# Forum Feedback

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## [New category suggestion](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-category-suggestion/12232)

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**Author:** [@everydayisoks](https://forum.torproject.org/u/everydayisoks)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-category-suggestion/12232 "2024-04-12T23:48:32Z")

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I’m a strong advocate of Tor. By reading some papers, I have developed some concerns about Tor, such as the fact that there are many de-anonymization attacks against Tor’s anonymity, as well as DoS attacks. Of course, th…

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## [It wasn't easy getting in here... \["BAD CSRF"\]](https://forum.torproject.org/t/it-wasnt-easy-getting-in-here-bad-csrf/12180)

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**Author:** [@Switch](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Switch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/it-wasnt-easy-getting-in-here-bad-csrf/12180 "2024-04-07T21:01:12Z")

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When I received the confirmation link in my inbox and clicked it, account activation didn’t work. Instead I was met with a white page with the only content being some text in the upper left corner that read: \[“BAD CSRF…

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## [Question about the "trusted third parties" that are involved in the operation of the Tor Fourm](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-the-trusted-third-parties-that-are-involved-in-the-operation-of-the-tor-fourm/11456)

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**Author:** [@anon5187442](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anon5187442)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/question-about-the-trusted-third-parties-that-are-involved-in-the-operation-of-the-tor-fourm/11456 "2024-02-07T03:19:16Z")

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Recently, I was visiting the forum’s privacy policy. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us i…

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## [My pending thread/post just disappeared](https://forum.torproject.org/t/my-pending-thread-post-just-disappeared/10396)

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**Author:** [@tinohegger](https://forum.torproject.org/u/tinohegger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/my-pending-thread-post-just-disappeared/10396 "2023-11-29T11:43:15Z")

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Hi, I made a thread/post in the desktop support part of the forum and the thread was shown pending for more than 12 hours (don’t remember exactly) and now has just disappeared not only from pending, but completely? Was…

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## [Where is the “sign out” or “log out” menu in this forum?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/where-is-the-sign-out-or-log-out-menu-in-this-forum/9214)

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**Author:** [@nimeton](https://forum.torproject.org/u/nimeton)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/where-is-the-sign-out-or-log-out-menu-in-this-forum/9214 "2023-09-19T22:35:46Z")

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This forum is hard to use. First of all, where is the “sign out“? I looked into the “hamburger”, “More…”, and my “avatar” (?) but can’t find this simple menu item anywhere. Secondly, if every post has to be approved bef…

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## [Invisible messages](https://forum.torproject.org/t/invisible-messages/8491)

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**Author:** [@Vort](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Vort)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/invisible-messages/8491 "2023-08-17T11:43:27Z")

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Usually, when I post message at this forum, I can see it in approval status and can delete it if I want. But for some reason, when I added message to this topic, message disappeared. It is still visible on activity/pen…

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## [Duplicate forum emails](https://forum.torproject.org/t/duplicate-forum-emails/8436)

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**Author:** [@brian](https://forum.torproject.org/u/brian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/duplicate-forum-emails/8436 "2023-07-21T23:05:51Z")

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I am receiving duplicate news emails from the forum. I read each email that the forum sends so it’s very obvious. They come back to back. Only over the past few weeks. It’s a zero urgency! Who would I send a note to?

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## [Outgoing email outage on Forum (resolved)](https://forum.torproject.org/t/outgoing-email-outage-on-forum-resolved/8412)

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**Author:** [@anarcat](https://forum.torproject.org/u/anarcat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/outgoing-email-outage-on-forum-resolved/8412 "2023-07-19T20:14:00Z")

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Outgoing email outage We have just discovered is that outgoing mail notifications did not work at all since the migration, except for users with a @torproject.org address. It was a misconfiguration on our end that basica…

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## [2FA treats OTP codes as (used) backup codes](https://forum.torproject.org/t/2fa-treats-otp-codes-as-used-backup-codes/8216)

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**Author:** [@Eldalie](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Eldalie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/2fa-treats-otp-codes-as-used-backup-codes/8216 "2023-07-03T00:59:54Z")

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When I try to log in I am asked to insert my OTP code, as expected since I enabled 2FA. However, access is often denied with the server complaining about «Invalid authentication code. Each code can only be used once.»: …

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## [Can't login Tor forum (both .net and .org) using email/password](https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-login-tor-forum-both-net-and-org-using-email-password/8169)

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**Author:** [@Plastic5970](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Plastic5970)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-login-tor-forum-both-net-and-org-using-email-password/8169 "2023-06-30T13:30:01Z")

