# Latest

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## [Auto\_approve\_email\_domains still showing login.wait\_approval screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-approve-email-domains-still-showing-login-wait-approval-screen/209166)

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**Author:** [@pgalbavy-itrs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgalbavy-itrs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-approve-email-domains-still-showing-login-wait-approval-screen/209166 "2021-11-16T09:25:44Z")

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I have configured out hosted instance to auto approve users who first login using Office365 from an internal account and this in itself works fine and works for returning users, but on sign-up/first login they are still …

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## [Voting plugin requirements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-plugin-requirements/208678)

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**Author:** [@juliafagelman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/juliafagelman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-plugin-requirements/208678 "2021-11-16T06:40:09Z")

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Hey there, We are looking to use the voting plugin (already installed and in action) for our new feature requests process. We will set thresholds of votes and time to move feature requests towards being shown to our pr…

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## [MS Power automate and discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ms-power-automate-and-discourse/209228)

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**Author:** [@agf1997](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agf1997)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ms-power-automate-and-discourse/209228 "2021-11-16T03:42:21Z")

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Sorry for the half baked idea up front, but I’m trying to figure out a way to simplify my administration of groups across platforms. We schedule a lot of meetings and those meetings are announced to our community via a …

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## [How to retrieve backup without functioning email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-backup-without-functioning-email/104846)

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**Author:** [@Atul\_Nirmalkar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Atul_Nirmalkar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-backup-without-functioning-email/104846 "2018-12-21T16:08:45Z")

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Hi, My smtp server is under maintenance and i want to restore but i feel it is getting because of email notification is failing. Is there any other alter way to restore without notification.

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## [Socialengine importer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/socialengine-importer/127748)

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**Author:** [@rmccown](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rmccown)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/socialengine-importer/127748 "2021-11-16T00:45:25Z")

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Has anyone hacked together an import script from Socialengine to Discourse? I’d hate to reinvent the wheel here.

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## [Emails not sent when marking users as admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-sent-when-marking-users-as-admin/209220)

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**Author:** [@VRRyan6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VRRyan6)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-sent-when-marking-users-as-admin/209220 "2021-11-16T00:14:24Z")

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I’m trying to add users as admins but every time I get this message I’m confused as to what email its sending it too because I don’t have an any emails about it. What email does it send that to?

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## [API: a scope with access to /uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-a-scope-with-access-to-uploads/208895)

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**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RogerBW)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-a-scope-with-access-to-uploads/208895 "2021-11-16T00:10:44Z")

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I have a robot which posts to threads. Sometimes it would like to upload an image first, and include it in the post. As far as I can see there is no API scope which gives access to /uploads so I have to give it access t…

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## [Create a custom page with theme cli?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-custom-page-with-theme-cli/209207)

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**Author:** [@JeaneCarlos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JeaneCarlos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-custom-page-with-theme-cli/209207 "2021-11-15T23:52:18Z")

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I’ve been going about building a new theme with Theme Creator/CLI and have had a good run so far with CSS, widgets, and plugin-outlets. I was wondering if there’s a file/folder I could add/modify to create a new page/rou…

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## [Add new site setting to allow editing topic title for wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-site-setting-to-allow-editing-topic-title-for-wiki/209020)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-site-setting-to-allow-editing-topic-title-for-wiki/209020 "2021-11-15T23:33:02Z")

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Following up on Wiki status of first post does not confer the ability to edit tags, category or title. It’s become a real problem on https://community.wanikani.com that TL2 users cannot edit the title of wiki topics des…

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## [See # new or updated topics link is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-new-or-updated-topics-link-is-not-working/208639)

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**Author:** [@raghukamath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raghukamath)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-new-or-updated-topics-link-is-not-working/208639 "2021-11-15T22:11:21Z")

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I am using 2.8.0.beta7 on krita-artists.org and for some time this month the link for the notification about updated topic count is not clickable. When user clicks on the link nothing happens. I searched the forum h…

