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## [Unable to create poll when the last poll option starts with hashtag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-poll-when-the-last-poll-option-starts-with-hashtag/35960)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-poll-when-the-last-poll-option-starts-with-hashtag/35960 "2017-06-26T14:11:16Z")

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It’s not possible to create polls when the last poll option starts with a #. @anon36895752 discovered this bug. This works: \[poll\] - #1 - 2 \[/poll\] This doesn’t work: \[poll\] - 1 - #2 \[/poll\]

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## [Newlines at the end of list items should not yield \<br\>s](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newlines-at-the-end-of-list-items-should-not-yield-br-s/31109)

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**Author:** [@heinrich5991](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heinrich5991)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newlines-at-the-end-of-list-items-should-not-yield-br-s/31109 "2017-06-26T14:07:15Z")

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Newlines in list items are treated no different than normal newlines. This results in \<ul\> \<li\>Item 1 \<li\>Item 2 \</ul\> Item 1 Item 2 not being the same as \<ul\> \<li\>Item 1\</li\> \<li\>Item 2\</li\> \</ul\> Item 1 Item 2 T…

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## [Post text does not render (firstBlock.shift is not a function)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-text-does-not-render-firstblock-shift-is-not-a-function/59345)

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**Author:** [@masda70](https://meta.discourse.org/u/masda70)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-text-does-not-render-firstblock-shift-is-not-a-function/59345 "2017-06-26T14:05:12Z")

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The following post text causes the error Uncaught TypeError: firstBlock.shift is not a function - a \<div\> b - \</div\> c

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## [Fenced codeblocks with extra spaces at the end don't work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fenced-codeblocks-with-extra-spaces-at-the-end-dont-work/48449)

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**Author:** [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fenced-codeblocks-with-extra-spaces-at-the-end-dont-work/48449 "2017-06-26T14:04:12Z")

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Why doesn’t this code: var www\_server = Sealious.ChipManager.get\_chip("channel", "www\_server"); www\_server.route({ method: "GET", path: "/users.csv", handler: function(context, request){ // .. logic g…

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## [Display of images in links break if they contain parenthesis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-of-images-in-links-break-if-they-contain-parenthesis/52271)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-of-images-in-links-break-if-they-contain-parenthesis/52271 "2017-06-26T14:02:33Z")

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To reproduce: \[!\[Some text\](https://example.com/stupid(66)filename.png)\](https://example.com/stupid(66)filename.png) Of course, a better solution might be to include just the raw image link on a line by itself. I may…

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## [Bold and Italic in Chinese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bold-and-italic-in-chinese/34550)

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**Author:** [@11122](https://meta.discourse.org/u/11122)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bold-and-italic-in-chinese/34550 "2017-06-26T14:00:13Z")

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I am really confused with this editor, perhaps this is because I am a chinese. Here is my problems: bold and italic work only when the character before is space or paragraph begin. For example: This seems reasonabl…

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## [Link consumes first character that follows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-consumes-first-character-that-follows/45114)

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**Author:** [@frictionel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frictionel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-consumes-first-character-that-follows/45114 "2017-06-26T13:58:59Z")

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While working on my migration script I stumbled upon this weird bug: A link consumes the first character that follows if there is a space and then a closing bracket. (A link follows and then a full stop: link.) ( A li…

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## [Markdown link not parsed when prepended with \`\[Text\] \`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-link-not-parsed-when-prepended-with-text/55770)

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**Author:** [@jooize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jooize)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-link-not-parsed-when-prepended-with-text/55770 "2017-06-26T13:57:59Z")

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Example \[Text\] Link Link \[Text\] Link

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## [Embedding backticks twice collapses whitespace](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-backticks-twice-collapses-whitespace/46171)

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**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-backticks-twice-collapses-whitespace/46171 "2017-06-26T13:57:10Z")

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If I include preformatted text which has a backtick, twice, in a paragraph, whitespace is removed. Recap Markdown to embed a backtick is double-backticks instead of single ones: \`\`embedded \`backtick\`\` LIke this - text…

