# \#feature-request

**URL:** https://discourse.mozilla.org/tag/feature-request/3.md

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## [Do not use email as name for default signup behavior](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/do-not-use-email-as-name-for-default-signup-behavior/133493)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Hayes](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Chris_Hayes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/do-not-use-email-as-name-for-default-signup-behavior/133493 "2024-07-12T11:16:01Z")

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Feature Request: On user sign-up, your profile should not use your email address as your name by default. Description After having a Mozilla Discourse account for a year or two, I just realized on sign up it will defaul…

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## [Notify user somehow when his post is converted to linked topic by admin](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/notify-user-somehow-when-his-post-is-converted-to-linked-topic-by-admin/4572)

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**Author:** [@m\_khvoinitsky](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/m_khvoinitsky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/notify-user-somehow-when-his-post-is-converted-to-linked-topic-by-admin/4572 "2022-07-27T00:04:20Z")

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Also, new linked topic should be watched by "author" (i. e. author of original comment) just like all other regular topics created by author. Once, my comment was converted to linked topic by admin and I've noticed thi…

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## [Use Discourse as a replacement for mailing lists](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/use-discourse-as-a-replacement-for-mailing-lists/12757)

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**Author:** [@mstanke](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/mstanke)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/use-discourse-as-a-replacement-for-mailing-lists/12757 "2018-04-28T02:13:04Z")

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I realized Discourse allows to reply via e-mail quite good. Would it be possible to add some simple mailman-like UI and potentially use it as a replacement for current mailinglists? As a motivation I would see easier acc…

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## [The # of accounts that subscribed a specific category](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-of-accounts-that-subscribed-a-specific-category/15792)

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**Author:** [@bobchao](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/bobchao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-of-accounts-that-subscribed-a-specific-category/15792 "2017-05-23T12:39:35Z")

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We are trying to encourage people who attended an offline event to keep connected with Discourse. In this situation, it would be nice to know how many people subscribed a category. This could be a public information tha…

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## [No mention of Mozilla Discourse at https://www.mozilla.org/about/forums/](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/no-mention-of-mozilla-discourse-at-https-www-mozilla-org-about-forums/15768)

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**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/grahamperrin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/no-mention-of-mozilla-discourse-at-https-www-mozilla-org-about-forums/15768 "2017-05-22T15:47:04Z")

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The Welcome to Mozilla Discourse! message draws attention to Discussion Forums/Problem Statement - MozillaWiki, which links back \< to https://wiki.mozilla.org/Discussion\_Forums and there's the link out to: https://www…

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## [Discourse language for users before registration](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/discourse-language-for-users-before-registration/12747)

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**Author:** [@mstanke](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/mstanke)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/discourse-language-for-users-before-registration/12747 "2017-01-05T12:45:31Z")

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It would be great, if Discourse honors Accept-Language HTTP header for not logged in users. If I visit Discourse in a private mode or log out, I see it in English, despite the Czech localization exists. The only way, how…

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## ['Send me an email for every new topic (i. e. first post in a topic) (unless I mute category)' option](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/send-me-an-email-for-every-new-topic-i-e-first-post-in-a-topic-unless-i-mute-category-option/4570)

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**Author:** [@m\_khvoinitsky](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/m_khvoinitsky)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/send-me-an-email-for-every-new-topic-i-e-first-post-in-a-topic-unless-i-mute-category-option/4570 "2016-10-18T15:48:57Z")

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This option will be less noisy than 'Send me an email for every new post...'. If you are interested in some topics, you can 'Watch' them individually. Right now it is available in 'Latest topics' RSS feed.

