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## [Is it possible to create a channel not associated to any category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-channel-not-associated-to-any-category/282165)

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**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-channel-not-associated-to-any-category/282165 "2023-10-14T13:16:31Z")

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Is it possible to create a chat channel without an associated category ? we 'd like to create a private chat channel for a given group, but no need to associate it with a category… (workaround: could add a private cate…

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## [Is it possible to pin a one topic to multiple categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-pin-a-one-topic-to-multiple-categories/282098)

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**Author:** [@PrettyGirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PrettyGirl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-pin-a-one-topic-to-multiple-categories/282098 "2023-10-14T12:42:39Z")

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In my forum, the “basic instructions” post is common for 4/8 categories. One option for me is to post 4 seperate posts of the same text (instructions) and pin it to the top of each category. But I was wondering if there …

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## [Voice note recording](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-note-recording/213538)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-note-recording/213538 "2023-10-14T09:27:24Z")

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Feature request: Creating a voice note recorder for chat For normal discourse topics, I personally don’t yearn for voice notes, however, with chat, I miss the voice notes that I can do on other platforms. And if impleme…

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## [Line 260: \*0: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "\*0")](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-260-0-syntax-error-operand-expected-error-token-is-0/281433)

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**Author:** [@PrettyGirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PrettyGirl)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-260-0-syntax-error-operand-expected-error-token-is-0/281433 "2023-10-14T07:38:04Z")

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I had seen a previous thread as well, but it doesn’t provide a solution. So, I’m opening a new one. I got this installing discourse on arm64 arch, linux ubuntu on aws. ./discourse-setup: line 260: \*0: syntax error: op…

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## [Allow topics to be marked as 'Unsolvable'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-topics-to-be-marked-as-unsolvable/292189)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-topics-to-be-marked-as-unsolvable/292189 "2023-10-13T23:43:03Z")

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Had a suggestion fwiw: Green Checkmark is currently shown for solutions. What about adding a selectable red X mark for solutions that visually indicate the solution means “no, not possible” Thanks for reading, and gre…

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## [Enforce discourse template by category and /or tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enforce-discourse-template-by-category-and-or-tag/282215)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enforce-discourse-template-by-category-and-or-tag/282215 "2023-10-13T23:34:10Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse Templates: Wondering about forcing a particular template for users who post: in support category with tag “Deutsch” in sub-category “German” I do not have admin access, but wi…

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## [Allow sub-domains from blocked domain to onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-sub-domains-from-blocked-domain-to-onebox/268737)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-sub-domains-from-blocked-domain-to-onebox/268737 "2023-10-13T20:48:47Z")

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On a site I help run, we’ve recently found that a certain site fails to onebox (becomes a large empty space). We would have just blocked the domain from oneboxing, but that breaks oneboxing the forum hosted at a sub-doma…

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## [Different homepage style for logged in vs logged out users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-homepage-style-for-logged-in-vs-logged-out-users/282183)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-homepage-style-for-logged-in-vs-logged-out-users/282183 "2023-10-13T18:59:45Z")

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Is it possible to have a list of latest topics for logged in users, but for logged out users only show list of category boxes. Right now its possible but affects homepage for everyone. Is there a plugin for this?

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## [Use of Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-tags/281792)

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**Author:** [@Jenny\_Cawthon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jenny_Cawthon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-tags/281792 "2023-10-13T13:11:28Z")

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How do I add tags for a specific Group that will be searchable by other groups? For example: Group A has 3 tags added that are searchable by Group B to find the appropriately corresponding members of Group A. Need Group…

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## [Site name not changing on Google](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-name-not-changing-on-google/282064)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-name-not-changing-on-google/282064 "2023-10-13T17:28:17Z")

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A few weeks ago I rebranded my forum to suit all io games (used to be only for Swordbattle .io) But for some search results (like one above) in Google the site headline hasn’t changed. I have changed everything in th…

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## [How to change wording on error messages shown to user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-wording-on-error-messages-shown-to-user/282067)

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**Author:** [@Zee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-wording-on-error-messages-shown-to-user/282067 "2023-10-13T15:41:04Z")

