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## [Patreon logo missing on signup/signin via Patreon button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-logo-missing-on-signup-signin-via-patreon-button/103012)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-logo-missing-on-signup-signin-via-patreon-button/103012 "2018-11-28T19:10:04Z")

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Is it just me or is the Patreon logo not showing up on the Patreon button on the signing/signup pages anymore?

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## [When merging posts, likes of the posts being merged do not add up to the final post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-merging-posts-likes-of-the-posts-being-merged-do-not-add-up-to-the-final-post/48918)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-merging-posts-likes-of-the-posts-being-merged-do-not-add-up-to-the-final-post/48918 "2018-11-28T17:12:00Z")

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Not sure if this can be considered a bug. When merging 3 posts with 4, 3 and 2 likes respectively in this exact order, the final post gets only 2 likes. I expect to see 4 likes, if not more (should be DISTINCT likes of …

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## [Adding an external link to the Reason field (badge) fails silently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-an-external-link-to-the-reason-field-badge-fails-silently/95847)

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**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-an-external-link-to-the-reason-field-badge-fails-silently/95847 "2018-11-28T17:02:29Z")

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Repro on Meta: go to user admin page click on Edit badges assign a badge adding an external URL as Reason click Grant the badge is assigned, the Reason field remains empty The admin should be warned that the URL i…

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## [EXIF data handling/storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979)

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**Author:** [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exif-data-handling-storage/102979 "2018-11-28T14:08:16Z")

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I know Discourse strips EXIF, which is fine, but I was wondering if anyone knew the mechanism by which it does it. Specifically: Is EXIF stripped clientside or on the server? If it’s stripped on the server is that logg…

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## [Incorrect usage of week/month/year units in a translated string](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-usage-of-week-month-year-units-in-a-translated-string/98931)

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**Author:** [@dimsuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dimsuz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-usage-of-week-month-year-units-in-a-translated-string/98931 "2018-11-28T13:28:27Z")

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The topic\_stat\_sentence translateable string looks like this: topic\_stat\_sentence: one: "%{count} new topic in the past %{unit}." other: "%{count} new topics in the past %{unit}." And upon formatting this string at…

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## [Add option to restrict 'using group as an alias' to a specific group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-restrict-using-group-as-an-alias-to-a-specific-group/25085)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-restrict-using-group-as-an-alias-to-a-specific-group/25085 "2018-11-28T13:19:44Z")

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Right now, the permission options for using group as an alias are everyone, nobody, only moderators and admins, and only group members, moderators and admins. This is pretty good for most forums, methinks. However, i…

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## [Watched Words / Flagging - Advice Sought](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-flagging-advice-sought/102903)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-flagging-advice-sought/102903 "2018-11-28T13:04:36Z")

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Hi all, I’m after a little advice/guidance from those who have been overseeing/moderating/managing community sites longer than myself (a couple of years). Our community is wonderfully diverse, it has attracted people f…

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## [Can I create a link to subscribe to a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-link-to-subscribe-to-a-category/102964)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-link-to-subscribe-to-a-category/102964 "2018-11-28T10:53:36Z")

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Hi, We’re planning a ‘daily challenge’ activity on our forum. Every day we’ll post a new topic with instructions for that day’s activity and we’d like to encourage participants to subscribe to ‘Watch First Post’ so they…

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## [Can we show UI of Activity only display month and year not hour: minitute:month:year](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-show-ui-of-activity-only-display-month-and-year-not-hour-minituteyear/102943)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-show-ui-of-activity-only-display-month-and-year-not-hour-minituteyear/102943 "2018-11-28T05:11:55Z")

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I wanna show UI of Activity topic only display month and year not hour: minitute:month:year Where can we setup it on Dashboard or custom Css? Thank you!