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## [Mozillians defult trust level](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozillians-defult-trust-level/7273)

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**Author:** [@nukeador](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/nukeador)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozillians-defult-trust-level/7273 "2016-10-18T15:42:06Z")

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Hello, Can we set default trust level for vouched\_mozillians group to 1 by default? Some mozillians are just new to discourse and found out that their first message needs to be approved or they can't post links. Vo…

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## [Discourse group for staff](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/discourse-group-for-staff/11175)

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**Author:** [@nukeador](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/nukeador)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/discourse-group-for-staff/11175 "2016-10-12T16:17:46Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Add Mozilla staff to a group: Discourse has the in-build ability to add all people login with a specific email domain to be automatically added to a group. We can just test this with a…

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## [Archiving old categories](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/archiving-old-categories/10604)

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**Author:** [@marcia](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/marcia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/archiving-old-categories/10604 "2016-09-05T16:31:04Z")

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I see one category that should probably be archived - Tablet Contributor Program.

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## [Please Rename B2GOS Transition to B2G OS](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/please-rename-b2gos-transition-to-b2g-os/9671)

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**Author:** [@kskarthik](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/kskarthik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/please-rename-b2gos-transition-to-b2g-os/9671 "2016-07-11T14:04:11Z")

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Since the transition is completed. Please change the category name to B2G OS :slight\_smile:

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## [Firefox Accounts for Discourse](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-accounts-for-discourse/2203)

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**Author:** [@leo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/leo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-accounts-for-discourse/2203 "2016-04-02T06:40:39Z")

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With Pocket now supporting Firefox Accounts, it looks like Mozilla is opening it up to third parties. With Persona possibly being discontinued at some point in the future, I think it makes a lot of sense for us to find o…

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## [Can we get a Connected Devices category under Quality Assurance?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/can-we-get-a-connected-devices-category-under-quality-assurance/7526)

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**Author:** [@marcia](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/marcia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/can-we-get-a-connected-devices-category-under-quality-assurance/7526 "2016-03-10T22:53:16Z")

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We have some pending posts, but would like a new subcategory.

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## [Certain add-on support sub-category](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/certain-add-on-support-sub-category/7255)

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**Author:** [@m\_khvoinitsky](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/m_khvoinitsky)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/certain-add-on-support-sub-category/7255 "2016-02-25T14:43:01Z")

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As far as I know, discourse allows only two levels of categories: categories and sub-categories. Currently, we have a sub-category "Add-on Support" in "Add-ons" category. My proposal is to have "Add-on Support" as a top…

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## [Please widen category list](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/please-widen-category-list/7168)

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**Author:** [@jscher2000](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jscher2000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/please-widen-category-list/7168 "2016-02-17T19:38:25Z")

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Many of them truncate with "..." making it time-consuming to scan (tooltips are always slow and not always illuminating). More to the point, can this value be increased? .list-controls .category-dropdown-menu .badge-…

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## [Check list plugin](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/check-list-plugin/7115)

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**Author:** [@nukeador](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/nukeador)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/check-list-plugin/7115 "2016-02-15T21:44:06Z")

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Hi, Probably it would be interesting to have the checklist plugin to be able to replicate the github markdown checkboxes. I remember Discourse team wanted to use topics to track features/request and this could be usefu…

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## [Category groups?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/category-groups/6360)

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**Author:** [@majken](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/majken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/category-groups/6360 "2016-01-05T02:28:43Z")

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I think many people want one more tier of organization, and they don't necessarily want there to be topics in that category, they just want to be able to, for example say "these categories belong to Mozilla communities" …

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## [Invite/add people to watch a category](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/invite-add-people-to-watch-a-category/4835)

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**Author:** [@nukeador](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/nukeador)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/invite-add-people-to-watch-a-category/4835 "2015-11-28T13:51:41Z")

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Hello, Speaking with @emma\_irwin we have identified a need to invite or add a group of people we have identified to the watching list of a category directly. User case: "As a community manager I would like to add a…

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## [\[Wanted\] "limit suggested to category"](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/wanted-limit-suggested-to-category/3030)

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**Author:** [@majken](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/majken)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/wanted-limit-suggested-to-category/3030 "2015-11-23T18:44:20Z")

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I noticed this setting. I think we want to turn it on for the main Discourse. Let me know if it's not self-explanatory. This is wanted: DIS-78

