# Meta **URL:** https://forum.beeminder.com/c/meta/3.md [Latest](https://forum.beeminder.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.beeminder.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Meta category](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/about-the-meta-category/2)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/about-the-meta-category/2 "2014-03-24T22:39:17Z")
Discussion about this forum, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it. --- ## [Topics visible while logged out?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/topics-visible-while-logged-out/12453)
**Author:** [@halflight89](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/halflight89)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/topics-visible-while-logged-out/12453 "2025-07-03T08:45:34Z")
Hi, I just noticed that it’s possible to view the content of all topics while logged out. And I wonder if that’s intended or a bug. Because all people who have a beeminder account, have a forum account too. And I wonde… --- ## [Out Of Love](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/out-of-love/10808)
**Author:** [@enbee](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/enbee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/out-of-love/10808 "2023-08-16T22:45:03Z")
this badge is very funny to me. i don’t really have anything to add, except that I feel very elite to be one of only two people who’s ever earned it so far XD they also gave me a little warning, “you’ll run out of l… --- ## [Forum Dark Mode discussion thread 🥹](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/forum-dark-mode-discussion-thread/10733)
**Author:** [@enbee](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/enbee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/forum-dark-mode-discussion-thread/10733 "2023-05-16T09:21:36Z")
It seems to be possible to enable an option to have this forum in dark mode. Could this possibly be enabled? (Disclaimer: I didn’t read the whole thread, but the first post seems to be pretty straight-forward to my not-… --- ## [Favorite Beeminder Goal on profile should be a clickable link](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/favorite-beeminder-goal-on-profile-should-be-a-clickable-link/10729)
**Author:** [@enbee](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/enbee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/favorite-beeminder-goal-on-profile-should-be-a-clickable-link/10729 "2023-01-08T19:33:29Z")
Forum profiles automatically link to Beeminder dashboards, which is very neat. Under Preferences \> Profile you can also name a Favorite Beeminder Goal to be displayed above your dashboard link. Which is incredibly neat … --- ## [Multiple Forum post drafts possible?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/multiple-forum-post-drafts-possible/10731)
**Author:** [@enbee](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/enbee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/multiple-forum-post-drafts-possible/10731 "2023-01-08T13:50:28Z")
Now to make yet another post in the apparently Not Very Popular Meta category ;) Is it possible to have more than 1 Forum post draft at a time? I couldn’t find anything about this, but might have very well missed it; ap… --- ## [How to organize journal entries?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-organize-journal-entries/9449)
**Author:** [@coolhandlouis](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/coolhandlouis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-organize-journal-entries/9449 "2021-05-29T21:49:12Z")
Let’s say I start a journal, which I did, as a new topic. A week later, I create journal entry 2 as a reply to my first journal entry. Then a week later, I want to do journal entry number three. Should #3 be a reply … --- ## [Adding link to Beeminder profile on user card?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/adding-link-to-beeminder-profile-on-user-card/9229)
**Author:** [@nocas](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/nocas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/adding-link-to-beeminder-profile-on-user-card/9229 "2021-04-25T20:53:21Z")
Hi everyone! I’d like to suggest a tweak to the forum, which is to add an icon/link on each person’s user card and forum profile, linking to that person’s account on Beeminder. Sometimes I’m reading posts here and I’m a… --- ## [How can I edit my post?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-edit-my-post/7033)
**Author:** [@bluetulip](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/bluetulip)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-can-i-edit-my-post/7033 "2020-07-21T23:22:46Z")
I’d like to be able to edit the first post of this https://forum.beeminder.com/t/anki-addon-maintained-progress/5062 to keep it up to date (I set it as the support link for the addon), but the edit button is missing. Th… --- ## [How does the "you'll get more likes" regular thing work?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-does-the-youll-get-more-likes-regular-thing-work/5919)
**Author:** [@phi](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/phi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-does-the-youll-get-more-likes-regular-thing-work/5919 "2019-10-24T15:56:31Z")
This thing here: Please tell me you hire some Italian mobster to visit the other forum users and pressure convince them to give more likes, every time this badge is handed out to someone? :wink: --- ## [An Idea: Treating the Beeminder Buffer as an Emergency Fund](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/an-idea-treating-the-beeminder-buffer-as-an-emergency-fund/5677)
**Author:** [@marcmarti](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/marcmarti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/an-idea-treating-the-beeminder-buffer-as-an-emergency-fund/5677 "2019-09-06T14:06:09Z")
Let’s say that we had a 7-day initial buffer to add progress in Beeminder. My own tendency is to only take actual action when emergency day is close. When this happens in a consistent basis (when every single day is emer… --- ## [I do not you want live notifications](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/i-do-not-you-want-live-notifications/4728)
**Author:** [@apolyton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apolyton)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/i-do-not-you-want-live-notifications/4728 "2019-01-08T17:45:00Z")
The forum keeps showing a question to enable browser notifications. I keep closing it, it comes back after a few days. Any way to permanently disable it? --- ## [Discourse account linking to twitter and github not working](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/discourse-account-linking-to-twitter-and-github-not-working/4657)
**Author:** [@phi](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/phi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/discourse-account-linking-to-twitter-and-github-not-working/4657 "2018-12-28T06:15:11Z")
So I wanted to hook up my twitter and github to this forum: But clicking the “Connect” button for github results (eventually after one, two quick redirects) in this: And clicking the “Connect” button for twitter re… --- ## [Forum is now https (SSL)](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/forum-is-now-https-ssl/4424)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/forum-is-now-https-ssl/4424 "2018-10-16T19:24:57Z")