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Forexample Some of my users get an error message saying “An error occurred: You are not permitted to view the requested resource.” Whenever they try to post someonthing without choosing any category, so i want to dire…

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## [Why is there no earth icon after I configured the Google Translator API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-no-earth-icon-after-i-configured-the-google-translator-api/280405)

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**Author:** [@Guo\_SpicyGum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Guo_SpicyGum)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-no-earth-icon-after-i-configured-the-google-translator-api/280405 "2023-10-13T15:20:53Z")

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Why is there no earth icon after I configured the Google Translator API? root@talk:/data/discourse# ./launcher enter app x86\_64 arch detected. WARNING: containers/app.yml file is world-readable. You can secure this file…

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## [Onebox for Vimeo Live Stream URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-vimeo-live-stream-url/282099)

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**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-vimeo-live-stream-url/282099 "2023-10-13T14:34:00Z")

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My site does perfectly fine with embedding regular vimeo videos, e.g. URLs like https://vimeo.com/461640076 We are running a conference where we are creating a watching room with the embedded live stream and an ooen cha…

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## [Force download pdf on IOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-download-pdf-on-ios/282047)

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**Author:** [@Rafael\_Melo\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rafael_Melo_Silva)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-download-pdf-on-ios/282047 "2023-10-12T17:36:03Z")

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For download an upload pdf on ios i should use after the link: ?wtn-download-file=true I made a javascript to do it dinamically and change all my upload links as follow: \<script\> $('a.attachment\[href$=".pdf"\]').attr…

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## [Add reason for rejection of a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-reason-for-rejection-of-a-post/65850)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-reason-for-rejection-of-a-post/65850 "2023-10-13T06:48:47Z")

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for the first posts of a user, which may need to be approved (based on a forum policy), a reason for rejection may be good. when an admin reject a “waiting for approval” post, it’d be good (educational for users) to add…

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## [Installing the Discourse development environment on Ubuntu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-the-discourse-development-environment-on-ubuntu-ubuntu-discourse/248481)

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**Author:** [@honeymoose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honeymoose)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-the-discourse-development-environment-on-ubuntu-ubuntu-discourse/248481 "2023-10-13T06:20:08Z")

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\<div\>\</div\> :warning: This guide is only for configuring the Discourse development environment. If you need to install Discourse in a production environment, please refer to the content on the page: Install Discourse i…

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## [Could not find file in the store located at url: //s3-bucket/prefix/file.jpeg](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-not-find-file-in-the-store-located-at-url-s3-bucket-prefix-file-jpeg/268084)

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**Author:** [@nodomain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nodomain)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-not-find-file-in-the-store-located-at-url-s3-bucket-prefix-file-jpeg/268084 "2023-10-13T04:32:07Z")

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I am currently in progress of setting up the official Docker image on AWS ECS. While running on EC2 the docker image works perfectly fine. However after starting it on ECS with the same configuration, I end up with bro…

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## [Managing Gem Version Conflicts in Discourse Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managing-gem-version-conflicts-in-discourse-plugins/281976)

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**Author:** [@wings](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wings)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managing-gem-version-conflicts-in-discourse-plugins/281976 "2023-10-13T02:48:59Z")

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Hi, I am building a plugin for Discourse using external gems. I’ve already incorporated some suggestions from other posts regarding the use of external gems, such as Requiring external gems and Plugin using own gem - #3 …

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## [New Topic composer menu inherits previous 'reply' options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-composer-menu-inherits-previous-reply-options/281754)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-composer-menu-inherits-previous-reply-options/281754 "2023-10-10T12:23:56Z")

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When creating a new topic from the main page, the composer menu can inherit extra reply options from the previous reply: Go to an existing topic and click on a reply button to open the composer Close composer and na…

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## [New Spotify shortlink format fails to retrieve metadata](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-spotify-shortlink-format-fails-to-retrieve-metadata/281845)

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**Author:** [@ma0sm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ma0sm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-spotify-shortlink-format-fails-to-retrieve-metadata/281845 "2023-10-13T00:39:30Z")

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The link format when sharing albums from Spotify has recently changed on mobile, and the metadata isn’t retrieved successfully as a result. Initially raised on https://community.drownedinsound.com Here is an album link …

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## [Can't find a way to attach pdfs to my topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-a-way-to-attach-pdfs-to-my-topics/282057)

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**Author:** [@swati\_vishnoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swati_vishnoi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-a-way-to-attach-pdfs-to-my-topics/282057 "2023-10-12T23:37:08Z")

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Hi I am new to discourse and can’t find a way to upload attachments to the topics created. Help plz.

