-in-smtp-address-during-installation/97173 "2018-09-14T11:28:04Z")

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I’m installing Discourse now. And I’m confronted with SMTP\_ADDRESS… What should I key in here? I have no idea… please help me

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## [Possible to show users what platforms are linked to their account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-show-users-what-platforms-are-linked-to-their-account/87940)

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**Author:** [@dmr83457](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmr83457)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-show-users-what-platforms-are-linked-to-their-account/87940 "2018-09-14T19:25:35Z")

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We are considering building out some functionality around tools which may require the user to have their discourse account linked to one or more platforms. I have logged into meta.discourse with various social media log…

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## [Mark posts as solved in an importer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-posts-as-solved-in-an-importer/80146)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-posts-as-solved-in-an-importer/80146 "2018-09-14T20:44:31Z")

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I’m working on an importer for answerhub and need to mark posts as solved. A couple other importers do something like this: if topic\["answer"\] == '\[accepted\]' post.custom\_fields\['is\_accepted\_an…

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## [Google adsense causing large horizontal scrolling on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-adsense-causing-large-horizontal-scrolling-on-mobile/97126)

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**Author:** [@zyouchi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zyouchi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-adsense-causing-large-horizontal-scrolling-on-mobile/97126 "2018-09-14T20:58:45Z")

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Create an ad unit with size 320 \* 100 with google adsense and choose 320 \* 100 large mobile banner with “adsense mobile topic list top top size” in the discourse management screen, then the mobile design will collapse li…

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## [Suggestions on adding "NSFW disallowed" language to FAQ/TOS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-on-adding-nsfw-disallowed-language-to-faq-tos/25859)

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**Author:** [@lee-dohm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lee-dohm)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-on-adding-nsfw-disallowed-language-to-faq-tos/25859 "2015-03-02T21:16:19Z")

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I’m the moderator on Discuss, the official Atom editor forum. Just this morning, I trimmed a screenshot containing a NSFW image out of a post. Since Discuss is a forum about a programmer’s editor, I really don’t feel tha…

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## [Cannot upgrade to 2.1.0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-to-2-1-0/97216)

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**Author:** [@VojtechMyslivec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VojtechMyslivec)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-to-2-1-0/97216 "2018-09-14T21:42:35Z")

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Hello, I operate Discourse for several months on my VPS. It is installed with discourse\_docker repository. I have done some upgrades via both web and CLI in the past. Now I have encountered an issue while upgrading the…

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## [Disable load times shown at left margin of screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-load-times-shown-at-left-margin-of-screen/26986)

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**Author:** [@apotry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/apotry)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-load-times-shown-at-left-margin-of-screen/26986 "2018-09-15T10:30:09Z")

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I’m running the docker install, imported a vbulletin database and finally got everything working. Unfortunately, the load times info still show up at the left-hand side of the screen. Is there a setting in the database t…

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## [Hosted Discourse in 5$ Droplet Not working properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosted-discourse-in-5-droplet-not-working-properly/97251)

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**Author:** [@Varun\_Deva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Varun_Deva)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosted-discourse-in-5-droplet-not-working-properly/97251 "2018-09-15T10:40:38Z")

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Hello Installed Droplet in 5$ Droplet of Digital Ocean Link is here - forum.bustudymate.in Everytime it gives Error 502 Bad Gateway in admin/upgrade it showing error now emails arent sending showing another warnin…

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## [After update to 2.1.0 admin dashboard have errors and not load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-update-to-2-1-0-admin-dashboard-have-errors-and-not-load/97061)

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**Author:** [@Alexey\_Vasiliev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexey_Vasiliev)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-update-to-2-1-0-admin-dashboard-have-errors-and-not-load/97061 "2018-09-15T16:44:20Z")

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Hello everyone. After update discourse to 2.1.0 (stable channel) admin dashboard (/admin) stop working Everything else is working in admin interface, except this page. Information from logs: NoMethodError (undefin…

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## [Found My Clone Discourse Website on another domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-my-clone-discourse-website-on-another-domain/97171)

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**Author:** [@gumboy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gumboy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-my-clone-discourse-website-on-another-domain/97171 "2018-09-15T16:50:27Z")

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Hello all, I’ve installed discourse on sub-domain of my root domain. But today I found while surfing on google with my keywords one similar (Clone) discourse forum like mine on a different domain. Everything is the same…

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## [Need CSS selector for mobile new topic screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-css-selector-for-mobile-new-topic-screen/97272)

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**Author:** [@Lew\_Grothe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lew_Grothe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-css-selector-for-mobile-new-topic-screen/97272 "2018-09-15T23:16:21Z")

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On our forum (where we have a header), on a mobile phone, when a member selects “new topic,” the navigation header disappears but it leaves up our top level header which is in the way of the new topic form. We want t…

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## [S3 Backup ... suspect access issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-backup-suspect-access-issue/97134)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-backup-suspect-access-issue/97134 "2018-09-16T11:31:14Z")

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Getting an Access Denied issue in error log … which seems to be causing Sidekiq to stay paused after backups!! (which is interesting on its own) - is my access policy on IAM not generous enough?: { "Version": "201…

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## [What are the activity limits to be able to delete our own account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-activity-limits-to-be-able-to-delete-our-own-account/276048)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-activity-limits-to-be-able-to-delete-our-own-account/276048 "2018-09-16T14:05:54Z")

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May I ask what the default activity limit for this is? (days and posts?)

