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## [How to make the avatars show in squares instead of circles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-avatars-show-in-squares-instead-of-circles/113276)

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**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-avatars-show-in-squares-instead-of-circles/113276 "2019-04-02T23:12:54Z")

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Our web site shows the avatars as below and we want to change the shape of the avatars like below:

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## [User Summary spacing issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-summary-spacing-issue/112877)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-summary-spacing-issue/112877 "2019-04-02T22:46:28Z")

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1st Bug: when visiting a user’s full profile, there is a massive gap of empty space above it between the user’s image and the header. 2nd bug: users with no background image - their profile picture sticks out of the …

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## [Refining Reply Chains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refining-reply-chains/113278)

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**Author:** [@justinGP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justinGP)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refining-reply-chains/113278 "2019-04-02T22:40:00Z")

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Hope you’re all doing well! Let me know if I can clarify on anything! What would you like done? Clicking “See Replies to this Post” will hide those replies further down in the Topic (preventing it from duplicating in a…

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## [Oddly named groups with 2 users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oddly-named-groups-with-2-users/109369)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oddly-named-groups-with-2-users/109369 "2019-04-02T21:22:50Z")

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Anyone else seeing this? There are something like 160 of these on our site. All with just two members. I’ve had a look at them, and they don’t seem to show any pattern I can recognise.

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## [Total Views on a Forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-views-on-a-forum/113256)

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**Author:** [@Nina\_11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-views-on-a-forum/113256 "2019-04-02T21:01:06Z")

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Can I see the total number of thread/message views on a particular forum? I’m interested in understanding how many total ‘hits’ a forum gets as a proxy to understand the overall volume of searches. If so, is this informa…

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## [Weird formatting error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-formatting-error/113264)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-formatting-error/113264 "2019-04-02T19:56:05Z")

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Hey all, Three of my sites now exhibit a strange problem when hitting the cog and navigating to: /u/myusername/preferences/account The following happens in Chrome 73 but not Firefox, nor Edge (which are fine): I’v…

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## [How to Track Community Growth in Forums - Jono Bacon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-track-community-growth-in-forums-jono-bacon/113260)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-track-community-growth-in-forums-jono-bacon/113260 "2019-04-02T18:31:05Z")

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When I work with clients, one of the key things they want to understand is how they track community growth and react to the data they are seeing. This can be a complex business: community platforms provide bazillions …

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## [Replicating the page load/transition in the Graceful theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replicating-the-page-load-transition-in-the-graceful-theme/314571)

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**Author:** [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replicating-the-page-load-transition-in-the-graceful-theme/314571 "2019-04-02T18:15:27Z")

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This is a very inspiring theme. I like it a lot. Many elements are highly adaptable within other themes. One thing I’m trying to replicate, is how the page load/transition has been handled. I need to remove the white f…

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## [Woocommerce integration with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/woocommerce-integration-with-discourse/113248)

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**Author:** [@SarahL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SarahL)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/woocommerce-integration-with-discourse/113248 "2019-04-02T17:57:33Z")

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Hello! Newbie Discourse user here. Really loving it so far. I currently run a subscription service using WooCommerce Subscriptions, linked to a learning management platform via Zapier. I would love for my members to au…

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## [./launcher rebuild app syntax error on LANG: line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-app-syntax-error-on-lang-line/113251)

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**Author:** [@bobdude](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bobdude)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-app-syntax-error-on-lang-line/113251 "2019-04-02T17:53:08Z")

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Did not find expected key while parsing a block mapping at line 40 column 3 -e LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 YAML syntax error. Please check your … app.yml line 39 env: LANG: en\_US.UTF-8 # DISCOURSE\_DEFAULT\_LOCALE: en So I mess…

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## [Missing /shared folder inside my container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-shared-folder-inside-my-container/112841)

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**Author:** [@Muthukkumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muthukkumar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-shared-folder-inside-my-container/112841 "2019-04-02T13:11:14Z")

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Hi Team, I need one information, I have created new image with working discourse image, and deployed into other server. But when I entered into the container there is no /shared folder available inside the container bec…

