# \#writeas

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## [What Triggers Spam While Writing On write.as?](https://discuss.write.as/t/what-triggers-spam-while-writing-on-write-as/21290)

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**Author:** [@shivaay](https://discuss.write.as/u/shivaay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/what-triggers-spam-while-writing-on-write-as/21290 "2026-10-29T06:55:57Z")

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I posted a blog and it said its spam i inserted to many links of wikipedia and other sites after noticing it, i removed all links and even after that it didn’t allowed to post

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## [App Development and Privacy](https://discuss.write.as/t/app-development-and-privacy/1780)

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**Author:** [@PaulSutton](https://discuss.write.as/u/PaulSutton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/app-development-and-privacy/1780 "2026-10-19T11:41:09Z")

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This was on Twitter and BBC News website Apps for children must offer privacy by default https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53985421 Could have implications for those developing Apps to work with WriteAs, while we …

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## [Json doesn't export everything?](https://discuss.write.as/t/json-doesnt-export-everything/20028)

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**Author:** [@panda8834](https://discuss.write.as/u/panda8834)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/json-doesnt-export-everything/20028 "2026-10-13T11:56:19Z")

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I just tried to export my blog in a json format. I have two blogs, and for some reason it only exported one, and frustratingly not the one I want. This happened with both json and prettified. Is this unique to me?

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## [I fixed some ActivityPub bugs and security issues](https://discuss.write.as/t/i-fixed-some-activitypub-bugs-and-security-issues/20999)

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**Author:** [@quigs](https://discuss.write.as/u/quigs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/i-fixed-some-activitypub-bugs-and-security-issues/20999 "2026-10-03T20:24:20Z")

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Hi folks, I recently switched over from Ghost to WF and decided to also use it for a private community that we set up to replace Facebook Groups. Some context about me and ActivityPub. I built one of the first Activity…

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## [Failed to post. error on write.as](https://discuss.write.as/t/failed-to-post-error-on-write-as/21102)

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**Author:** [@Arcana1891](https://discuss.write.as/u/Arcana1891)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/failed-to-post-error-on-write-as/21102 "2026-10-03T15:57:44Z")

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I have a new post drafted in write.as, and when I hit Publish, I get the error message, “Failed to post. Please try again.” I’ve reloaded my browser several times and tried multiple times to publish the post, but it stil…

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## [Image options](https://discuss.write.as/t/image-options/21132)

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**Author:** [@davepolaschek](https://discuss.write.as/u/davepolaschek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/image-options/21132 "2026-10-03T15:14:38Z")

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As I use write.as for more things, I find I really want more image options. Here are a few things I’ve noticed missing this morning: Image floats - I’d like to be able to float an image next to a paragraph of text, eit…

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## [@help](https://discuss.write.as/t/help/21127)

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**Author:** [@ahmadblog](https://discuss.write.as/u/ahmadblog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/help/21127 "2026-10-02T05:25:35Z")

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Subject: Request to review my silenced account (ahmadblogger) Hello Write.as Support Team, My name is Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad, and my Write.as account “ahmadblogger” has been silenced. When I log in, I see the message: “Y…

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## [Dmca](https://discuss.write.as/t/dmca/21074)

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**Author:** [@Maude](https://discuss.write.as/u/Maude)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/dmca/21074 "2026-09-24T20:27:05Z")

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https://write.as/m0k0i0kdxgiwx I demand the immediate removal of all private photographs of me that have been published or shared without my consent. These images were not authorized for distribution. If they are not re…

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## [IP Address Banned / Account Silenced](https://discuss.write.as/t/ip-address-banned-account-silenced/20995)

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**Author:** [@thebreak](https://discuss.write.as/u/thebreak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/ip-address-banned-account-silenced/20995 "2026-09-11T06:25:53Z")

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Hello. I was editing a post on my new blog when I got a notification that my IP address is banned for abusive activity, which I believe I haven’t done. I’ve read the reasons for banning and none of them apply to anything…

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## [Publish via Email not working](https://discuss.write.as/t/publish-via-email-not-working/20940)

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**Author:** [@CMA24](https://discuss.write.as/u/CMA24)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/publish-via-email-not-working/20940 "2026-09-09T18:28:56Z")

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Signed up for 14-day Pro trial yesterday. So far, I haven’t been able to successfully publish to my new blog via email. From Gmail, I’ve sent several emails to the ‘secret’ email address that came with my write.as blog. …

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## [Delete problems](https://discuss.write.as/t/delete-problems/20935)

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**Author:** [@zotzot1234](https://discuss.write.as/u/zotzot1234)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/delete-problems/20935 "2026-09-03T04:55:01Z")

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I also can’t seem to delete repeatedly published posts after trying to delete.