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## [Problems with Markdown rendering: Links that contains apostrophes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-markdown-rendering-links-that-contains-apostrophes/60714)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-markdown-rendering-links-that-contains-apostrophes/60714 "2017-06-26T13:29:53Z")

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I want to add this link here: https://www.google.de/maps/place/Laureline’s+Corner/@45.7691847,4.8353492,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xcc75bbd0365fd4c4!8m2!3d45.7693561!4d4.835522 As you can there, there is an Apostrophe in …

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## [Can't mix Markdown and BBCode in quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mix-markdown-and-bbcode-in-quotes/61994)

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**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mix-markdown-and-bbcode-in-quotes/61994 "2017-06-26T13:27:08Z")

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\[quote\] This is some exciting text. Yeah, man, text goes here. This is an indented bit of text. This is more text. \[/quote\] What happened to my “This is more text.”?

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## [Numbered list after bullets turns into bullets](https://meta.discourse.org/t/numbered-list-after-bullets-turns-into-bullets/63004)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Newsom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Newsom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/numbered-list-after-bullets-turns-into-bullets/63004 "2017-06-26T13:26:19Z")

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When you use the following markup: \* This is a bullet list \* With some items 1. This is a numbered list 2. With some items 3. But it displays as bullets You get this: This is a bullet list With some items This is …

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## [\[quote\] loses backslashes on this super edge case](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-loses-backslashes-on-this-super-edge-case/61253)

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**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-loses-backslashes-on-this-super-edge-case/61253 "2017-06-26T13:24:30Z")

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This first post is only to setup the reproduction of the bug in the second post that will follow: When you use \<code\>\\\`\`\` you can output the three ticks required to do a code fence.

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## [Rendering text between \< and \>](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-text-between-and/64314)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-text-between-and/64314 "2017-06-26T12:56:00Z")

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I understand that Discourse is CommonMark complaint, so I took the suggestion of one of the threads to use html2commonmark to try and migrate a few posts. I’ve noticed some issues: Rending this: \*\\\<enc\\\>-vid\* Doesn’t…

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## [Problem with posting of code fragment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-posting-of-code-fragment/64744)

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**Author:** [@evgeny-k](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evgeny-k)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-posting-of-code-fragment/64744 "2017-06-26T12:54:33Z")

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when I’m trying to post code like and put above code inside \`\`\` , it is shown as: REGEDIT4 \[HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\\Software\\AAA\] "DDD"="D:\\\\folder1\\\\10\\\\bin\\\\myprog.exe" i.e. \\1 is replaced with \`\`\` the same with \<pre\>…

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## [Keep SoundCloud player from forcing an app install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-soundcloud-player-from-forcing-an-app-install/64953)

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**Author:** [@lenberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lenberg)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-soundcloud-player-from-forcing-an-app-install/64953 "2017-06-26T08:52:40Z")

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Is there a way to prevent media links (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.) from resolving into a player when posted on a separate row? When running a forum with mainly mobile users, it’s better to keep the links so that they can …

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## [Share dialog after creating a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-dialog-after-creating-a-new-topic/65109)

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**Author:** [@SMT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-dialog-after-creating-a-new-topic/65109 "2017-06-26T07:17:24Z")

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Hi, I need a feature where we can ask users to share topic on his/her social accounts when someone creates a new topic. A share dialog might work. I think this way user can get more views to his topic and can help us t…

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## [How can add the button login to discourse banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-add-the-button-login-to-discourse-banner/65086)

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**Author:** [@Vu\_Hoang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vu_Hoang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-add-the-button-login-to-discourse-banner/65086 "2017-06-26T02:13:07Z")

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Hi guys! How can i add a login button to my banner like stackoverflow? Thanks!

