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## [Hidden restrictions: Poll can't be changed after the fact](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-restrictions-poll-cant-be-changed-after-the-fact/25018)

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**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-restrictions-poll-cant-be-changed-after-the-fact/25018 "2015-02-11T07:55:03Z")

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Since the poll feature only allows a single poll per topic, I just had to create one larger poll. I created it, edited the topic (which by the way refreshes the topic without the poll visible) and after a while I grew my…

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## [500 error on upgrade page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-on-upgrade-page/25097)

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**Author:** [@hunterboerner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hunterboerner)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-on-upgrade-page/25097 "2015-02-11T00:28:57Z")

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I don’t know where to find the log but when I got to blahblah.com/admin/ugprade I get a blank page and the console shows a 500 error.

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## [Installing Discourse on Centos/WHM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-centos-whm/25058)

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**Author:** [@RupGautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RupGautam)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-centos-whm/25058 "2015-02-10T22:00:06Z")

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I’ve reinstalled ruby and all the gems. I cloned a clean copy of the files into the folder and still get the same error on: bundle exec rspec The rspec gems installed without error so the problem doesn’t appear to be th…

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## [Oneboxing with YouTube](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-with-youtube/25088)

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**Author:** [@BerryBlue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BerryBlue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-with-youtube/25088 "2015-02-10T21:58:19Z")

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I like the feature from discourse where if you enter a link from YouTube it will embed the video. How do you customize properties like width, height and also disabling suggested videos when it finishes?

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## [Can't search blocked IPs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-search-blocked-ips/24816)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-search-blocked-ips/24816 "2015-02-10T18:44:16Z")

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Okay, so here is the scenario: Abusive member or spammer (doesn’t matter) posts. Use Spam flag and Ban their IP/Email. Member concedes to Admin and apologizes so we are told to give him a second chance Go to Admin \> Sc…

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## [The system should warn you if you @mention someone who wouldn't be able to see it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-system-should-warn-you-if-you-mention-someone-who-wouldnt-be-able-to-see-it/21759)

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**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-system-should-warn-you-if-you-mention-someone-who-wouldnt-be-able-to-see-it/21759 "2015-02-10T14:59:35Z")

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On my site, we had a moderator who had inadvertently not been granted moderation rights. So people were @mention’ing him on posts in the Staff category, but he couldn’t see those posts. I’m not sure if he was notified by…

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## [Ban symbol next to suspended usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-symbol-next-to-suspended-usernames/25045)

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**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-symbol-next-to-suspended-usernames/25045 "2015-02-10T00:22:38Z")

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I suspended a user today and one of my mods pointed out that it wasn’t so obvious the user had been suspended. I was thinking that like how moderators get the shield next to their username, maybe suspended users should g…

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## [Site becomes blank white page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-becomes-blank-white-page/25013)

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**Author:** [@Overmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overmind)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-becomes-blank-white-page/25013 "2015-02-09T22:23:43Z")

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Since updating to 1.2.0.beta6 my site has crashed twice and needed to be rebuilt twice to fix it in a 3 day period. Tested from multiple systems and users using Mac (Safari), Windows 8.1 (FireFox, Chrome, IE), Android L…

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## [I'm getting a Server Error 500, and have no idea why](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-getting-a-server-error-500-and-have-no-idea-why/25010)

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**Author:** [@limeblast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/limeblast)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-getting-a-server-error-500-and-have-no-idea-why/25010 "2015-02-09T21:49:51Z")

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I don’t know if this is related to my previous post, but I’m currently getting a Server Error 500 on my forum: https://talk.birmingham.io/ I had reports that it was down over the weekend for an amount of time also, but…

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## [Possible memory leak in failed email authentication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-memory-leak-in-failed-email-authentication/24966)

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**Author:** [@Brideau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brideau)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-memory-leak-in-failed-email-authentication/24966 "2015-02-09T21:14:46Z")

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I have started getting memory low errors from New Relic ever since I upgraded to the newest beta. When I checked the graph, it looks like this (the drop is where I last restarted the server):

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## [Internal server error while loading admin users page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-while-loading-admin-users-page/25031)

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**Author:** [@tyildir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tyildir)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-while-loading-admin-users-page/25031 "2015-02-09T21:13:54Z")

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This happens quite frequently. Only on random occasions do I get to access the admin users page. Below are the screenshots of the two console errors.

