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## [Prevent 'jumping out' and 'back in' when using notifications for the current topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-jumping-out-and-back-in-when-using-notifications-for-the-current-topic/18224)

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**Author:** [@Matches](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matches)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-jumping-out-and-back-in-when-using-notifications-for-the-current-topic/18224 "2014-07-30T17:29:27Z")

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If I am reading a topic but haven’t reached a post yet, I will get a blue notification in the top right corner. If I click on this notification, and click on the ‘goto’ link, I see what looks like a page refresh and then…

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## [Anyone interested in getting a Fedora Docker image going?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-interested-in-getting-a-fedora-docker-image-going/18233)

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**Author:** [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-interested-in-getting-a-fedora-docker-image-going/18233 "2014-07-30T01:28:53Z")

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I see there is an Ubuntu Docker image available - has anyone attempted to do something similar for Fedora? - I couldn’t see anything . . Thanks, Phil.

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## [Android Chrome SSL issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-chrome-ssl-issues/18248)

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**Author:** [@ChrisGammell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisGammell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-chrome-ssl-issues/18248 "2014-07-29T23:53:37Z")

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Have been troubleshooting for a few hours now, thought I’d use the meta site as well. I have a domain SSL cert from Namecheap (Comodo). I appended the intermediate certs to the main cert and am now using that as the lis…

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## [Remove Invite Spam Protection?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-invite-spam-protection/18106)

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**Author:** [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-invite-spam-protection/18106 "2014-07-29T23:32:20Z")

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To protect Invite feature from potential spam, Discourse has a restriction: A user can’t send more than one invite to same email. This restriction is limiting use of Disposable Invite Tokens feature. Let me explain: W…

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## [Order badges by group, then by name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/order-badges-by-group-then-by-name/18239)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/order-badges-by-group-then-by-name/18239 "2014-07-29T22:57:37Z")

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Does it make sense to order badges by group first and only then by name? With 5 groups and 20+ badges it looks as a mess a bit.

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## [Category option: max topics per user (2 use-case examples)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-option-max-topics-per-user-2-use-case-examples/18152)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-option-max-topics-per-user-2-use-case-examples/18152 "2014-07-28T22:55:54Z")

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Use case #1: we would like to have a “Jobs - Resume” category and would allow only ONE topic to be created in that category by any user. Use case #2: we would like to have an “Official company pages” category and would …

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## [Failed to create new account. Waiting for register token expires but to this day this has not happened](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-create-new-account-waiting-for-register-token-expires-but-to-this-day-this-has-not-happened/18178)

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**Author:** [@icaroperseo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaroperseo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-create-new-account-waiting-for-register-token-expires-but-to-this-day-this-has-not-happened/18178 "2014-07-28T19:48:51Z")

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I registered on the forum recently, unfortunately at the time to do it mistakenly I introduced an email address that does not exist — Ooops! my fault -.-'… I am well aware that the email address does not exist because I …

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## [How to create 1000 subcategories in a scalable way?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-1000-subcategories-in-a-scalable-way/18158)

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**Author:** [@spocksplanet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spocksplanet)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-1000-subcategories-in-a-scalable-way/18158 "2014-07-28T16:49:36Z")

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I’d like to create a lot of subcategories for a handful of top level categories. But I have a problem: Discourse preloads all the subcategories in the body of the page as JSON objects and this is seriously affecting the …

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## [List of Hotkeys](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-hotkeys/18155)

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**Author:** [@brianpurkiss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianpurkiss)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-hotkeys/18155 "2014-07-28T02:18:59Z")

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I’ve been googling around and don’t see a consolidated list of hotkeys/keyboard shortcuts. I’ve discovered some of them, and they’re pretty stinkin awesome. However, a list of all of them would be pretty awesome to sha…

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## [Grant a badge for all members of a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-a-badge-for-all-members-of-a-group/18147)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-a-badge-for-all-members-of-a-group/18147 "2014-07-27T22:25:57Z")

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I just created a badge for all the awesome plugin authors. Creating a badge targeting a group is quite easy, just type this into the SQL box: select user\_id, created\_at granted\_at, NULL post\_id from group\_users where g…

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## [Is it ok to use the same avatar as other users on meta?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-use-the-same-avatar-as-other-users-on-meta/18080)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-ok-to-use-the-same-avatar-as-other-users-on-meta/18080 "2014-07-25T22:15:43Z")

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No, it is not ok and we will switch you back to letter avatars. Sorry, its just really confusing. Also offensive avatars will be switched to letter avatars.

