# Latest

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## [Empty page with strange entries in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/empty-page-with-strange-entries-in-logs/28511)

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**Author:** [@staticinvocation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/staticinvocation)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/empty-page-with-strange-entries-in-logs/28511 "2015-05-09T02:38:54Z")

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Hi, I’ve had a Discourse forum running for about a month now, but today I woke up with the forum returning a completely blank page. Restarting the docker instance did not fix the issue. I tried running ./launcher rebu…

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## [We're Hiring a Sysadmin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/were-hiring-a-sysadmin/27874)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/were-hiring-a-sysadmin/27874 "2015-05-09T02:08:28Z")

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Discourse has been growing by leaps and bounds, and we’re deep into the 1.3 release, which has some exciting new features. Along with this growth, there have been some growing pains, mostly in the area of keeping up wit…

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## [Poll height on mobile with image content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-height-on-mobile-with-image-content/28515)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-height-on-mobile-with-image-content/28515 "2015-05-08T22:44:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Polls don't fit on mobile: I’ve just reproduced this issue on try.discourse.org (obviously it’s likely to be reset soon): http://try.discourse.org/t/poll-test-looking-into-images-in-pol…

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## [Edit Category Button and New Category Button not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-category-button-and-new-category-button-not-working/28475)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Hoxworth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eric_Hoxworth)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-category-button-and-new-category-button-not-working/28475 "2015-05-08T19:28:32Z")

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I have a production instance and testing instance, both at 1.3.0.beta7, and on both, as an admin, I cannot edit a category or create a new category. When the edit category or create category buttons are clicked, the tra…

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## [Embedded Youtube Videos: URL always showing "https://youtube.com/devicesupport"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedded-youtube-videos-url-always-showing-https-youtube-com-devicesupport/28415)

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**Author:** [@Yuun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yuun)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedded-youtube-videos-url-always-showing-https-youtube-com-devicesupport/28415 "2015-05-08T18:41:13Z")

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As seen here: There don’t seem to be any unusual steps needed to produce this bug, just posting a youtube video will do it. Affects videos posted before today as well (assuming a recent update is the cause). Everyt…

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## [Two topics, one page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-topics-one-page/25786)

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**Author:** [@Shawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shawn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-topics-one-page/25786 "2015-05-08T15:20:54Z")

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Don’t worry, this is SFW :slight\_smile: I would like to display two topics on one page, side by side for debate purposes. Does that sound feasible? Just an exercise in front end dev? To clarify, I’d like to link two to…

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## [Polls don't fit on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-dont-fit-on-mobile/28413)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-dont-fit-on-mobile/28413 "2015-05-08T09:16:05Z")

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Polls on mobile seem to wide causing additional horizontal scrolling

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## [Read only mode - Notifications / Bug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-mode-notifications-bug/28485)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 8:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-mode-notifications-bug/28485 "2015-05-08T08:10:42Z")

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I, and some of my members, have seen a “read only mode” pop up after we’ve accepted the notifications on our browser notice. Should this notification come on after I accept the notifications? Seems very strange. This …

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## [Bulk file uploads (for migration)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-file-uploads-for-migration/28402)

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**Author:** [@4ZM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/4ZM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-file-uploads-for-migration/28402 "2015-05-08T06:17:12Z")

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We almost managed to migrate from Vanilla to discourse. Unfortunately the migration script didn’t handle attachments. Manually uploading all files and creating a “here is a list of all old attachments”-post with links t…

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## [PageSpeed complaints about Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pagespeed-complaints-about-discourse/28486)

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**Author:** [@MarcoZehe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcoZehe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pagespeed-complaints-about-discourse/28486 "2015-05-08T05:52:48Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Accessibility software and discourse: When I advertised the great changes made to Discourse in accessibility over the past few days on Twitter last night, a friend came back with this Page…

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## [Cheapest Hosting Option?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cheapest-hosting-option/28484)

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**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cheapest-hosting-option/28484 "2015-05-08T07:49:58Z")

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Hey! I was wondering what the cheapest option is to host Discourse. I have seen a lot of sites that say 6gb of ram for $5-10 per month (http://vpsdime.com/) but they never end up having the correct version of kernel. T…

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## [Issue "resolved"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-resolved/28483)

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**Author:** [@AlexAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexAB)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-resolved/28483 "2015-05-08T04:24:34Z")

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For the sake of de-cluttering the main topic view and keeping it interesting, it would be cool if moderators could make the issue “resolved” and then the topic could go into an archive. The original poster could veto tha…

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## [Getting around message requirement on custom flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-around-message-requirement-on-custom-flags/28216)

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**Author:** [@anon25879736](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon25879736)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-around-message-requirement-on-custom-flags/28216 "2015-05-07T21:18:55Z")

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Today we got a custom flag that had no associated message. After conversing with the user who created the flag, the repro steps were something like this: Send a Message to the author of a post via the Flag Post UI. Reo…

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## [Can't flag a closed topic a second time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-flag-a-closed-topic-a-second-time/28456)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-flag-a-closed-topic-a-second-time/28456 "2015-05-07T19:34:42Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Should it be possible to flag a closed issue?: So, I’m trying to re-open this topic: because I still have that issue. However, I’ve already flagged it once, and I’m getting a 500 error…

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## [Read-only mode please!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-mode-please/12163)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-mode-please/12163 "2015-05-07T16:52:28Z")

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Having a read-only mode would be great in a few situations: failover to standby read-only database migrations (set read-only, slurp data, restore, switch DNS) upgrades (could upgrade and leave the old thins up and runn…

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## [Cannot edit a poll after 5 minutes as an administrator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-edit-a-poll-after-5-minutes-as-an-administrator/28418)

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**Author:** [@kennym](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kennym)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-edit-a-poll-after-5-minutes-as-an-administrator/28418 "2015-05-07T15:55:56Z")

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I was trying to update an old poll post as an administrator after updating to the latest version of Discourse, and I got the message “You cannot update a poll after 5 minutes, please contact a moderator”. Can you please…

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## [Undefined.latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undefined-latest/28451)

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**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undefined-latest/28451 "2015-05-07T15:23:28Z")

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Presumably others have noticed this, but I’ll post it anyway: (Here on meta.)