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## [404 error saving blog settings](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-error-saving-blog-settings/20929)

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**Author:** [@jaredhirsch](https://discuss.write.as/u/jaredhirsch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-error-saving-blog-settings/20929 "2026-09-01T22:59:10Z")

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I just ran into this issue as well, two days in a row, using the paid, hosted https://write.as version of WriteFreely, so it seems to still be an unsolved bug.

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## [404 when updating post date](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-when-updating-post-date/20927)

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**Author:** [@justinf](https://discuss.write.as/u/justinf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-when-updating-post-date/20927 "2026-09-01T16:48:30Z")

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Went to update a blog post’s date, and when saving, I get the following 404 (and the date does not change):

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## [IP address ban](https://discuss.write.as/t/ip-address-ban/20887)

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**Author:** [@ThamizharasanRK](https://discuss.write.as/u/ThamizharasanRK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/ip-address-ban/20887 "2026-08-24T04:33:23Z")

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Hi Write.as team, My account (thamizharasanRK) was recently permanently unsilenced by Matt, but I’m unable to publish from my tablet. It says my IP address 122.183.51.46 is banned for abusive activity. My account works…

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## [Please help me restore my account](https://discuss.write.as/t/please-help-me-restore-my-account/20874)

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**Author:** [@ThamizharasanRK](https://discuss.write.as/u/ThamizharasanRK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/please-help-me-restore-my-account/20874 "2026-08-21T14:57:57Z")

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Account silenced - Please help me restore my account Hi, My account @thamizharsanRK has been silenced since August 15. I’ve emailed support twice but haven’t received a response. This is my first blogging experience, …

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## [Visitor graph not displaying](https://discuss.write.as/t/visitor-graph-not-displaying/20844)

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**Author:** [@the-casual-critic](https://discuss.write.as/u/the-casual-critic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/visitor-graph-not-displaying/20844 "2026-08-18T21:18:53Z")

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Good morning, The visitor graph appears to be down. It shows an error message: "Unable to load stats. Please try again or check our Analytics status.". But the Analytics status is green. I think this has happened before…

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## [Subscription paid but no Pro features](https://discuss.write.as/t/subscription-paid-but-no-pro-features/20842)

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**Author:** [@Fitzz](https://discuss.write.as/u/Fitzz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/subscription-paid-but-no-pro-features/20842 "2026-08-17T02:43:26Z")

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@help Since the Sunday 16th Aug outage, my Pro features have disappeared and logging out and in, doesn’t restore them. Trying to use pro features prompts me to subscribe. I just got another invoice for my Pro subscriptio…

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## [WriteAs Issues](https://discuss.write.as/t/writeas-issues/20714)

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**Author:** [@unattributed](https://discuss.write.as/u/unattributed)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/writeas-issues/20714 "2026-08-11T22:49:12Z")

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I was running a scanner over one of my instances on write.as, and I found the following rather disturbing items: No robots.txt file Duplicate H1’s on tag: pages Mixing insecure sources on secure pages notably: Mis…

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## [No response from support since June](https://discuss.write.as/t/no-response-from-support-since-june/20718)

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**Author:** [@daisypatches](https://discuss.write.as/u/daisypatches)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/no-response-from-support-since-june/20718 "2026-07-28T23:49:48Z")

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I sent an email over a month ago regarding a refund request and since then I have sent several others, both to the support email address and to Matt directly, but until now I have not received a response. I would really,…

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## [Is it possible to spoiler text?](https://discuss.write.as/t/is-it-possible-to-spoiler-text/20624)

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**Author:** [@tetrahedronalpenguin](https://discuss.write.as/u/tetrahedronalpenguin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/is-it-possible-to-spoiler-text/20624 "2026-07-28T16:06:00Z")

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Is it possible to spoiler any text? For example, in some Markdown implementations, you can spoiler a text with two pipes, like so: ||this text is spoilered||. Or, like so: /spoiler This text is spoilered. The reason …

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## [Feature request: index page](https://discuss.write.as/t/feature-request-index-page/19428)