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## [How to scale discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-scale-discourse/20299)

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**Author:** [@tkiblin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkiblin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-scale-discourse/20299 "2015-02-09T19:34:22Z")

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Folks, I’ve seen the question a few times, but really haven’t seen any good answers… How does one scale and make Discourse highly available? Like, how can I setup a PGSQL cluster, and have a bunch of web “front-ends” t…

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## [Clean Discourse Installs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clean-discourse-installs/24975)

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**Author:** [@pl3bs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pl3bs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clean-discourse-installs/24975 "2015-02-09T17:43:08Z")

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I’ve been doing installs for a few months now for clients. Have now done simple installs, multisite installs, and installs alongside php/html5 sites. $20 single discourse install $25 multisite (multiple web contain…

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## [Migrating from one Docker server to another](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-one-docker-server-to-another/24748)

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**Author:** [@samnazarko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samnazarko)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-one-docker-server-to-another/24748 "2015-02-09T17:30:51Z")

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Hi I am trying to migrate my Discourse instance from one Ubuntu 14.04 server running Docker to another and could not find a lot of documentation about this. I have installed Docker on the new server, but I am not sure …

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## [Clicking an attachment link works only once](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-an-attachment-link-works-only-once/24927)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-an-attachment-link-works-only-once/24927 "2015-02-09T16:50:38Z")

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Steps to reproduce: Go to Can I upload attachments? - #2 by codinghorror - discourse - Discourse Demo Click on the download link for mysqld.log and download the file Click on the same download link again Expected beha…

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## [But ImageMagick is not installed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/but-imagemagick-is-not-installed/25007)

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**Author:** [@limeblast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/limeblast)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/but-imagemagick-is-not-installed/25007 "2015-02-09T12:37:42Z")

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I’m not sure what’s changed, but after upgrading to 1.2.0.beta6 over the weekend, I’ve logged into the admin of my site today and seen this: The server is configured to create thumbnails of large images, but ImageMagic…

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## [Thank you for making Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-making-discourse/9629)

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**Author:** [@danieru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danieru)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-making-discourse/9629 "2015-02-09T08:14:38Z")

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I just had the chance to use Discourse for the first time on another site. When announced I had dismissed DIscourse because it looked useless as a forum. While it still looks a-typical I must thank you for making such a …

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## [Updating Discourse causes white on white categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-discourse-causes-white-on-white-categories/24791)

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**Author:** [@Jake\_Jackson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jake_Jackson)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-discourse-causes-white-on-white-categories/24791 "2015-02-09T07:09:01Z")

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Hi, After the latest update (Beta 6) the category background on the home page is now a little stripe. However this UX change in conjunction with using a white category foreground colour makes the text unreadable. …

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## [1.2.0 beta 6 - missing category background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-2-0-beta-6-missing-category-background/24845)

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**Author:** [@ichpen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ichpen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-2-0-beta-6-missing-category-background/24845 "2015-02-09T07:03:01Z")

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Since updating to beta 6 the custom category images refuse to show so wondering what changed.. Was working in beta 5. Also, feature request, add background image feature to home/latest category/landing page. Doing it in…

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## [./launcher bootstrap app fails with "Could not find rake"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-bootstrap-app-fails-with-could-not-find-rake/24992)

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**Author:** [@Akagi201](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Akagi201)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-bootstrap-app-fails-with-could-not-find-rake/24992 "2015-02-09T06:30:42Z")

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I install discourse with this doc https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-digital-ocean.md but when I ./launcher bootstrap app I get the error log I run as root, and my linux is gentoo on linode …

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## [PM-User to Invite to Convo or Continue in PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pm-user-to-invite-to-convo-or-continue-in-pm/24985)

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**Author:** [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pm-user-to-invite-to-convo-or-continue-in-pm/24985 "2015-02-09T05:05:19Z")