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## [Could we get the solved plugin?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/could-we-get-the-solved-plugin/5509)

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**Author:** [@marcia](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/marcia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/could-we-get-the-solved-plugin/5509 "2015-11-21T19:59:30Z")

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Certainly for some forums like the Foxfooding one it would be great to have a way to mark the threads as solved. Could we get something like https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-button-plugin/28129 integrated into Discour…

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## [Fixed category positions?](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/fixed-category-positions/3036)

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**Author:** [@majken](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/majken)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/fixed-category-positions/3036 "2015-11-21T15:39:26Z")

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I think for now we need to make the category positions fixed so that people can always find the categories they are looking for. This would be a stop-gap until we can have a better, custom, home page experience.

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## [Add explanation to notifications button](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/add-explanation-to-notifications-button/5059)

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**Author:** [@leo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/leo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/add-explanation-to-notifications-button/5059 "2015-11-03T21:01:05Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Theme refresh:

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## [Add Mozilla staff to a group](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/add-mozilla-staff-to-a-group/4914)

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**Author:** [@leo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/leo)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/add-mozilla-staff-to-a-group/4914 "2015-10-31T23:31:06Z")

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Currently it’s planned that in the next version of discourse-mozillians users in the nda group on Mozillians will be added to an nda group on Discourse. All staff either have or will be removed from the nda group, tho…

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## [Ability to vote on feature requests](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/ability-to-vote-on-feature-requests/4739)

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**Author:** [@leo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/leo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/ability-to-vote-on-feature-requests/4739 "2015-10-28T19:13:55Z")

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I'm thinking something like https://foxfooding.github.io/dashboard/ but baked into Discourse itself. I suppose one can already vote using the heart button, but it isn't exposed in the topic list.

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## [Tagging](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/tagging/1917)

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**Author:** [@yousef](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/yousef)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/tagging/1917 "2015-10-28T18:41:29Z")

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https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-official-discourse-tags-plugin-discourse-tagging/26482 This is a plugin I’ve been keeping my eye on now, and looks like a good alternative to our sub-sub-categories need since people can…

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## [Use (public) Mozillians profile pics by default](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/use-public-mozillians-profile-pics-by-default/4740)

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**Author:** [@leo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/leo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/use-public-mozillians-profile-pics-by-default/4740 "2015-10-17T11:38:17Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Only Gravatar images: While we have now enabled support for uploading avatars, new users still have to go through the effort of uploading their profile picture if they don’t have a Gravat…

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## [Translation plugin](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/translation-plugin/4363)

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**Author:** [@nukeador](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/nukeador)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/translation-plugin/4363 "2015-09-29T20:34:31Z")

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Hello, I feel that having a way to quickly translate topics would be a good feature for mozillians that don’t know English to keep updated on what’s going on. Also it would be valuable to follow local communities categ…

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## [Email for sub-categories](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/email-for-sub-categories/1812)

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**Author:** [@majken](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/majken)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/email-for-sub-categories/1812 "2015-09-24T15:25:44Z")

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I think it is going to be overkill if we have an email for every parent category and an email for every sub-category. Will it work that we can use eg communtyops+discourse@ to get to a sub-category? Are we already doin…

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## [Topic lists](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/topic-lists/3041)

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**Author:** [@majken](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/majken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/topic-lists/3041 "2015-08-05T17:13:24Z")

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In starting some documentation for Discourse, I noticed that there are more topic lists available than we are currently using: Latest: All topics, in order of last activity. New: Here, only topics considered new wil…

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## [\[Wanted\] Flag Topic as Off Topic](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/wanted-flag-topic-as-off-topic/4179)

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**Author:** [@majken](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/majken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/wanted-flag-topic-as-off-topic/4179 "2015-09-22T15:48:00Z")

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Continuing the discussion from "Off-topic" flag: In the linked conversation we found that Discourse allows you to mark posts as off topic, but not whole topics. You can work around this by flagging the top post as off …

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