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## [Likes while Suspended](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-while-suspended/65090)

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**Author:** [@JoshTheNerd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoshTheNerd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-while-suspended/65090 "2017-06-25T15:19:13Z")

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Hello. On the BBS that we have, one of the users is suspended. I’m wondering if this user can still receive likes while he is suspended, or not. If he can, that’s a bit like rewarding him while he is not allowed to be t…

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## [Whispering to non-moderators?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispering-to-non-moderators/65024)

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**Author:** [@anon61128213](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon61128213)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispering-to-non-moderators/65024 "2017-06-25T11:00:38Z")

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I like the new whisper feature, but I was wondering if it could be enhanced so that you can whisper to non moderators if you mention or quote them. Currently I don’t get a warning like when mentioning someone within a c…

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## [Email just refuses to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-just-refuses-to-work/65074)

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**Author:** [@geektripp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geektripp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-just-refuses-to-work/65074 "2017-06-25T02:34:23Z")

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I’ve been trying for days now to integrate Discourse into the Digital Ocean account, and I just know it’s something extremely simple, but I’ve tried 10 different ways and the email just never sends. The following is the…

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## [Can an Admin editing URLs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-editing-urls/65078)

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**Author:** [@Muiran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muiran)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-editing-urls/65078 "2017-06-25T02:33:53Z")

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How do I edit the url of an existing post or define a url before a post is published?

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## [Best approach to maintain a custom discobot command](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-approach-to-maintain-a-custom-discobot-command/65071)

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**Author:** [@rudygodoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rudygodoy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-approach-to-maintain-a-custom-discobot-command/65071 "2017-06-24T21:51:10Z")

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Hi, before discourse-narrative-bot was merged into core, I did what was obvious to implement a custom command: fork it and implement what I wanted discobot to do, then configured the plugin from my repo, pretty simple an…

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## [Reset all avatars back to default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-all-avatars-back-to-default/64929)

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**Author:** [@Brock\_Busby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brock_Busby)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-all-avatars-back-to-default/64929 "2017-06-24T13:23:21Z")

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We would like to reset all users back to default avatar (the first letter of their username). I saw this post where @codinghorror mentions to run a query. But can someone please provide the query to reset this? Thank…

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## [WebFont Discourse Logos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webfont-discourse-logos/65029)

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**Author:** [@Muiran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muiran)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webfont-discourse-logos/65029 "2017-06-23T22:53:40Z")

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Is there an established protocol for substituting bitmap logos with HTML/CSS/WebFonts for CSS based text effects?

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## [Changing Ownership on a Category Description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-ownership-on-a-category-description/65028 "2017-06-23T20:46:21Z")

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Some time ago I created a category for future use. Recently I met people who can actually use it, so I transferred it to one of them (“changed ownership”). However, the person cannot edit the post. I tried to imperson…

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## [Move wrench to bottom in mobile layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-wrench-to-bottom-in-mobile-layout/64795)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-wrench-to-bottom-in-mobile-layout/64795 "2017-06-23T19:14:20Z")

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As discussed internally, we probably want to move the admin wrench in the mobile layout from top right to the bottom, sticking it to the pagination widget:

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## [Cliient.sync\_sso calls a missing route](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cliient-sync-sso-calls-a-missing-route/53209)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cliient-sync-sso-calls-a-missing-route/53209 "2017-06-23T17:26:28Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What exactly does "client.sync\_sso" do? (Discourse Ruby API): Calls /admin/users/USERNAME, which doesn’t seem to exist. That’s a bug, right? It looks like that route requires the user\_id …

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## [Calendar cutoff when pinning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-cutoff-when-pinning/43269)

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**Author:** [@Mat\_Leonard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mat_Leonard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-cutoff-when-pinning/43269 "2017-06-23T15:51:50Z")

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Was pinning a topic, part of the calendar is cutoff. Using Chrome Version 49.0.2623.112.

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## [Capture external Twitter discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capture-external-twitter-discussion/65016)

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**Author:** [@David\_Baker1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Baker1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capture-external-twitter-discussion/65016 "2017-06-23T12:53:31Z")

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We use Discourse for conference participants to post stuff during sessions - kind of like a live Storify. We also encourage them to syndicate to Twitter using the conference hashtag. But many choose to post first on Twit…

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