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## [Opening the category in the topic-list on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-the-category-in-the-topic-list-on-mobile/106998)

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**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-the-category-in-the-topic-list-on-mobile/106998 "2019-01-20T13:17:19Z")

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Something was bugging me for a long time and I didn’t really try to check on this, on topic-list on mobile, I noticed it was sometimes hard to click on the category below the topic-title. 90% of the time, I opened the to…

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## [Adding a privacy policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-privacy-policy/107002)

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**Author:** [@Killian1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Killian1)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-privacy-policy/107002 "2019-01-20T07:21:41Z")

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There needs to be a terms of use or a privacy policy you have to agree to when joining discourse. Allow me to explain my position. Also, please excuse me for putting this in the wrong category, if I did, please change it…

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## [Better Discourse Lightbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-discourse-lightbox/106993)

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**Author:** [@rootsh3ll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rootsh3ll)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-discourse-lightbox/106993 "2019-01-20T03:34:54Z")

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I was trying to hack the discourse lightbox using fluidbox that medium.com / imgur.com uses as their lightboxed images. I think the fluidbox experience is much better because it’s Intuitive …

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## [Japanese translations are broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/japanese-translations-are-broken/93226)

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**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/japanese-translations-are-broken/93226 "2019-01-19T23:00:21Z")

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Some invalid unicode has been added to translations in Transifex to Japanese core/server.yml file. new\_user\_of\_the\_month: name: "一ヶ月の新規ユーザー" description: "最初の一ヶ月間の功績\\uD83D\\uDC4C" See the new\_user\_of\_the\_month…

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## [Crashing with out of memory error when opening a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crashing-with-out-of-memory-error-when-opening-a-topic/106983)

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**Author:** [@BDub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BDub)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crashing-with-out-of-memory-error-when-opening-a-topic/106983 "2019-01-19T20:10:03Z")

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I have the latest version of discourse running on a 2GB / 1CPU / 40GB SSD Ubuntu 14.04.5 DigitalOcean droplet. It has been fine for the longest time, and I recently resized the old plan that was the same specs from $20/…

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## [Possible to send whispers to Slack?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-send-whispers-to-slack/106957)

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**Author:** [@cori](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-send-whispers-to-slack/106957 "2019-01-19T14:07:17Z")

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We send all activity from our Discourse site into a private channel in our Slack workspace. Internal discussions about some topics range between whispers in Discourse and messages in Slack and it would be nice to be able…

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## [Rake users:merge fails to delete user with small posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-users-merge-fails-to-delete-user-with-small-posts/106827)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-users-merge-fails-to-delete-user-with-small-posts/106827 "2019-01-19T12:44:17Z")

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When attempting to merge users accounts, twice now the merge has failed to complete properly as the user has small posts which are not deleted. In both cases I’ve encountered the small posts were invites in an email, mea…

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## [Onebox displaying JavaScript embed code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-displaying-javascript-embed-code/106941)

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**Author:** [@nibl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nibl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-displaying-javascript-embed-code/106941 "2019-01-19T09:57:58Z")

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I’ve not seen this happen before. A onebox displaying the embedded markup for Google analytics instead of body text. Is there a workaround? I believe the site it is on is a Squarespace site.

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## [Embed Discourse comments with on-page commenting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-with-on-page-commenting/61609)

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**Author:** [@robypez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robypez)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-with-on-page-commenting/61609 "2019-01-19T00:49:54Z")

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Do you think is possible to add the opportunity to reply comments directly on the page using api’s? I need to trash my comment system and I don’t want Disqus :frowning:

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## [Params\[:file\] attributes lost within Scheduler::Defer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/params-file-attributes-lost-within-scheduler-defer/44107)

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**Author:** [@williamherry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/williamherry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/params-file-attributes-lost-within-scheduler-defer/44107 "2019-01-19T00:09:15Z")

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I deployed a instance manually on a centos host, image upload does not work, after several hours of debug, I find file in Scheduler::Defer block lost some attribites, see debug code below def create type = params.re…