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## [Worker process is more than defined?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/worker-process-is-more-than-defined/113230)

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**Author:** [@Vencent](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vencent)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/worker-process-is-more-than-defined/113230 "2019-04-02T16:49:44Z")

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I use discourse\_docker to generate Docker image, then deploy to kubernetes. In my container/web\_only.yml: env: UNICORN\_WORKERS: 2 However, if I execute top in the container, I can see 4 workers: Is it out of cont…

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## [Trouble installing Docker and Git](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-installing-docker-and-git/113037)

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**Author:** [@lastarbucks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lastarbucks)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-installing-docker-and-git/113037 "2019-04-02T16:32:30Z")

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After I type in as root user: wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh I get this message: Executing docker install script, commit: cfba462 After 2 seconds, Linux doesn’t seem to install. No error messages or anything.…

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## [Mobile View: Emoji Picker Click Event is bubbling up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-view-emoji-picker-click-event-is-bubbling-up/113236)

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**Author:** [@DoomDesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DoomDesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-view-emoji-picker-click-event-is-bubbling-up/113236 "2019-04-02T15:28:56Z")

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I’m reporting a bug with the emoji picker in the mobile view. Consider this scenario: You are using discourse on a small device. You are in a thread and want to write an answer. You are opening the emoji picker. It op…

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## ["Category can't be blank" appears when we try to create a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-cant-be-blank-appears-when-we-try-to-create-a-new-topic/112956)

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**Author:** [@Timon1507](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timon1507)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-cant-be-blank-appears-when-we-try-to-create-a-new-topic/112956 "2019-04-02T15:13:03Z")

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User cannot create a topic, an error “Category can’t be blank” appears. But category is checked. This bug is in version v2.3.0.beta6.

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## [Accessibility issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-issues/113234)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-issues/113234 "2019-04-02T15:10:23Z")

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One of our customers had an accessibility scan done on their forum. Some of the results could be solved easily by changing the theme or theme component, but there are some issues in core Discourse as well. I thought it w…

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## [SVG broken only in Firefox when discourse copies it from external url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-broken-only-in-firefox-when-discourse-copies-it-from-external-url/112835)

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**Author:** [@OvermindDL1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OvermindDL1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-broken-only-in-firefox-when-discourse-copies-it-from-external-url/112835 "2019-04-02T14:53:23Z")

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When a URL is posted and it makes a onebox and the image in the onebox is an SVG then Discourse is breaking the SVG in the onebox for and only on Firefox when the original SVG still works in Firefox fine otherwise. They…

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## [Search by topic start date?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-by-topic-start-date/112459)

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**Author:** [@abrambailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abrambailey)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-by-topic-start-date/112459 "2019-04-02T14:41:58Z")

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In the advanced search panel, there is a way to filter by post date range (before or after a certain date), but this seems to include old threads that have had activity within that date range. I’m wondering if it’s possi…

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## [SSO user unnecessary approval with 403 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-user-unnecessary-approval-with-403-error/112931)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-user-unnecessary-approval-with-403-error/112931 "2019-04-02T14:41:26Z")

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Wordpress handles my user creation, but today I have this user’s approval pending: Clicking Approve leads to a 403 error: I’ve never seen a user come up for approval before, so I’m not sure why this one is differ…

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## [Can't send email with certificate issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-send-email-with-certificate-issue/113207)

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**Author:** [@kyu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-send-email-with-certificate-issue/113207 "2019-04-02T13:55:33Z")

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Tried to setup discourse and have issue with email setup. I have mail.mydomain.com connected to a mail server configured in NAS with host name smtp.myquickid.synology.me I can send/receive mail whatever@domain.com fro…

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## [Discourse inserting Unwanted \<br\>](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-inserting-unwanted-br/113064)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_W\_Bennett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_W_Bennett)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-inserting-unwanted-br/113064 "2019-04-02T13:40:59Z")

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When a user sends a message to our community via email, using Outlook, unwanted line feeds are being inserted. For example, the user sends: \<p class=3D"MsoNormal"\>\<span style=3D"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ti= m…