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## [Cleaner handling of multiple consecutive replies by the same user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaner-handling-of-multiple-consecutive-replies-by-the-same-user/20116)

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**Author:** [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaner-handling-of-multiple-consecutive-replies-by-the-same-user/20116 "2018-11-28T00:27:15Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Several post warnings: I’m quite positive I’ve posted about this myself, but I can’t find it! :o Have you thought of merging the posts into one, instead of giving a warning? If not, and i…

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## [Who moderates which topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-moderates-which-topic/102927)

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**Author:** [@RickRoll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RickRoll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-moderates-which-topic/102927 "2018-11-28T02:42:36Z")

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In the forum that we participate, different moderators watch different topics. The information about who moderates what is available at the top of the page, just below the topic’s title, but this info is available only f…

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## [Easier logo changes for site admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-logo-changes-for-site-admins/78690)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-logo-changes-for-site-admins/78690 "2018-11-27T17:54:21Z")

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After the initial site setup wizard it’s not immediately obvious how to change the logo of your site. Historically this was accomplished by uploading the logo to the “Assets for the site design”, copying the URL, and pas…

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## [New user redirected to home page with view of TOP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-redirected-to-home-page-with-view-of-top/102900)

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**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-redirected-to-home-page-with-view-of-top/102900 "2018-11-27T17:12:51Z")

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Hello Friends, When new user is signing up and after activation of the account the website is redirecting it to homepage but showing TOP posts not the latest, how i can make the website lands the new users on the latest…

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## [Failed upgrade: TypeError: this.states.forEach is not a function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-upgrade-typeerror-this-states-foreach-is-not-a-function/102869)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-upgrade-typeerror-this-states-foreach-is-not-a-function/102869 "2018-11-27T15:15:43Z")

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Hey guys, i just did a bit of mentenance of my discourse instance and things went south. Badly. What i did: git pull ./launcher rebuild app The rebuild process completed without any errors, but when i try to access th…

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## [Forum doesn't work as expected after latest upgrade (tests-passed)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-doesnt-work-as-expected-after-latest-upgrade-tests-passed/102884)

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**Author:** [@Donatas\_Abraitis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donatas_Abraitis)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-doesnt-work-as-expected-after-latest-upgrade-tests-passed/102884 "2018-11-27T15:15:14Z")

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Hi, we have a forum under https://www.000webhost.com/forum/ and it shows JS error like below. Hence, latest/top/etc. functionality just does not work. Anyone had this problem?

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## [Horizontal admin menu buttons cut off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizontal-admin-menu-buttons-cut-off/102752)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizontal-admin-menu-buttons-cut-off/102752 "2018-11-26T19:54:28Z")

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The hidden one is Wizards - @angus might it be an issue introduced by the plugin? Also, might be related: Plugin admin button broken styling

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## [How do I change the font/color of summary E-mail "Popular post" excerpts on mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-font-color-of-summary-e-mail-popular-post-excerpts-on-mobile/102727)

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**Author:** [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-font-color-of-summary-e-mail-popular-post-excerpts-on-mobile/102727 "2018-11-27T12:01:05Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse Activity Summary Emails Guide: When viewed on a computer, the summary E-mail looks just like it does in the preview in Admin \> Emails \> Preview DIgest. (Note the color of the te…

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## [Require approval for all new topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-approval-for-all-new-topics/102798)

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**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-approval-for-all-new-topics/102798 "2018-11-27T06:11:05Z")

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Is there a setting somewhere so that all new topics/posts have to be approved by admin before they go live on the site? Thank you,

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## [Make entire topic list td element a link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-entire-topic-list-td-element-a-link/102817)

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**Author:** [@Walker\_Blackwell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Walker_Blackwell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-entire-topic-list-td-element-a-link/102817 "2018-11-27T01:21:29Z")

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Right now if you see a list of topics you have to click the very specific title text to get to the topic. My suggestion is to make the entire topic link element (generally a td) a link with a background hover of light b…

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## [Failed to process hijacked response correctly : Couldn't find Topic with 'id'=569](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-process-hijacked-response-correctly-couldnt-find-topic-with-id-569/102493)

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**Author:** [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-process-hijacked-response-correctly-couldnt-find-topic-with-id-569/102493 "2018-11-26T17:12:39Z")

