# Site Feedback **URL:** https://community.goactuary.com/c/site-feedback/2.md [Latest](https://community.goactuary.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.goactuary.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.goactuary.com/tags.md) --- ## [Tags on threads](https://community.goactuary.com/t/tags-on-threads/5525)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/tags-on-threads/5525 "2022-04-01T22:41:51Z")
Some clarification on how tags should and shouldn’t be used here. In short: Tags should only be used used to advertise the contents of threads to others. And as always: it’s never ok to undo a mod action. If a mod … --- ## [Shortcuts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/shortcuts/4653)
**Author:** [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/shortcuts/4653 "2022-01-25T23:53:06Z")
Instead of searching for whoever asked and answered these months ago, it would be nice to have a central spot for them. So: “Striking out” text: strike this out \[ s \] strike this out \[ / s \] but without the spaces… --- ## [Your Privacy, GoActuary website, and the CAS/SOA](https://community.goactuary.com/t/your-privacy-goactuary-website-and-the-cas-soa/4443)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/your-privacy-goactuary-website-and-the-cas-soa/4443 "2021-11-15T19:36:31Z")
We’ve had a number of situations on the site already that have been well handled by our dedicated moderators (thanks!). It’s become clear that we need some guidelines around what we do here with your information in situ… --- ## [LGBTQ+ friendly site](https://community.goactuary.com/t/lgbtq-friendly-site/3655)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/lgbtq-friendly-site/3655 "2021-07-29T23:48:41Z")
It’s our intent to be an LGBTQ+ friendly site, as best we can. Please remember that our posts need to be respectful and welcoming to members of the community here, and particularly LGBTQ+ members. If your post isn’t res… --- ## [Gender Pronouns](https://community.goactuary.com/t/gender-pronouns/1303)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/gender-pronouns/1303 "2020-11-26T20:09:28Z")
I’ve added gender pronouns as a field in everyone’s profile. If you select one, it will show in your user profile that other users can view. Click on your icon, top right → Preferences → Profile and you’ll see a dropdo… --- ## [Resend new user message, forum help](https://community.goactuary.com/t/resend-new-user-message-forum-help/1216)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/resend-new-user-message-forum-help/1216 "2020-11-19T12:01:14Z")
When you register, the site sends you an email with a tutorial. If you’d like to see that information again, along with the other automated information, send a direct message to @discobot with the body of the message sa… --- ## [Using spoilers in your posts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/using-spoilers-in-your-posts/121)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/using-spoilers-in-your-posts/121 "2020-10-08T11:33:07Z")
Just found another site thingie. I got promoted to advanced user, possibly due to my rugged good looks. That triggered a custom post from the site (discbot). I expect only I saw this. The post turned into a tutorial … --- ## [Using tags](https://community.goactuary.com/t/using-tags/523)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/using-tags/523 "2020-10-07T21:28:14Z")
You can now add tags when you create a post. Available tags show up show up in a dropdown, or you can create a new one. The community can then filter and sort by those tags. I suspect that the tags are visible system-… --- ## [THE RULES](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-rules/528)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-rules/528 "2021-11-21T16:24:22Z")
Please note the following rules for participation here: Per the Terms of Service: “You may not submit content to the forum that is illegal, offensive, or otherwise harmful to others. This includes content that is harass… --- ## [About the Site Feedback category](https://community.goactuary.com/t/about-the-site-feedback-category/1)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.goactuary.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/about-the-site-feedback-category/1 "2020-01-22T18:45:42Z")
Discussion about this site, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it. --- ## [What does this mean?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/what-does-this-mean/12934)
**Author:** [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/what-does-this-mean/12934 "2026-10-12T14:36:14Z")
Near the top is says New (1). Slightly lower it says Replies (1). But then it says “Nothing new at the moment”. --- ## [Bots/AI etc](https://community.goactuary.com/t/bots-ai-etc/12885)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/bots-ai-etc/12885 "2026-10-10T16:41:32Z")
We’re definitely getting some AI bots around here these days. We don’t really get any new users so when we do it’s pretty easy to tell that they’re bots from their first post - always some bullshit non-actuarial comment. … --- ## [Migration upcoming](https://community.goactuary.com/t/migration-upcoming/12889)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/migration-upcoming/12889 "2026-10-06T02:54:25Z")
Sorry the forum was just down for a bit. I upgraded the forum software to the current version,and discourse’s upgrades suck - they break about 50% of the time. Including this time. The upgrade is in prep for a move off… --- ## [Sorry 'bout that](https://community.goactuary.com/t/sorry-bout-that/12917)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/sorry-bout-that/12917 "2026-09-10T20:53:23Z")
We were just offline for about 20 minutes. Emails aren’t working on the new server yet, just getting that set up and it needed a forum software rebuild…which brought the site offline for a bit. --- ## [New features? New features!](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-features-new-features/7600)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-features-new-features/7600 "2026-09-05T00:40:02Z")
I just upgraded to the latest version of the site software and it didn’t even crash which was a refreshing change. Apparently the latest version has these new features. They look interesting, so I’m passing them along.… --- ## [Images](https://community.goactuary.com/t/images/12898)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/images/12898 "2026-09-02T20:29:10Z")