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## [Ability to disallow changing passwords](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-disallow-changing-passwords/17961)

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**Author:** [@shivermetimbers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shivermetimbers)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-disallow-changing-passwords/17961 "2014-07-25T21:27:29Z")

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We’ve set up custom authentication with our Discourse instance, and the only way to log in is through our auth service. We do not allow local logins. This means that the password field is pretty useless to us and could…

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## [Flag your own post with a private notification will fail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-your-own-post-with-a-private-notification-will-fail/18018)

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**Author:** [@Lid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-your-own-post-with-a-private-notification-will-fail/18018 "2014-07-25T20:37:44Z")

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This option should be disabled if the authenticated user is the post author.

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## [2 different languages are used in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-languages-are-used-in-admin-panel/18040)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-languages-are-used-in-admin-panel/18040 "2014-07-25T20:28:37Z")

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My setup is as follow: global language is RU my profile configuration language is EN The problem is, I see both languages in the admin panel, while I expect to see only EN. Is this a bug? http://imagizer.imageshack.…

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## [Can badges be awarded by an external site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-badges-be-awarded-by-an-external-site/18004)

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**Author:** [@michael28](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michael28)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-badges-be-awarded-by-an-external-site/18004 "2014-07-25T08:03:48Z")

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I’m currently configuring my Discourse instance (loving it by the way - great job guys!) to go with my site. I’ve gotten SSO going successfully, and am now in the process of setting up the badge system. I’d like to award…

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## [Is cgroup isolation for Discourse supported?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-cgroup-isolation-for-discourse-supported/18031)

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**Author:** [@jaryd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaryd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-cgroup-isolation-for-discourse-supported/18031 "2014-07-25T06:39:30Z")

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This might not be totally necessary but I’m wondering if I can limit how much physical memory the Discourse Docker container can utilize using LXC cgroups. I’m noticing a gradual memory leak on my server and am not 100% …

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## [Feature Request: Banned Users Prevent Promotion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-banned-users-prevent-promotion/17884)

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**Author:** [@hb\_ryn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hb_ryn)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-banned-users-prevent-promotion/17884 "2014-07-25T02:43:41Z")

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Would it be possible to prevent users who have been banned (at any point in time) from being able to be promoted beyond regular user? It seems like a logical decision considering that a user who has caused enough proble…

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## [How to tell if a category is a private category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182)

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**Author:** [@shivermetimbers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shivermetimbers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182 "2014-07-24T21:38:09Z")

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Has there been any thought towards marking a private category differently than a public category? Since we’re trying to use Discourse at the company-level for both internal discussions between employees and external dis…

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## [Don't skip to unread replies for wiki posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-skip-to-unread-replies-for-wiki-posts/17999)

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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Lormand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Lormand)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-skip-to-unread-replies-for-wiki-posts/17999 "2014-07-24T19:38:52Z")

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This might sound like a small problem, but I’m actually having to lock all of my wiki posts and even delete the automated message saying that the topic is closed (which is a derived problem), because it seems if there ar…

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## [Exempt Links to other Topics/Posts from Link Limit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempt-links-to-other-topics-posts-from-link-limit/17112)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempt-links-to-other-topics-posts-from-link-limit/17112 "2014-07-24T16:42:17Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Tmp/cache needs to be manually cleared when developing plugins: I think this has a lot of merit (especially the part I bolded). Thoughts from everyone else?