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In relation to this topic here and this one as well, I suggest mirroring ‘PM User’ from the flag button to a link under “Reply as linked Topic”. Putting that feature under the flag button is not intuitive because ‘flag’…

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## [Keybind or Button-click to Minimize (but not remove) Composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983)

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**Author:** [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983 "2015-02-09T04:00:24Z")

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Been noticing while I use the composer that sometimes I need to see more of the viewport to aid in making my post. I tend to browse: gather links and text. When I do that, I have to click and hold the composer’s top ed…

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## [How to set color of user-title depending on text in it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-color-of-user-title-depending-on-text-in-it/24980)

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**Author:** [@Martyn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martyn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-color-of-user-title-depending-on-text-in-it/24980 "2015-02-08T22:26:15Z")

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Hi guys, I’ve just installed my Discourse forum, absolutely loving it. The only thing I miss now is that users can’t directly see who is an admin, moderator or developer. I have set the Title (user-title) for these user…

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## [Category dropdown when editing topic title is barely visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-dropdown-when-editing-topic-title-is-barely-visible/24968)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-dropdown-when-editing-topic-title-is-barely-visible/24968 "2015-02-08T17:01:29Z")

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The category dropdown is barely visible when I try to edit a topic title: I guess @awesomerobot’s latest change is causing this. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/834378f99621aea45a6708d95e8ac007b09f452c …

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## [Google doc links from Google Apps account don't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-doc-links-from-google-apps-account-dont-work/24951)

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**Author:** [@jqnatividad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jqnatividad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-doc-links-from-google-apps-account-dont-work/24951 "2015-02-07T20:24:18Z")

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They result in a page with Google complaining that the link is not valid. However, if I go ask for a shareable link from the same Google Doc, the link works.

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## [Website blank after I failed to upgrade the latest version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-blank-after-i-failed-to-upgrade-the-latest-version/24949)

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**Author:** [@hzwill\_zhou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hzwill_zhou)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-blank-after-i-failed-to-upgrade-the-latest-version/24949 "2015-02-07T20:12:10Z")

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I just upgrade my discourse to the newest version (beta 6?), and it said fail to connect to the website (before upgrade, it is all ok). Then I type my site url and it shows all blank, I don’t know what’s wrong with it. S…

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## [How to css-control the 'reply' and 'show replies' buttons?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-css-control-the-reply-and-show-replies-buttons/24946)

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**Author:** [@Mads\_Ringblom\_Knudse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mads_Ringblom_Knudse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-css-control-the-reply-and-show-replies-buttons/24946 "2015-02-07T16:29:44Z")

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I’m doing some css-customization on a discourse installation. Right now I’m working on a more simple thread-design. (I’ll share when finished :smile:) But I’m stuck on how to control the look of theese two buttons: …

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## [Account for Tracked & not just Watched topics (Something between 'muted' and 'tracked' for categories)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-for-tracked-not-just-watched-topics-something-between-muted-and-tracked-for-categories/24929)

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**Author:** [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-for-tracked-not-just-watched-topics-something-between-muted-and-tracked-for-categories/24929 "2015-02-06T23:15:50Z")

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(In relation to my recent situation in trying to fine-tune the suggested topics list.) I wanted to suggest the idea of accounting for tracked topics and not just watched topics when it comes to muting entire categories …

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## [HTML list item spacing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-list-item-spacing/24910)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-list-item-spacing/24910 "2015-02-06T22:14:18Z")

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The following is a quirk of the HTML / Markdown / BBCode support right? ###Raw text \<ul\> \<li\>Swimming\</li\> \<li\>Miniature Train\</li\> \<li\>Orbz\</li\> \<li\>Go Karts\</li\> \<li\>Fishing\</li\> \<li\>Funfair\</li\> \<li\>Pubs\</li\> …

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## [ImageMagick missing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imagemagick-missing/24916)

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**Author:** [@tudorv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tudorv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imagemagick-missing/24916 "2015-02-06T19:45:10Z")

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After updating my forum to 1.2.0.beta6 I got this message in the Dashboard: Some problems have been found with your installation of Discourse: The server is configured to create thumbnails of large images, but ImageMa…

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