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## [Images used in Polls causing display issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-used-in-polls-causing-display-issues/28410)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-used-in-polls-causing-display-issues/28410 "2015-05-07T09:08:19Z")

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I made the following CSS customisation to make these changes: .poll-container { height: auto !important; } div.poll li\[data-poll-option-id\] { box-shadow: inset 0 -0.25em rgba(0,0,0,0.25),inset 0 0 0 100px rgba(0,…

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## [Apostrophes cause strange search behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apostrophes-cause-strange-search-behavior/28441)

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**Author:** [@yamikuronue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yamikuronue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apostrophes-cause-strange-search-behavior/28441 "2015-05-07T12:46:36Z")

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I’m trying to find a thread called “You know you’ve been spending too much time on TDWTF when”. For some reason, when I enter “you’ve” as a search term, it screws up the results: Am I doing something wrong…

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## [Have url for creating topic with specific title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-url-for-creating-topic-with-specific-title/28327)

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**Author:** [@Rene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rene)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-url-for-creating-topic-with-specific-title/28327 "2015-05-07T05:13:32Z")

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Hey guys, When we release a new version of our software we need to post an announcement to our forum like I did now manually at Gradle 2.4 released - Build Tool - Gradle Forums Before moving to discourse we used getsat…

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## [Different category styles for "Latest" and "Categories" pages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-category-styles-for-latest-and-categories-pages/28423)

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**Author:** [@steelmaiden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steelmaiden)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-category-styles-for-latest-and-categories-pages/28423 "2015-05-07T04:13:23Z")

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I’d like to have bullet style on my “Latest” page and box style on my “Categories” page. Is there a way to do this yet?

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## [Handling an Intellectual Bully](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-an-intellectual-bully/28313)

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**Author:** [@AlexAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexAB)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-an-intellectual-bully/28313 "2015-05-07T00:51:02Z")

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Hey everyone, I was wondering how some of you may have “dealt” with a user who is an intellectual bully? We are a software company and have a forum for people to get support, ask questions and connect with other users. T…

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## [Editing a poll with votes creates inconsistent state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-with-votes-creates-inconsistent-state/28239)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-with-votes-creates-inconsistent-state/28239 "2015-05-06T21:16:02Z")

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Steps to reproduce Create a new poll Vote for an option Edit the poll and add another option Expected result The poll should show the additional option and the already cast votes should be visible. Actual result Th…

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## [What's wrong with this CSS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-wrong-with-this-css/28391)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-wrong-with-this-css/28391 "2015-05-06T20:31:51Z")

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Hi, I have a CSS code for Discourse backgrounds. The problem is, when I scroll down, the image doesn’t scroll down - rather, a white background appears and covers the wallpaper… html, body { height: 100%; } //…

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## [How to enable private messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-private-messages/28394)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Flom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Flom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-private-messages/28394 "2015-05-06T19:25:27Z")

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On meta.discourse.org when clicking on a user’s avatar, there is a blue button called ‘message’ , but there is no such message on my installation, and couldn’t find where to enable it…

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## [Paid: Plugin 9gag clone for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-9gag-clone-for-discourse/28075)

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**Author:** [@Passante](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Passante)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-9gag-clone-for-discourse/28075 "2015-05-05T23:59:23Z")

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We are looking for a coder to develop a plugin for Discourse to have the following specs: Ability to vote a post Up and Down Sort post based on votes Sort post based on date Sort post based on category Changes in the m…

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## [Setting up sub-domain in cPanel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-sub-domain-in-cpanel/28354)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-sub-domain-in-cpanel/28354 "2015-05-05T20:11:32Z")

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Hi, I have a dedicated server from Namecheap and am trying to pair the forum.domain.com within cPanel. How would I do this through DNS editor? I have a Digital Hosting plan hosting the forum itself.

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## [Need help customising a new discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-customising-a-new-discourse-forum/28323)

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**Author:** [@Lawal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lawal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-customising-a-new-discourse-forum/28323 "2015-05-05T17:54:25Z")

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Thanks. Found my solution here.

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## [Redacted sensitive data - still visible in post history?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redacted-sensitive-data-still-visible-in-post-history/28079)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redacted-sensitive-data-still-visible-in-post-history/28079 "2015-05-05T17:41:55Z")

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The ability to see a post’s edit history is great for ensuring credibility, as defined in the Muut manifesto. However, if a user has mistakenly included sensitive data (real names, accounts, passwords etc.) in a post an…

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## [Using editor fulllpost quote button on a post which uses HTML formatting mangles it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-editor-fulllpost-quote-button-on-a-post-which-uses-html-formatting-mangles-it/28249)

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**Author:** [@irrationalJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/irrationalJ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-editor-fulllpost-quote-button-on-a-post-which-uses-html-formatting-mangles-it/28249 "2015-05-05T00:31:13Z")

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OK, I think this is a bug. However, if it turns out that it actually is not a bug, then I look forward learning why it isn't. While the option of using HTML to format your entire post is possible with DIscourse, there se…

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