Some folks are having problems seeing some images right now. I suspect that’s because some images are hosted outside our system. The forum has like 30-50G of images which was too much for our shared hosting environment … --- ## [This is us (almost)](https://community.goactuary.com/t/this-is-us-almost/12886)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/this-is-us-almost/12886 "2026-08-27T11:43:09Z")
Starting to migrate all my empire back to my own hardware off the cloud. we are back in the very same spot the old forum was hosted, 151 front street toronto, same rack, just down about a foot. Top server is my AI stuf… --- ## [Dear Leaders](https://community.goactuary.com/t/dear-leaders/7543)
**Author:** [@funkingded](https://community.goactuary.com/u/funkingded)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/dear-leaders/7543 "2026-02-02T05:18:30Z")
I need a place to say Fuck. Is there such a place here? --- ## [Not liking this new design](https://community.goactuary.com/t/not-liking-this-new-design/12437)
**Author:** [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/not-liking-this-new-design/12437 "2026-01-19T14:12:31Z")
Something has changed recently Old design was much better. First, see that space between paragraphs? Wasn’t there in the past. Second: tried to quote my weight post, so I could keep the history and add a date and weig… --- ## [LaTeX enthusiasts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/latex-enthusiasts/343)
**Author:** [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/latex-enthusiasts/343 "2025-12-07T03:11:59Z")
Can we post LaTeX here? like \\LaTeX or something \\ax{\\angln i} --- ## [How to ask for a tangent thread to be removed?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/how-to-ask-for-a-tangent-thread-to-be-removed/10388)
**Author:** [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/how-to-ask-for-a-tangent-thread-to-be-removed/10388 "2025-10-04T14:38:45Z")
Got a bunch of posters going on about Relo in the “Where America is heading” thread. They do not seem to want to stop. My post there did not seem to call in the Mods. I just flagged the first post I thought went off th… --- ## [Expect to go offline shortly](https://community.goactuary.com/t/expect-to-go-offline-shortly/12181)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/expect-to-go-offline-shortly/12181 "2025-08-17T22:55:39Z")
It looks like our nameservers are having problems. I’ve emailed the nameserver company, but it’s like 6am sunday there, so who knows. The website should still be available to you as long as your router or computer cach… --- ## [Spam flood today](https://community.goactuary.com/t/spam-flood-today/12156)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/spam-flood-today/12156 "2025-08-12T17:35:30Z")
Quick update on the mess that was earlier today. They were registering users and posting faster than I could delete. So I turned off new registrations for now. I spent some time deleteing hundreds of users and I think… --- ## [Polls](https://community.goactuary.com/t/polls/10455)
**Author:** [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/polls/10455 "2025-07-30T20:33:28Z")
I recently wanted to add a poll to a post, but could no longer find that option in the drop-down (note using a Chrome browser). I found an older post with a poll, and copied that code to see if it would work. In the post… --- ## [Images not appearing](https://community.goactuary.com/t/images-not-appearing/10340)
**Author:** [@AbstractActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/AbstractActuary)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/images-not-appearing/10340 "2025-06-27T21:09:04Z")
As of late, images are not appearing for me. Pictures of twitter posts (I’m inferring). Even a popcorn gif. I suspect this is some work setting or something. And I suspect that this is either (1) an easy fix or (2) somet… --- ## [Server downtime this evening](https://community.goactuary.com/t/server-downtime-this-evening/961)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/server-downtime-this-evening/961 "2025-06-26T12:09:27Z")
There will likely be a bit of server downtime this evening. I’m physically moving some servers around in the rack and adding a couple for some other stuff and getting everything set up for long term (so hopefully no mor… --- ## [Moving the forum to aws](https://community.goactuary.com/t/moving-the-forum-to-aws/9457)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/moving-the-forum-to-aws/9457 "2025-06-05T17:47:41Z")
I need to move the forum. The site right now consumes a server slot in my colo. I need to shift work stuff around and I need the slot free. Looking at moving it to Amazon web services. I don’t expect much disruption, o… --- ## [Too many consecutive posts?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/too-many-consecutive-posts/10300)
**Author:** [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/too-many-consecutive-posts/10300 "2025-05-20T16:05:39Z")
I can see some merit to a limit, but it should be time-influenced as well as count-influenced. Right now I cannot make a post in the “Funny but NSFW” thread because I have made 8 consecutive posts there. That’s 8 posts… --- ## [Is this a HFBB situation?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-this-a-hfbb-situation/10018)
**Author:** [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-this-a-hfbb-situation/10018 "2025-02-25T15:53:54Z")
Recently it’s been less clear which of my posts are being liked, and by whom. OK, there would be an obvious reason for that, but it’s contradicted by the info I’m getting of this sort: When I click on that heart by … --- ## [Highlighting or coloring text?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/highlighting-or-coloring-text/1021)
**Author:** [@MayanActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/MayanActuary)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/highlighting-or-coloring-text/1021 "2025-02-08T07:01:55Z")
Any way to highlight or color text on this site? I can’t figure it out. \[color=“blue”\]BLUE\[/color\] doesn’t work. [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=1)