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Hello, I can’t login using using email/password, but it works OK if use username/password. This happened on the old .net forum (tried 2023-06-14), and this self-hosted forum. Does anyone else have a problem, or know w…

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## [Can’t edit my posts](https://forum.torproject.org/t/can-t-edit-my-posts/8127)

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**Author:** [@Quartermarsh](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Quartermarsh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/can-t-edit-my-posts/8127 "2023-06-24T17:49:18Z")

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Since the forum move I can’t edit my posts. One of them was created just before the forum moved, the other just after. I’ve tried signing in via gitlab and via my usual sign in (non 2fa at this point) and the result is t…

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## [Discord sign-in doesn't work with the .onion forum](https://forum.torproject.org/t/discord-sign-in-doesnt-work-with-the-onion-forum/8100)

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**Author:** [@3DbPNuRHhpW](https://forum.torproject.org/u/3DbPNuRHhpW)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/discord-sign-in-doesnt-work-with-the-onion-forum/8100 "2023-06-22T19:27:58Z")

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Discord sign-in doesn’t work with the .onion forum

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## [I'm trying to suspend 2FA until after the 20th, if I have it](https://forum.torproject.org/t/im-trying-to-suspend-2fa-until-after-the-20th-if-i-have-it/7975)

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**Author:** [@ricketygoodman](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ricketygoodman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/im-trying-to-suspend-2fa-until-after-the-20th-if-i-have-it/7975 "2023-06-15T17:25:01Z")

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I went to preferences, security, managing 2FA. I only found things to add, which I didn’t recognize. Does this mean I don’t have 2FA and don’t have to worry about the migration? Newbie help, please.

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## [Approval message color](https://forum.torproject.org/t/approval-message-color/6763)

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**Author:** [@Vort](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Vort)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/approval-message-color/6763 "2023-05-23T11:20:10Z")

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Today I noticed that approval message started showing with white color on light gray background. It is barely readable with such contrast. Please correct it.

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## [How to view pending posts?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-to-view-pending-posts/7732)

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**Author:** [@rokejulianlockhart](https://forum.torproject.org/u/rokejulianlockhart)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-to-view-pending-posts/7732 "2023-05-22T17:39:48Z")

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Tor Project Forum - Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship. doesn’t show them.

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## [Very difficult to create Forum post on mobile phone](https://forum.torproject.org/t/very-difficult-to-create-forum-post-on-mobile-phone/6434)

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**Author:** [@NuTor1](https://forum.torproject.org/u/NuTor1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/very-difficult-to-create-forum-post-on-mobile-phone/6434 "2023-02-02T19:29:29Z")

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Hi there, I was just writing a post under desktop browser support but had to do it from my phone due to inability to log in on my desktop. Unfortunately between the keyboard and four levels of top banners, I can only see…

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## [Current "Mark as solution" forum behavior is suboptimal](https://forum.torproject.org/t/current-mark-as-solution-forum-behavior-is-suboptimal/5912)

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**Author:** [@ChrisK](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ChrisK)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/current-mark-as-solution-forum-behavior-is-suboptimal/5912 "2022-12-14T09:53:07Z")

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Hi, Example case: I wanted to reply in Tor Browser 12.0 does not respect \`user.js\`/default settings on first start and decided to first mark answer given by @donuts as solution. This surprisingly locked the whole post…

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## ["Regular" badge gone, lounge not available](https://forum.torproject.org/t/regular-badge-gone-lounge-not-available/4284)

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**Author:** [@aliceinonionland](https://forum.torproject.org/u/aliceinonionland)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/regular-badge-gone-lounge-not-available/4284 "2022-08-17T03:21:28Z")

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What happened to my “Regular” badge and Lounge access? They’re gone! :frowning:

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## [Post approval conditions](https://forum.torproject.org/t/post-approval-conditions/2368)

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**Author:** [@h3xag0n](https://forum.torproject.org/u/h3xag0n)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/post-approval-conditions/2368 "2022-07-16T01:39:35Z")

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Sorry if this has been an answered question, but why do each of “my” posts need to be approved by a moderator? Some kind of account reputation level? I am clearly not a spammer. :slight\_smile: Thank you

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## [Access to new version announcements topics](https://forum.torproject.org/t/access-to-new-version-announcements-topics/2923)

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**Author:** [@Vort](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Vort)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/access-to-new-version-announcements-topics/2923 "2022-04-10T04:03:04Z")

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Several days ago I received email about 0.4.7.6-rc release. It contains link to this forum. Today I decided to read additional information about 0.4.7 branch, so I followed that link: https://forum.torproject.org/t/re…