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## [User changing email on Patreon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-changing-email-on-patreon/113215)

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**Author:** [@mpj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-changing-email-on-patreon/113215 "2019-04-02T12:35:33Z")

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I have an issue where users change their email on Patreon, but it’s not been propagated back to Discourse. Any idea why this is, how I can fix it for the future, and how I can repair the desynced accounts (the emails are…

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## [Better error message for uneditable "user\_notifications.confirm\_old\_email" texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-error-message-for-uneditable-user-notifications-confirm-old-email-texts/111853)

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**Author:** [@Ankhamax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankhamax)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-error-message-for-uneditable-user-notifications-confirm-old-email-texts/111853 "2019-04-02T12:21:28Z")

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The following two strings are missing on the latest version (Discourse 2.3.0.beta5). 1. requestedUrl: "/admin/customize/site\_texts/user\_notifications.confirm\_old\_email.subject\_template" 2. responseJSON: {errors: Array(1…

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## [Email assign notification - can't reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-assign-notification-cant-reply/113129)

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**Author:** [@Mathijs\_V](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mathijs_V)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-assign-notification-cant-reply/113129 "2019-04-02T11:31:09Z")

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Our discourse setup has working reply by email. It seems the mails generated by the assign plugin don’t have the option to reply to the topic by email. In the plugin options there is a setting called assign mailer enabl…

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## [How we use Discourse as a superior ..... management tool](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-we-use-discourse-as-a-superior-management-tool/113029)

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**Author:** [@pipkin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pipkin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-we-use-discourse-as-a-superior-management-tool/113029 "2019-04-02T09:45:46Z")

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This post is in reply to @sam’s question, but I think it merits a new topic. I’m the co-founder of an industrial robotics consultancy & training startup from Holland. In many cases, we are flown in once proverbial sh\*…

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## [Prioritizing content more effectively in search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritizing-content-more-effectively-in-search/63010)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritizing-content-more-effectively-in-search/63010 "2019-04-02T08:19:28Z")

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When I search for the word emoji I get: This is pretty bad cause it really is not providing much value to me. I think a smarter algorithm for prioritizing could do a much better job. In particular, here are some cha…

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## [After running setup wizard with Let's Encrypt, favicon not loading over HTTPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-running-setup-wizard-with-lets-encrypt-favicon-not-loading-over-https/111238)

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**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-running-setup-wizard-with-lets-encrypt-favicon-not-loading-over-https/111238 "2019-04-02T08:03:27Z")

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Just made a new forum (woohoo!) with the standard Digital Ocean install, and enabled Let’s Encrypt on setup. I just finished running the setup wizard, and added images / icons through that process (nothing manually added…

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## [Should trust level 4 be able to pin a sitewide banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-trust-level-4-be-able-to-pin-a-sitewide-banner/112637)

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**Author:** [@SMx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMx)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-trust-level-4-be-able-to-pin-a-sitewide-banner/112637 "2019-04-02T07:45:03Z")

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I see the banner feature as a Staff only feature, since it basically highlights sitewide a message. Can pin topic as banner be disabled for anyone other than staff? Thank you. They are level 4 because I need them to be…

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## [Why start a forum at all ? Trying to understand motivations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-start-a-forum-at-all-trying-to-understand-motivations/4248)

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**Author:** [@varshakarthik08](https://meta.discourse.org/u/varshakarthik08)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-start-a-forum-at-all-trying-to-understand-motivations/4248 "2013-02-28T23:04:06Z")

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I am only trying to understand. Is the motivation to start something cool, engage people in a healthy way and help community or is the end goal be able to monetize it ? Hope my question doesn’t come across as flame - but…

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## [Default FAQ page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-faq-page/85850)

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**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-faq-page/85850 "2019-04-02T03:01:14Z")

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Shouldn’t the default /faq lead to a separate FAQ page (displaying a dedicated post from the Staff Category) instead of pointing to the same Guidelines page? If I link “Settings/FAQ Url” to a specific post url in the St…

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