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## [2.8.0.beta8: API Key Improvements, Image alt Text Editing, Fullscreen Tables, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta8-api-key-improvements-image-alt-text-editing-fullscreen-tables-and-more/209178)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta8-api-key-improvements-image-alt-text-editing-fullscreen-tables-and-more/209178 "2021-11-15T16:26:51Z")

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New features in 2.8.0.beta8: API key improvements New read-only scope: API Keys can now be created with a read-only scope, allowing the key to be used for any GET API requests. This is in addition to the existing global …

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## [Discourse - SMTP from OVH](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-from-ovh/104670)

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**Author:** [@NallDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NallDev)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-from-ovh/104670 "2021-11-15T14:48:08Z")

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Hi, I’m using SMTP server from OVH. I created login, password and opened discourse-setup file. After all, I do rebuild, but Discourse still don’t send mails. I saw topic on meta, but change configuration still don’t hel…

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## [Import Error: about.json does not exist, or is invalid](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-error-about-json-does-not-exist-or-is-invalid/209148)

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**Author:** [@ovanderzee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ovanderzee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-error-about-json-does-not-exist-or-is-invalid/209148 "2021-11-15T11:03:20Z")

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I am developing a theme component and I want to put it under version control. I started off in the editor at /admin/customize/themes. I exported the edits and put the files in git in a dedicated src folder. Then I compr…

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## [No username/avatar on messages on inbox (mobile)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-username-avatar-on-messages-on-inbox-mobile/177068)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-username-avatar-on-messages-on-inbox-mobile/177068 "2021-11-15T10:23:54Z")

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Advanced apologies if this is already discussed elsewhere but didn’t find it. On Desktop, the list of private messages shows just the avatar (but there’s an easy way to show username too, which we find very useful). Bu…

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## [Can I embed a dynamic private message in WordPress post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-embed-a-dynamic-private-message-in-wordpress-post/209129)

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**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Singh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-embed-a-dynamic-private-message-in-wordpress-post/209129 "2021-11-15T09:49:14Z")

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Hey all, I am using private messages for discussion between members of a group. I am creating a unique group message per group as an admin so members with trust level 0 can reply to the private message and have a discu…

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## [Sidekiq Error Many Summary Mail sent failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-error-many-summary-mail-sent-failed/209133)

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**Author:** [@rahulMasal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahulMasal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-error-many-summary-mail-sent-failed/209133 "2021-11-15T03:02:54Z")

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Dear Support, Need Help to resolve this issue PFB

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## [Allow dots in tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-dots-in-tags/209014)

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**Author:** [@jzr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jzr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-dots-in-tags/209014 "2021-11-15T00:28:11Z")

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On the Julia Language Discourse, I want to use Julia package names as topic tags. Julia Package names contain dots, like “Foo.jl”. Currently, dots are not allowed in Discourse tags, so I can’t use those package names in …

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## [Using a \<br/\> HTML element on a preceding line prevents emoji expansion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-a-br-html-element-on-a-preceding-line-prevents-emoji-expansion/208960)

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**Author:** [@joe90](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joe90)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-a-br-html-element-on-a-preceding-line-prevents-emoji-expansion/208960 "2021-11-15T00:10:38Z")

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As the title says…Using a \<br/\> HTML element on a preceding line within a post prevents emoji expansion This doesn’t work (but should)… \<br/\> Hello :) Hello :) …but this does work \<br/\> Hello :) Hello …

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## [How do I enable audio uploads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-enable-audio-uploads/209118)

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**Author:** [@kodred](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kodred)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-enable-audio-uploads/209118 "2021-11-14T22:57:53Z")

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I can’t seem to find how to do it on Discourse through search. Ideally I’d like something like this here on Discourse that allows you to upload different kinds of files (mp3, mp4, etc), currently I can only upload images…

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## [Voice Messages on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-messages-on-discourse/209117)

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**Author:** [@kodred](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kodred)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-messages-on-discourse/209117 "2021-11-14T21:47:15Z")

