# In read-only mode changing the settings fails silently

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-read-only-mode-changing-the-settings-fails-silently/20623>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** read-only\
**Created:** [2014 年9 月 30 日 16:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-read-only-mode-changing-the-settings-fails-silently/20623 "2014-09-30T16:19:50Z")\
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作者： ![tpokorra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tpokorra/32/115003_2.png) [@tpokorra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpokorra)\
发布日期： [2014 年9 月 30 日 19:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-read-only-mode-changing-the-settings-fails-silently/20623/4 "2014-09-30T19:01:13Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Isn’t that a clear enough indication?

You are probably right. But even being a developer myself, I did somehow not get the connection that interactions also means administrative tasks.

But perhaps this thread might help people who wonder about the same thing…

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