# Some Technical Notes (Please Read)

**URL:** <https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/some-technical-notes-please-read/3109>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/some-technical-notes-please-read/3109 "2024-11-14T17:24:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/some-technical-notes-please-read/3109/1 "2024-11-14T17:24:42Z")

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First: a quick reminder prompted [by this](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/cultural-crossovers-21-captain-marvel/1363/5): the copies of the posts that appear at the top of comment threads here are not _reliable_ copies. They work by taking the HTML that appears on the original site out of context, abstracting any non-Discourse-compatible formatting, and hoping that nothing screws up. They’re really only there as an _aide-memoire_ for commenters; please read _on the original site_ to get the formatting intended.

(Yes, I can file support issues about formatting issues, but I am one small free customer and fixing this for all cases is a technically hard problem. You will never see perfection here.)

Second: that the WordPress plugin created and listed a topic here for every post is an implementation detail. Normal Discourse embedding _does not do that_: while it creates the topic, it isn’t listed (and is thus invisible except to search) until someone posts to it or I list it manually. Which I will try to do for new stuff, but it’s _me_.

If you wondered why I kept harping on not using this site to get your new 'verse posts fix all these years, this is why. There’s an RSS feed and a free e-mail subscription option (and, of course, Patreon and my social media feeds, gordelpya); please use one of those if you can.

Third: Discourse just launched experimental features for AI-powered search and thread summarization, so I turned those on because what the hell. You have probably noticed the buttons, so enjoy if you want to, and just don’t click on 'em if you don’t.

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**Author:** ![avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/avatar/32/2_2.png) [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/some-technical-notes-please-read/3109/2 "2024-11-14T17:25:12Z")

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