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## [Taming wild PM notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/taming-wild-pm-notifications/12065)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/taming-wild-pm-notifications/12065 "2014-07-24T06:39:05Z")

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At the moment, if you ever find yourself in a private conversation there are 3 very painful side effect. You will get one green notification per message. The green notification will not go away till you read the partic…

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## [Does Discourse terms of use prevent racist groups from using it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-terms-of-use-prevent-racist-groups-from-using-it/17543)

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**Author:** [@mohsen1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mohsen1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-terms-of-use-prevent-racist-groups-from-using-it/17543 "2014-07-23T22:51:51Z")

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I was reading news about the racist groups in NY Times. Apparently there is an online forum called stormfront.org which promotes racism using vBulletin. Do Discourse terms disallow such usage?

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## [Precompiled assets across multiple production servers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/precompiled-assets-across-multiple-production-servers/17940)

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**Author:** [@timdawborn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/timdawborn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/precompiled-assets-across-multiple-production-servers/17940 "2014-07-23T12:25:09Z")

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Question about precompiled assets on a multi-server production environment. The sprockets require\_tree instruction does not define any ordering of its inclusions. On our two servers running identical code and identical v…

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## [Allow badges in category security settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-badges-in-category-security-settings/17928)

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**Author:** [@tuananh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tuananh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-badges-in-category-security-settings/17928 "2014-07-23T05:58:50Z")

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Now that we have trigger for badges, should discourse allow badges to be used in category security setting along side with groups?

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## [\[Solved\] Help setting other websites on the same DigitalOcean droplet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-help-setting-other-websites-on-the-same-digitalocean-droplet/17798)

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**Author:** [@DavidGNavas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidGNavas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-help-setting-other-websites-on-the-same-digitalocean-droplet/17798 "2014-07-22T15:46:37Z")

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I’m trying to follow the steps from the “Running other websites with Discourse” how-to, but i feel like: So, if someone with NGINX and Docker experience wants to help me, we can agree a budget. Objetive: Leave my …

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## [Allow extra metadata from Single Sign On](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-extra-metadata-from-single-sign-on/17791)

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**Author:** [@daybreaker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daybreaker)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-extra-metadata-from-single-sign-on/17791 "2014-07-22T07:03:19Z")

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Maybe this already exists, but based on the SSO example, you can only send data back to Discourse like username or email… I’d like to also be able to set things like admin and moderator privileges, or even user level bas…

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## [Keep 'Dismiss New' from clearing topics you haven't seen yet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-dismiss-new-from-clearing-topics-you-havent-seen-yet/17569)

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**Author:** [@kpfleming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kpfleming)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-dismiss-new-from-clearing-topics-you-havent-seen-yet/17569 "2014-07-21T15:29:00Z")

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Today I had about 90 threads in the ‘New’ tab. I was reading through the ones I found interesting, scrolling down the page to review the older ones. During this time, another thread was posted in the forum, and the top …

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## [Transfer WordPress to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-wordpress-to-discourse/17739)

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**Author:** [@flexihack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flexihack)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-wordpress-to-discourse/17739 "2014-07-21T03:43:31Z")

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Hey everyone, I was wondering if there is any plugin or add-on to help me move everything on my site, currently running on WordPress (self-hosted) to Discourse - entirely. This means that the site is no longer powered by…

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## [Ability to subscribe for someone new topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-subscribe-for-someone-new-topics/17203)

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**Author:** [@MaSe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaSe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-subscribe-for-someone-new-topics/17203 "2014-07-20T14:45:09Z")

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When I found that someone frequently posts really interesting topics I want to subscribe (to follow) to his/her new topic. There could be some way to get new topics of that author directly into wathed ones, for example, …

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## [Badge Groupings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-groupings/17641)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-groupings/17641 "2014-07-19T17:29:40Z")

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We have the following badges for V1 but they have no sane groupings: Basic User Regular User Leader Elder Reader Read Guidelines First Link First Quote First Like First Flag First Share Welcome Autobiographer Editor Nic…

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