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Hi, we are automatically suspending profiles that were not used for at least one year with the plugin discourse-auto-suspend. Later on we are then deleting the profiles with all their posts and topics. (we do have del…

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## [Bulk Add to Group feature not adding members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-add-to-group-feature-not-adding-members/102408)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-add-to-group-feature-not-adding-members/102408 "2018-11-26T20:07:17Z")

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Hi, I’m attempting to use the Bulk Add to Group feature. Let’s say, about 1000 emails at a time, but I’ve also tried with smaller numbers. Afterwards, the system says that X number of people are added. But confusingly, …

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## [Flair should not require primary group in order to function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flair-should-not-require-primary-group-in-order-to-function/102801)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flair-should-not-require-primary-group-in-order-to-function/102801 "2018-11-26T19:59:36Z")

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I’m not sure whether to file this as a bug or a feature request. It seems like a bug to me, but reading further makes me think this was intentional behavior? I just can’t for the life of me figure out why. (further read…

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## [Flair either not showing or delayed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flair-either-not-showing-or-delayed/102793)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flair-either-not-showing-or-delayed/102793 "2018-11-26T19:00:37Z")

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I just created a group, added a font awesome flair to it, and added a user with no other groups or flair to that group. His title updated immediately, but his flair is still not showing up. I think this is the same thin…

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## [Always open the first post of the topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-open-the-first-post-of-the-topic/38235)

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**Author:** [@bankerrahul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bankerrahul)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-open-the-first-post-of-the-topic/38235 "2018-11-26T16:28:57Z")

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Hi, I would like to make discourse open the first post always instead of the last read post, is that possible?

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## [Add a "edit profile" button on own user card and own user header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-edit-profile-button-on-own-user-card-and-own-user-header/102787)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-edit-profile-button-on-own-user-card-and-own-user-header/102787 "2018-11-26T16:09:40Z")

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I think it would make sense to add a button to edit what shows up on your own usercard while viewing your own usercard. It’s not at all intuitive to find out how to change that info, and it requires several clicks. Here’…

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## [Move username & profile picture setting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-username-profile-picture-setting/64983)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-username-profile-picture-setting/64983 "2018-11-26T15:37:42Z")

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Just a quick thought with the new preferences organization: I think Profile Picture should live in the “Profile” section. It makes more sense there instead of in the “Account” section. Also (perhaps less so) I think it…

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## [Support emoji in CJK context without spaces](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-emoji-in-cjk-context-without-spaces/102717)

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**Author:** [@channing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/channing)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-emoji-in-cjk-context-without-spaces/102717 "2018-11-26T14:33:41Z")

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Spaces are required for emoji to display correctly in a CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) language context. For example, 你好:hugs: displays 你好:hugs: You have to add a space here: 你好 :hugs: displays 你好 :hugs: Spa…

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## [Allowing users of lower trust levels to invite others](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-of-lower-trust-levels-to-invite-others/102105)

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**Author:** [@zzzrByte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zzzrByte)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-of-lower-trust-levels-to-invite-others/102105 "2018-11-26T14:08:12Z")

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I would like to allow my users to invite others. Unfortunately, the only way I see how to do it is either to wait for them to attain trust level 2, or give everyone that trust level by default (which I would rather not d…

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## [Discourse doesn't send activation mail to admin user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doesnt-send-activation-mail-to-admin-user/102764)

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**Author:** [@ajibukunoluwa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajibukunoluwa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doesnt-send-activation-mail-to-admin-user/102764 "2018-11-26T13:47:07Z")

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Hi, Discourse doesn’t send activation mail to the admin user, but sends the test mail whenever i run ./discourse-doctor , and also delivers mail whenever i try to signup as a normal user. I use mail gun, and have also …

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## [Odd user activity; always active within 1 minute](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-user-activity-always-active-within-1-minute/102712)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-user-activity-always-active-within-1-minute/102712 "2018-11-26T12:31:36Z")

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Hey all, I’ve got a user, who otherwise appears to be a normal, regular user and polite with it, who is always seen within 1m! 24/7! Before I go querying this with him, has anyone seen such behaviour before? Might he…

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