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## [Allow ChatBot to read PDFs so it can join in a group discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-chatbot-to-read-pdfs-so-it-can-join-in-a-group-discussion/277037)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-chatbot-to-read-pdfs-so-it-can-join-in-a-group-discussion/277037 "2023-10-12T22:21:31Z")

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For those who have access to tools that allow one to chat with a PDF(s), it would be nice if the Discourse AI -AI Bot could also read PDFs and join in the discussion. Right now the academics are eating this like candy …

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## [Limit category selections for topics based on tag restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-category-selections-for-topics-based-on-tag-restrictions/281563)

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**Author:** [@jlc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jlc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-category-selections-for-topics-based-on-tag-restrictions/281563 "2023-10-12T21:13:45Z")

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I have a tag named “category-specific” that should only be used within the category named “target-category”. I have added the “category-specific” tag to the “Restrict these tags to this category” list for “target-catego…

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## [Hide parts of a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-parts-of-a-post/282068)

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**Author:** [@Airw0lf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Airw0lf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-parts-of-a-post/282068 "2023-10-12T20:27:21Z")

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See also this post: We have some text included in the following html tags. \<details\> \<summary\>Antwoord\</summary\> Some tekst or code \</details\> Is there a way to hide this part for users who do not belong to a cer…

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## [Force pdf download](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-pdf-download/281819)

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**Author:** [@Rafael\_Melo\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rafael_Melo_Silva)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-pdf-download/281819 "2023-10-12T18:57:39Z")

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I am using s3 for host my files on my discourse community, i made ios app and i need to download pdf files instead of open in the app I found a solution for a link download: \<a href="download-url?wtn-download-file=true…

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## [Is original version of post edited during moderation stored anywhere?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-original-version-of-post-edited-during-moderation-stored-anywhere/281928)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-original-version-of-post-edited-during-moderation-stored-anywhere/281928 "2023-10-12T17:33:41Z")

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Continuing the discussion from User's unedited post sent by email even when post edited by admin after approval: When a user’s post is held for moderation, edited, then posted, is the original, unedited post stored anyw…

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## [\< and \> characters in subject and posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/and-characters-in-subject-and-posts/282043)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_Nguyen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_Nguyen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/and-characters-in-subject-and-posts/282043 "2023-10-12T17:22:29Z")

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Hi Everyone! I’ve received reports from community members about a forum behavior where anything enclosed between ‘\<’ and ‘\>’ is interpreted as HTML code. This means that if you type ‘\< prefix \>::1’, only ‘::1’ is visib…

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## [Time to first response by group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-first-response-by-group-members/275118)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-first-response-by-group-members/275118 "2023-10-12T16:28:58Z")

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Time to first group response for topics created within a given time period Returns the time to first response by a member of a given group to “regular” (not Personal Message) topics created by a user who is not a member …

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## [What personal data is collected and who can read/edit it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-personal-data-is-collected-and-who-can-read-edit-it/279802)

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**Author:** [@Gavin\_Hudson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gavin_Hudson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-personal-data-is-collected-and-who-can-read-edit-it/279802 "2023-10-12T14:44:47Z")

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I’m looking for a complete list of what personal data Discourse collects, for example first name, last name, email, user principle name, location, etc. Also, I need to know firstly who can view and secondly who can edit …

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## [How can I see all current settings for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-all-current-settings-for-discourse/281931)

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**Author:** [@aas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-all-current-settings-for-discourse/281931 "2023-10-12T14:09:53Z")

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I can use the following to print settings that were set via the env section of my app.yml: docker exec app env | grep DISCOURSE How can I print all the settings that are currently being used in my running instance? It…

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