# Override existing user preferences

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-existing-user-preferences/40966
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [13 Marzo 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-existing-user-preferences/40966 "2016-03-13T13:11:28Z")
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### Author: ![watchmanmonitor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/watchmanmonitor/32/430970_2.png) [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [13 Marzo 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-existing-user-preferences/40966/5 "2016-03-13T18:33:52Z")

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The ability to use the UI to push down a setting to all current users, one time, would make implementing new features So Much Better.

from

> [@Configuring whether previous replies are included in notification emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-control-previous-replies-in-emails/39834/):
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> bookmark This is a guide for configuring whether previous replies are included in your notification emails. person_raising_hand Required user level: Users & Administrators When Discourse sends out email notifications, it can include a block of “Previous Replies”. Summary This guide will cover how to configure your email notification settings to include or exclude previous replies. Configuring email settings in user profile You can control whether previous r…

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[https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-control-previous-replies-in-emails/39834/9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-control-previous-replies-in-emails/39834/9)

An option in the admin UI to “apply to all” could help all existing Discourse communities, especially ones which are Hosted, where admins don’t have access to the rails console at all.

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