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Hi. Does anyone happen to know of any working solution to add voice messages to Discourse? I’ve come to realise my forum really needs this. I’d be happy if anyone could share anything I can use. :slight\_smile:

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## [How do I test drive UI changes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-test-drive-ui-changes/208852)

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**Author:** [@fyodorovich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fyodorovich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-test-drive-ui-changes/208852 "2021-11-14T20:09:55Z")

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I’m not familiar with Discourse admin and I’m learning on the job. There are things that I’d like to do, such as create christmas banners. How can I do this in a non-intrusive way? I don’t want all the users to see the …

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## [Pinning category descriptions by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-category-descriptions-by-default/209101)

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**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-category-descriptions-by-default/209101 "2021-11-14T17:17:07Z")

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Can the description topics be pinned to the top by default ? - I’ve noticed that once I’ve visited a category - if I fail to pin it myself it disappears never to be found again. I’d really like it to be pinned so my user…

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## [Update failed - PG::UniqueViolation: ERROR](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failed-pg-error/103684)

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**Author:** [@AlexMl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexMl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failed-pg-error/103684 "2018-12-21T07:51:24Z")

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Hi guys, I tried to update Discourse forum to the latest version 2.2.0.beta5 on stage instance, but it failed. The error is: I, INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' rake a…

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## [GitHub "permanent link" bot silently ruined the meaning of my post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-permanent-link-bot-silently-ruined-the-meaning-of-my-post/207842)

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**Author:** [@mattmccutchen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattmccutchen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-permanent-link-bot-silently-ruined-the-meaning-of-my-post/207842 "2021-11-14T13:14:22Z")

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About a year ago, I made a post on GitHub’s Discourse instance that included a bunch of URLs of the form “https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/tree/BRANCH/path” in order to discuss how GitHub.com processes such URLs. My post p…

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## [How to Create a Script to "Bulk Remove" from a Group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-script-to-bulk-remove-from-a-group/56614)

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**Author:** [@Selk68](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Selk68)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-script-to-bulk-remove-from-a-group/56614 "2021-11-14T11:30:59Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Bulk add to Group: @Falco and all, this is something that I would like to be able to do on the forum that I help run. We have one category for “Members Only” - that is restricted to only…

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## [Where is the Intro thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-intro-thread/206464)

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**Author:** [@Aking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aking)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-intro-thread/206464 "2021-11-14T10:12:42Z")

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Hello All, My friends call me Cory, Is there an Introduction thread?

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## ["Suspect users" not behaving as expected?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspect-users-not-behaving-as-expected/39791)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspect-users-not-behaving-as-expected/39791 "2016-02-18T17:38:39Z")

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So we’re currently running another competition, giving away keys for a game beta, and though that it would be a great idea to make our community the focal point. Abuse is expected, in the past it has been pretty easy to …

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## [Topic Title Flair - or something like that?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-flair-or-something-like-that/206619)

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**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-flair-or-something-like-that/206619 "2021-11-14T07:03:12Z")

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I would like to know if we have a feature like topic title flair as known from reddit? Im building a new forum and to categories the topic I will use tags. But to categories the topic type I could use topic flairs as k…

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## [Why would a staff member choose to flag but not take action immediately?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-would-a-staff-member-choose-to-flag-but-not-take-action-immediately/39281)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-would-a-staff-member-choose-to-flag-but-not-take-action-immediately/39281 "2021-11-14T06:32:13Z")

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If an admin or a mod flags a message “offtopic” but not takes action immediately, a red counter appears, which is seen immediately by the admin or mod who just flagged. Suppose I, an admin, just flagged. Now I see the …

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## [How to block email for registration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-email-for-registration/57219)

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**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-email-for-registration/57219 "2021-11-14T06:20:40Z")

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Hello team., I’ve been searching the possibility to block an email’s domain. For example: A few people register with \*@email-service3.com. There are good people, I could ask them to change the email service, that’s ok…

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