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## [Allowing users to delete replies to their topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-delete-replies-to-their-topics/26137)

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**Author:** [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-delete-replies-to-their-topics/26137 "2015-03-09T22:29:36Z")

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I’d like to allow users to delete replies to topics they start in a specific category. I’m looking for this feature because I’m treating a category as a way for users to post drafts (of tutorials) that other users can r…

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## [Bad object in GitHub repo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-object-in-github-repo/26134)

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**Author:** [@floriandotorg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/floriandotorg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-object-in-github-repo/26134 "2018-09-16T21:44:57Z")

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Hi, we’ve encountered the following problem: git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse.git cd discourse/ git show 92dc829df56cf5166bdeb0b2463a0b1bcbac8238 fatal: bad object 92dc829df56cf5166bdeb0b2463a0b1bcbac82…

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## [Arbitrary HTML in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arbitrary-html-in-posts/25955)

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**Author:** [@miko\_matsumura](https://meta.discourse.org/u/miko_matsumura)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arbitrary-html-in-posts/25955 "2018-09-16T22:00:11Z")

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I would like to put arbitrary HTML in posts… I know this is probably a bit crazy. But I want to do it. How should I be thinking about this requirement? An example would be a form such as this: \<form action="http://www2…

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## [How many subcategory levels Discourse allows?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198)

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**Author:** [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198 "2015-03-11T03:25:31Z")

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Seems only 2 or I am missing something?

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## [Add option to Akismet to show staff members who agreed with 'mark as spam'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-akismet-to-show-staff-members-who-agreed-with-mark-as-spam/97290)

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**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-akismet-to-show-staff-members-who-agreed-with-mark-as-spam/97290 "2018-09-16T23:40:32Z")

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I just saw a flag appear by Akismet about a spammer. It was a new user, just created, and indeed spam. But Akismet in the overview told me that 2 other staff members had agreed it was spam too. However, I could not see …

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## [Plugin Mishap - Uncategorized vs Uncategorized\<hash\>](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-mishap-uncategorized-vs-uncategorized-hash/97318)

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**Author:** [@will\_io](https://meta.discourse.org/u/will_io)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-mishap-uncategorized-vs-uncategorized-hash/97318 "2018-09-17T00:53:36Z")

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Uncategorized topics problem The uncategorized topics (~3000) of my existing Discourse app were so disgruntled after a long struggle during a build process that out digested a derivative of itself some time ago in the w…

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## [If fixed ordering for forums, quick reply category selector should also follow that order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204)

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**Author:** [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204 "2018-09-17T02:10:48Z")

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I’m using fixed ordering for forums, but I see this order is not being used in the category selector when creating a new topic. I think it should.

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## [How can a user self-delete?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-a-user-self-delete/26227)

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**Author:** [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-a-user-self-delete/26227 "2018-09-17T07:50:15Z")

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Some users want to be able to self-delete. Is it possible to allow this?

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## [Categories tooltip displays html tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-tooltip-displays-html-tags/97328)

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**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-tooltip-displays-html-tags/97328 "2018-09-17T07:57:59Z")

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The categories tooltip displays the cooked html of the description. Think it would be better to sanitize the text.

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## [Badge system in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-system-in-discourse/97169)

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**Author:** [@Shreya8594](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shreya8594)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-system-in-discourse/97169 "2018-09-17T09:14:27Z")

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Hey all, I wanted to introduce some kind of gamification in my community and point system and badges seem to be the way to go for it. But as far as I know, the point system is not available in discourse and only badge s…

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## [A way to force a user to get email notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140)

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**Author:** [@pitosalas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pitosalas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140 "2018-09-17T10:09:56Z")

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I am trying to get a new site going and as expected people are not visiting the site enough to see whatever activity may be happening. In order to help the ignition of discussion I was thinking that it would be good if …

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## [Changes to copy/paste? Pasting formatted text inserts markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-copy-paste-pasting-formatted-text-inserts-markdown/97342)

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**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-copy-paste-pasting-formatted-text-inserts-markdown/97342 "2018-09-17T11:47:00Z")

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Was there a recent change to the Copy/Paste feature within the message dialog? I am noticing that formatted text now automatically leads to text with markdown commands in it, after I paste. This is for me not an ideal s…

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## [Leaders should be able to PM people who have them muted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaders-should-be-able-to-pm-people-who-have-them-muted/97242)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaders-should-be-able-to-pm-people-who-have-them-muted/97242 "2018-09-17T13:21:56Z")

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I had to re-categorize someone’s post and went to PM them explaining why. For some reason they had me muted, and I could not PM them: TL4 should be exempt from muting so we can send PMs regarding forum moderation (as…

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## [At what point can you no longer like or unlike a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/at-what-point-can-you-no-longer-like-or-unlike-a-post/57141)

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**Author:** [@cappslock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cappslock)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/at-what-point-can-you-no-longer-like-or-unlike-a-post/57141 "2018-09-17T13:34:26Z")

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Searched and couldn’t find this in the forums. I’ve noticed that for older posts, you seemingly can’t like them (or unlike them if you’ve previously liked them). Is this setting configurable? Similarly, I’ve noticed you …

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