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**Author:** [@lying-sleeping-gods](https://discuss.write.as/u/lying-sleeping-gods)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feature-request-index-page/19428 "2026-07-27T05:03:42Z")

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It’d be great if a write.as blog could have an automatically updated index page that linked to all the individual posts in order of publication date (I’m assuming this doesn’t exist already based on my searching for it s…

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## [Some QoL ideas](https://discuss.write.as/t/some-qol-ideas/20712)

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**Author:** [@the-casual-critic](https://discuss.write.as/u/the-casual-critic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/some-qol-ideas/20712 "2026-07-20T10:08:11Z")

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Good evening, This is all a bit selfish, but there was an offer some time ago to discuss the Write.as experience, which I unfortunately couldn’t take up as it was around my honeymoon. I did have some thoughts so I thoug…

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## [Pagination links aren't vertically aligned](https://discuss.write.as/t/pagination-links-arent-vertically-aligned/20636)

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**Author:** [@jehan](https://discuss.write.as/u/jehan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/pagination-links-arent-vertically-aligned/20636 "2026-07-10T21:03:39Z")

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As you can see in the image, “Older” is slightly lower than “Newer” — is there a fix for this? Also, the links don’t look the same on mobile vs. desktop. For example, on mobile, the links have barely any space betwee…

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## [Support](https://discuss.write.as/t/support/20655)

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**Author:** [@allaboutchina](https://discuss.write.as/u/allaboutchina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support/20655 "2026-06-18T17:20:06Z")

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Good day Write.as Team, I am a Pro user and I have emailed your team many days ago about an issue on my blog. I have not received any response yet. Would you kindly reach out to me? Thanks

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## [New tool for developing themes: CSS.horse](https://discuss.write.as/t/new-tool-for-developing-themes-css-horse/2927)

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**Author:** [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/new-tool-for-developing-themes-css-horse/2927 "2026-06-08T06:23:13Z")

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I’ve been wanting to create a tool like this for a while, and finally had the need for it recently, to develop a more complex theme. Based on an old project called :house: HTMLhouse, here’s :horse: CSShorse – a CSS edito…

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## [I am getting "This blog was unpublished."](https://discuss.write.as/t/i-am-getting-this-blog-was-unpublished/20585)

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**Author:** [@devenbhooshan](https://discuss.write.as/u/devenbhooshan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/i-am-getting-this-blog-was-unpublished/20585 "2026-04-05T14:09:23Z")

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Here is my blog: https://blog.devenbhooshan.in/

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## [API error in Stats page](https://discuss.write.as/t/api-error-in-stats-page/6829)

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**Author:** [@PaoloAmoroso](https://discuss.write.as/u/PaoloAmoroso)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/api-error-in-stats-page/6829 "2026-04-01T22:16:23Z")

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When I visit my Stats page https://write.as/me/c/paoloamoroso/stats I get this API error where the chart should be:

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## ["Sorry, this post was blocked" error page](https://discuss.write.as/t/sorry-this-post-was-blocked-error-page/20489)

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**Author:** [@tetrahedronalpenguin](https://discuss.write.as/u/tetrahedronalpenguin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/sorry-this-post-was-blocked-error-page/20489 "2026-02-14T00:56:44Z")

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I keep getting the “Sorry, this post was blocked :prohibited:” error message whenever I try to post this one story chapter I wrote. It says it may have violated the platform guidelines, and I think I’ve narrowed it down …

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## [Updating a scheduled post immediately posts it to the Fediverse](https://discuss.write.as/t/updating-a-scheduled-post-immediately-posts-it-to-the-fediverse/20438)

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**Author:** [@settima](https://discuss.write.as/u/settima)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/updating-a-scheduled-post-immediately-posts-it-to-the-fediverse/20438 "2026-02-01T15:00:38Z")

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This is an old bug but I’d like to bring it up once more because it makes write.as close to unusable for my purposes. When I edit an existing post, reschedule it to a future date, and save, write.as posts to the Fediver…

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## [How to translate subscribe process?](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-translate-subscribe-process/20388)

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**Author:** [@writeprivacy](https://discuss.write.as/u/writeprivacy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-translate-subscribe-process/20388 "2026-01-19T17:13:03Z")

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This is on write.as The subscribe button can be translated and its colour can be changed. The text above the subscribe button can be translated or like this When clicking the subscribe button, “subscribing” is shown, …

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