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## [HTML mangling in mailing list mirror](https://forum.torproject.org/t/html-mangling-in-mailing-list-mirror/2877)

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**Author:** [@jnewsome](https://forum.torproject.org/u/jnewsome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/html-mangling-in-mailing-list-mirror/2877 "2022-04-06T14:27:05Z")

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I noticed a recent message I sent to tor-project got pretty mangled in the forum mirror. Original: \[tor-project\] Sponsor 38 (shadow simulator) update Forum: \[tor-project\] Sponsor 38 (shadow simulator) update @duncan h…

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## [Donations Menu Item](https://forum.torproject.org/t/donations-menu-item/2378)

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**Author:** [@robertdaleweir](https://forum.torproject.org/u/robertdaleweir)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/donations-menu-item/2378 "2022-03-03T20:00:26Z")

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I do not understand why there is not an onscreen ‘button’ to go to your Donations page. I wouldn’t want it over laying any of my pages but a main menu item would be easier and possibly more financially rewarding than no…

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## [Link previews remove fragment identifiers from URLs](https://forum.torproject.org/t/link-previews-remove-fragment-identifiers-from-urls/1916)

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**Author:** [@dcf](https://forum.torproject.org/u/dcf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/link-previews-remove-fragment-identifiers-from-urls/1916 "2022-01-27T17:54:14Z")

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See this post, and the mailing list post it originates from: https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-how-to-reduce-tor-cpu-load-on-a-single-bridge/1483/19 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2022-Januar…

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## [Editing a post and links](https://forum.torproject.org/t/editing-a-post-and-links/1668)

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**Author:** [@jehoshua7](https://forum.torproject.org/u/jehoshua7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/editing-a-post-and-links/1668 "2022-01-09T23:17:47Z")

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I had the first post approved at Installing Tor browser on Kubuntu Then went to edit it, and couldn’t because new posters can only have two links in the post. Yet if the post had more than two links, why was it “approve…

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## [How come the forum is .net](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-come-the-forum-is-net/1169)

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**Author:** [@BoxTop](https://forum.torproject.org/u/BoxTop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/how-come-the-forum-is-net/1169 "2021-12-11T22:22:33Z")

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Hi, i wanted to say why is this site as .net url when all metrics, blog and guide is .org? Thanks

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## [Suggestion of creating an "Education" category in the forum](https://forum.torproject.org/t/suggestion-of-creating-an-education-category-in-the-forum/354)

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**Author:** [@kaiod](https://forum.torproject.org/u/kaiod)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/suggestion-of-creating-an-education-category-in-the-forum/354 "2021-11-30T18:46:05Z")

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I would like to suggest the creation of a new category on the forum, dedicated to education in general. My idea is for this to be a space for the discussion of Tor in education, which has been transformed into an area of…

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## [Tor Forum using Google scripts](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-forum-using-google-scripts/523)

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**Author:** [@caloric\_chop](https://forum.torproject.org/u/caloric_chop)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-forum-using-google-scripts/523 "2021-11-11T15:39:45Z")

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Hi people of Tor. Thank you for creating this amazing tool. However there is something little concerning by using this website. This website uses fonts.googleapis.com and gstatic.com. I’m sure there is so many better …

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## ['fingerprinting' could be a good optional tag](https://forum.torproject.org/t/fingerprinting-could-be-a-good-optional-tag/513)

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**Author:** [@Ephemeral](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Ephemeral)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/fingerprinting-could-be-a-good-optional-tag/513 "2021-11-09T12:24:23Z")

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A couple of topics have been about fingerprinting, so maybe fingerprinting or anti-fingerprinting (those could be set up as synonyms) could be useful optional tags.

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## [Testing email support](https://forum.torproject.org/t/testing-email-support/91)

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**Author:** [@lavamind](https://forum.torproject.org/u/lavamind)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/testing-email-support/91 "2021-11-03T20:00:20Z")

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@anarcat ping you so you can reply to this by email and see if it works?

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## [Allow for the creation of groups and the entry of members into them, such as teams](https://forum.torproject.org/t/allow-for-the-creation-of-groups-and-the-entry-of-members-into-them-such-as-teams/360)

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**Author:** [@kaiod](https://forum.torproject.org/u/kaiod)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/allow-for-the-creation-of-groups-and-the-entry-of-members-into-them-such-as-teams/360 "2021-11-03T12:45:43Z")

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A fascinating function of Discourse, is called “Groups”. The same, is used in the Tor Forum for moderators only. It is interesting to activate this function, because we could allow team leaders to approve members to joi…

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