We’re working on the redirect so no links break but in the meantime you may need to manually change the URL to https:// instead of http:// Hit :heart: on this if that works for you. And if you’re able to see this but no… --- ## [Layout bug in forum header on mobile](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/layout-bug-in-forum-header-on-mobile/3803)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/layout-bug-in-forum-header-on-mobile/3803 "2018-03-13T07:36:57Z")
More and more users are complaining about this longstanding bug: If you view forum.beeminder.com on mobile, our logo (which we do definitely want as a link back to beeminder.com) is too big and makes the title of posts u… --- ## [Probably irrelevant for most adults here... but we need more badges!](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/probably-irrelevant-for-most-adults-here-but-we-need-more-badges/3641)
**Author:** [@bcool](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/bcool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/probably-irrelevant-for-most-adults-here-but-we-need-more-badges/3641 "2017-12-19T08:09:20Z")
We need more badges, e.g. like: --- ## [I broke our poll :(](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/i-broke-our-poll/1692)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/i-broke-our-poll/1692 "2017-01-13T09:38:16Z")
I was editing the items in our 2016 poll and finally realized that every time I did so I was losing all the votes, since it must be tallying based on the unique text of the items. I don't suppose I can go edit the data… --- ## [Derailment Data in Stats Section](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/derailment-data-in-stats-section/2752)
**Author:** [@donedamned](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/donedamned)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/derailment-data-in-stats-section/2752 "2016-12-04T22:39:32Z")
Why don't we have a derailment tracker in the stats? It will be a really useful feature and provides good insights about our performance. I have several beeminder goals that have been going on for more than a year and I… --- ## [Smiley emoticons are broken on old posts](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/smiley-emoticons-are-broken-on-old-posts/2531)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/smiley-emoticons-are-broken-on-old-posts/2531 "2016-09-28T06:42:21Z")
For example, in this post: Ones I type now seem to work: :slight\_smile: Apparently the name changed from “slightly\_smiling” to “slight\_smile” and it broke the old smileys. (Side note: It bugs me that generic smileys… --- ## [Split out @username email notification in forum settings](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/split-out-username-email-notification-in-forum-settings/2417)
**Author:** [@grayson](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/grayson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/split-out-username-email-notification-in-forum-settings/2417 "2016-08-14T10:31:34Z")
I am ruthlessly getting rid of newsletters, etc. in order to declutter my inbox. For the Beeminder forum, I want to turn off all email notifications aside from being @username-d (because I may not catch that myself, sinc… --- ## [Poll Test](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/poll-test/2376)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/poll-test/2376 "2016-08-03T01:28:49Z")
I like my poll options to be numbered but last time I did that it broke everything so I'm going to see if it works now... What're your favorite animals? 1) cat (editing after @adamwolf's votes) 2) dog 3) bee 4) c… --- ## [Email replies were broken for a while](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/email-replies-were-broken-for-a-while/1966)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/email-replies-were-broken-for-a-while/1966 "2016-03-03T02:45:54Z")
We just fixed it and I see all the old replies are suddenly getting posted. This is probably going to be confusing... --- ## [Forum digest emails](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/forum-digest-emails/1875)
**Author:** [@dsernst](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dsernst)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/forum-digest-emails/1875 "2016-02-02T18:27:44Z")
Since this forum began, I've received the digest email once per week. Then, seemingly with no explanation, I've been mailed this forum's digest 10 times in the last two days: \[image\] Has anyone else seen this? --- ## [Feature request: announce UVIs in the forum](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/feature-request-announce-uvis-in-the-forum/1654)
**Author:** [@apolyton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apolyton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/feature-request-announce-uvis-in-the-forum/1654 "2015-11-26T19:59:49Z")
UVI are only announced on Twitter I barely use Twitter :stuck\_out\_tongue: There is no page on the web site with UVIs - not even a link to the Twitter account (edit: I’ve found the “Changelog” link at the footer l… --- ## [Category Ontology](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/category-ontology/1018)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/category-ontology/1018 "2015-11-03T13:20:36Z")
We were toying with a new category, "Beeblog", for discussing blog posts. If there's demand for that it's fine with me. But I propose we be pretty conservative about adding new categories and not add them for the sake of… --- ## [Moving from Uservoice](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/moving-from-uservoice/89)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/moving-from-uservoice/89 "2015-03-19T18:13:18Z")
Should we move everything from uservoice.beeminder.com to here? I think this is better in most ways -- especially in that it gets everything in one place -- but Discourse doesn't have voting like Uservoice does. --- ## [Moving from Google Groups](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/moving-from-google-groups/88)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/moving-from-google-groups/88 "2015-03-17T02:27:46Z")
Do you think we should turn off the Akratics Anonymous Google Group? What about importing the archives? --- ## [Discourse app on iPhone](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/discourse-app-on-iphone/592)
**Author:** [@bigmusic](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/bigmusic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/discourse-app-on-iphone/592 "2015-03-12T07:58:41Z")
Is there a way to log into this forum using the Discourse iOS app? --- ## [Is Uservoice still a thing?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/is-uservoice-still-a-thing/545)
**Author:** [@drtall](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/drtall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/is-uservoice-still-a-thing/545 "2015-02-27T20:43:08Z")
Looking at https://beeminder.uservoice.com/, traffic looks pretty light, the top voted requests don't get many updates (the top four are: July '14, July '14, December '14, February '14), and it doesn't seem to be linked … --- ## [Link to goals](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/link-to-goals/402)
**Author:** [@larsivi](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/larsivi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/link-to-goals/402 "2015-01-09T22:55:39Z")
When I’m in the forum, there isn’t any obvious immediate link to my goals. Going to the top and clicking Beeminder takes me to the front page, but that is very rarely where I want to go - I usually want to go to my goal … [Next page](https://forum.beeminder.com/c/meta/3.md?page=1)