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## [Users reporting lots of 502 errors when attempting to post due to "max consecutive replies" check](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-reporting-lots-of-502-errors-when-attempting-to-post-due-to-max-consecutive-replies-check/104921)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-reporting-lots-of-502-errors-when-attempting-to-post-due-to-max-consecutive-replies-check/104921 "2019-01-18T22:33:18Z")

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Over at the Quarter to Three forum, we have a number of users that report troubles with posting to various topics. When attempting to post, they are told that there was a 502 error. It’s being discussed in this topic. I’…

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## [Login error, possibly related to Wordpress SSO (for single user)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error-possibly-related-to-wordpress-sso-for-single-user/106819)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error-possibly-related-to-wordpress-sso-for-single-user/106819 "2019-01-18T19:42:40Z")

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I have a user in my Discourse community who used to be able to login but is now unable to do so. They are able to login to their account on our WP site but when they come to the discourse and click “Login” the get the fo…

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## [Clicking Discourse Icon no longer reloads when category page is the default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-discourse-icon-no-longer-reloads-when-category-page-is-the-default/106609)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-discourse-icon-no-longer-reloads-when-category-page-is-the-default/106609 "2019-01-18T18:38:14Z")

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Click the discourse Icon on our forum no longer reloads the screen (on the home page) is this on purpose?

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## [Provide link to signup window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-link-to-signup-window/106912)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-link-to-signup-window/106912 "2019-01-18T18:17:28Z")

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Hi, There are a number of uses where I want to provide a link that, when clicked, opens up the same dialogue window that the Sign In button generates. Simply put, a number of users get confused about how to sign up for …

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## [\[closed\] Migration script for NodeBB (MongoDB) to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-migration-script-for-nodebb-mongodb-to-discourse/105653)

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**Author:** [@Apurva\_Ashok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Apurva_Ashok)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-migration-script-for-nodebb-mongodb-to-discourse/105653 "2019-01-18T16:34:25Z")

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What would you like done? We have a NodeBB forum, hosted on their systems (using MongoDB). We would like someone to migrate our existing users + content onto Discourse. Note that we use Auth0 as our identity manager on…

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## [Flags Status - Totals for sample - undefined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-status-totals-for-sample-undefined/106081)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-status-totals-for-sample-undefined/106081 "2019-01-18T16:07:22Z")

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Running Discourse v2.2.0.beta7 +85 When viewing the “Flags Status” report, I’m not sure this is correct:

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## [Twitter onebox video not going full screen on iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-onebox-video-not-going-full-screen-on-ios/106858)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-onebox-video-not-going-full-screen-on-ios/106858 "2019-01-18T15:38:48Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Twitter Onebox prevents video from going full screen: I think this issue has recurred. When I click the full screen button, the icon changes but the video stays the same size: iPhone X…

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## [Tips on how to organise topics that progress through stages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-on-how-to-organise-topics-that-progress-through-stages/106890)

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**Author:** [@Kyle\_Risi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Risi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-on-how-to-organise-topics-that-progress-through-stages/106890 "2019-01-18T13:07:53Z")

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Hi Team :wave: We have set up a community for our members to partake and engage with our Product and Developmet team as we develop new and exciting features on our platform. We have an ideas and feedback category where…

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## [Subscribe a set of users to a category of posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscribe-a-set-of-users-to-a-category-of-posts/106896)

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**Author:** [@agent007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agent007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscribe-a-set-of-users-to-a-category-of-posts/106896 "2019-01-18T13:02:58Z")

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How do I take a set of registered users, and subscribe them all to all the posts (current and future) in a particular post category. All suggestions, including plugins are much appreciated.

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## [Ceph alternative to S3 for uploads/backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ceph-alternative-to-s3-for-uploads-backups/106783)

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**Author:** [@troubled](https://meta.discourse.org/u/troubled)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ceph-alternative-to-s3-for-uploads-backups/106783 "2019-01-18T12:56:23Z")

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Greetings! I was just curious, but has there been any testing or discussion with regards to using a local, S3 compatible, Ceph RGW for things like image uploads and backups?

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## [Permanent referral link for user invitations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-referral-link-for-user-invitations/106682)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-referral-link-for-user-invitations/106682 "2019-01-18T09:34:57Z")

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Currently developing a referral plugin that pays for sign-ups. We’ve noticed that there is no option for members to generate a permanent referral (signup) link. The only way is to do it individually via adding an email. …

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## [Events when scrolling - track pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-when-scrolling-track-pageviews/106809)

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**Author:** [@Jono\_Brain2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jono_Brain2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-when-scrolling-track-pageviews/106809 "2019-01-17T14:30:08Z")

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Hi I want to trigger Tag Manager when a user scrolls the topic list and when scrolling down a topic. Ideal would be at a set point e.g. every 10 topics and for posts when they scroll past each post. I can’t see how yo…

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## [Search for categories in the composer (not English)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-categories-in-the-composer-not-english/93957)

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**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-categories-in-the-composer-not-english/93957 "2019-01-18T07:39:43Z")

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If you go into the category and choose - create a topic, but make a mistake in the categories, and try to change it (via search), this function does not work, because the search does not search for categories (not in English). …

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## [Allow customization of Referrer-Policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-customization-of-referrer-policy/106832)

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**Author:** [@msheiny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/msheiny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-customization-of-referrer-policy/106832 "2019-01-18T01:02:52Z")

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I was researching on how to customize the Referrer-Policy header and came across a previous feature request Harden Referrer-Policy Header. That didn’t really address allowing the discourse administrator to customize it t…

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## [Un-edited category with no topics appearing in category list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/un-edited-category-with-no-topics-appearing-in-category-list/106279)

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**Author:** [@crispygoth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crispygoth)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/un-edited-category-with-no-topics-appearing-in-category-list/106279 "2019-01-18T00:55:05Z")

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Somewhat related to About category topic shows up before it is edited, although a bit of a separate issue I think. While that discussion referred to the unedited category being visible if you go direct to it, our forum a…

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## [About category topic shows up before it is edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-category-topic-shows-up-before-it-is-edited/83903)

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**Author:** [@Donald\_Swofford](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donald_Swofford)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-category-topic-shows-up-before-it-is-edited/83903 "2019-01-18T00:54:24Z")

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Whenever I create a new category the topic that says: (Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 c…

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## [Removal of full quotes from direct replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removal-of-full-quotes-from-direct-replies/106857)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removal-of-full-quotes-from-direct-replies/106857 "2019-01-17T22:53:31Z")

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Discourse 2.2.0.beta6 added a new feature to Discourse: Remove full quotes of direct replies. We’ve received quite a few questions about how it works, so I wanted to provide all the details here. How does this feature w…

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## [Do not see comments not link to discourse from wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-see-comments-not-link-to-discourse-from-wordpress/106829)

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**Author:** [@scott\_moree](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scott_moree)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-see-comments-not-link-to-discourse-from-wordpress/106829 "2019-01-17T22:51:53Z")

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I have installed WP discourse, after initially having issues related to a curl error when trying to fetch data I have disabled sll verification with the plan to deal with that mess later. I now shows that it successfully…

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## [Moderator flags as inappropriate should hide post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-flags-as-inappropriate-should-hide-post/90048)

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**Author:** [@anon61128213](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon61128213)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-flags-as-inappropriate-should-hide-post/90048 "2019-01-17T22:47:56Z")

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Just like with spam posts inappropriate posts should be hidden immediately if a moderator flags it. If I flag a post as inappropriate, but don’t take further actions yet it’s because I think the post has no place in our…

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## [When creating new category with "staff" permission, it is only setting the permission to "everyone"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-creating-new-category-with-staff-permission-it-is-only-setting-the-permission-to-everyone/106200)

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**Author:** [@Taylor\_Hanayik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Taylor_Hanayik)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-creating-new-category-with-staff-permission-it-is-only-setting-the-permission-to-everyone/106200 "2019-01-17T21:26:16Z")

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Hi, I’ve successfully created staff categories in the past few weeks. However, now when I just tried to create another category for staff only (“staff announcements”) the security setting of “staff” is not applied. Afte…

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