# Developers

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## [About the Developers category](https://tosdr.community/t/about-the-developers-category/303)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://tosdr.community/u/justin)\
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Development This Category is reserved for questions and inquiries regarding development for our various pieces of software. Those include: Questions regarding the development of Phoenix, Crisp, our Browser Extensions …

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## [Issues running Phoenix locally (without docker)](https://tosdr.community/t/issues-running-phoenix-locally-without-docker/3624)

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**Author:** [@Clippy](https://tosdr.community/u/Clippy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/issues-running-phoenix-locally-without-docker/3624 "2026-09-04T19:10:40Z")

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I tried running phoenix locally (on kubuntu) with the quickstart guide but it doesn’t work, so I tried with Manual environment setup and that didnt work either so please letme know what I’m doing wrong.

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## [There is a GitHub pull request](https://tosdr.community/t/there-is-a-github-pull-request/3621)

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**Author:** [@Clippy](https://tosdr.community/u/Clippy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/there-is-a-github-pull-request/3621 "2026-09-04T14:46:24Z")

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I know the developers are not that active on the GitHub repos, so I wanted them to know that there is a new(ish) pull request on GitHub (not from me) it is here: Remove link to tosback.org by martin-kokos · Pull Request …

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## [What is this repo and why does it only have 1 commit (which is from Linus Torvalds)?](https://tosdr.community/t/what-is-this-repo-and-why-does-it-only-have-1-commit-which-is-from-linus-torvalds/3614)

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**Author:** [@Clippy](https://tosdr.community/u/Clippy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/what-is-this-repo-and-why-does-it-only-have-1-commit-which-is-from-linus-torvalds/3614 "2026-09-02T16:34:58Z")

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## [Crawlers do not have JavaScript](https://tosdr.community/t/crawlers-do-not-have-javascript/3363)

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**Author:** [@Deveroonie](https://tosdr.community/u/Deveroonie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/crawlers-do-not-have-javascript/3363 "2025-04-04T22:00:31Z")

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\[04/04/2025\] Document Number Service \<–(OPTIONAL)–\> Observations The crawlers do not have JavaScript enabled, resulting in the document not crawling successfully (as you need JS to access the site).

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## [Chrome extensions based on Manifest V2 will be deprecated soon](https://tosdr.community/t/chrome-extensions-based-on-manifest-v2-will-be-deprecated-soon/3273)

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**Author:** [@JazzedPineda](https://tosdr.community/u/JazzedPineda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/chrome-extensions-based-on-manifest-v2-will-be-deprecated-soon/3273 "2024-09-15T12:32:04Z")

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To the maintainer(s) of the ToS;DR browser extension on Google Chrome, Google announced that Manifest V2 extensions will only be usable until June 2025. The deprecation process for Manifest V2 extensions began on June o…

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## [Shield service endless minio/badge/ redirect?](https://tosdr.community/t/shield-service-endless-minio-badge-redirect/3236)

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**Author:** [@minger](https://tosdr.community/u/minger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/shield-service-endless-minio-badge-redirect/3236 "2024-07-04T08:27:44Z")

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The shield api status is green on https://status.tosdr.org/, however, I do not get any shields when calling the api. E.g. Cloudflare: Grade D in FF126, and Chromium125 fails for me, adding minio/badge/ to the path end…

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## [ToS;DR button not visible in search bar](https://tosdr.community/t/tos-dr-button-not-visible-in-search-bar/3214)

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**Author:** [@ddwsdawdas123](https://tosdr.community/u/ddwsdawdas123)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/tos-dr-button-not-visible-in-search-bar/3214 "2024-05-15T08:25:02Z")

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The button is gone for every website and I have to open the extension to check the status of websites. Is this a bug or related to the new update?

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## [ToS;DR extension not loading at all?](https://tosdr.community/t/tos-dr-extension-not-loading-at-all/3203)

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**Author:** [@anthroApologizing](https://tosdr.community/u/anthroApologizing)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/tos-dr-extension-not-loading-at-all/3203 "2024-05-06T20:17:03Z")

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I get this on all sites (Google, Twitter, etc.), and this is on Discord specifically. I’m on Firefox 162, Chrome also doesn’t load. Not really sure what’s going on..?

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## [Broken link on "Uncrawlable!" forum post](https://tosdr.community/t/broken-link-on-uncrawlable-forum-post/3068)

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**Author:** [@cwg1231](https://tosdr.community/u/cwg1231)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/broken-link-on-uncrawlable-forum-post/3068 "2023-10-16T23:32:10Z")

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The forum post describing what people should do if a page is uncrawlable has a broken link. The “how to crawl documents” link appears to be dead. Additionally, I believe the post should contain more information on who it…

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## [Crawl Failure + Site down (?): akshit's blog](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-site-down-akshits-blog/3004)

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**Author:** [@Blazyrawr](https://tosdr.community/u/Blazyrawr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-site-down-akshits-blog/3004 "2023-08-31T12:21:07Z")

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\[08/31/2023\] Document Number Service Observations Site seems to no longer exist on Google when searched for

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## [New Service v2 Endpoint](https://tosdr.community/t/new-service-v2-endpoint/2930)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://tosdr.community/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/new-service-v2-endpoint/2930 "2023-06-21T13:09:20Z")

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Hello Developers! Today I am announcing the release of a new Service API :sparkles: Service v2 :sparkles: https://developers.tosdr.org/dev/get-service-v2 As always with a new API Version there are breaking changes in…

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## [Guidance needed for API](https://tosdr.community/t/guidance-needed-for-api/2838)

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**Author:** [@esthxiexie](https://tosdr.community/u/esthxiexie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/guidance-needed-for-api/2838 "2023-03-16T07:16:18Z")

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Hi there! I’m a research assistant working on a project about data privacy at Berkman Klein Center, and would like to use the tosdr api. Any help would be greatly appreciated! According to my understanding, the Case API…

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## [Suggestion: Submission of \`tosdr.txt\` to \`.well-known\` directory\`](https://tosdr.community/t/suggestion-submission-of-tosdr-txt-to-well-known-directory/2374)

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**Author:** [@nixklai](https://tosdr.community/u/nixklai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/suggestion-submission-of-tosdr-txt-to-well-known-directory/2374 "2022-03-31T12:02:27Z")

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As a specification of the Internet Engineering Task Force under (RFC 8615), “policy or other information” regarding a website/host can be obtained under the directory “.well-known”, such as https://example.com/.well-know…

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## [Chrome extension: Request service to be added not working](https://tosdr.community/t/chrome-extension-request-service-to-be-added-not-working/2163)

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**Author:** [@Zakronia](https://tosdr.community/u/Zakronia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/chrome-extension-request-service-to-be-added-not-working/2163 "2021-11-28T01:52:15Z")

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Using the chrome extension, when you come across a website that is not in TOS;DR, the extension shows “This service is not rated, yet.” above a green “request \[current domain\] to be added” button (screenshot included). …

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## [Crawl failure: Consumidor.gov.br](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-consumidor-gov-br/1931)

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**Author:** [@KnossosDomovoi](https://tosdr.community/u/KnossosDomovoi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-consumidor-gov-br/1931 "2021-07-23T20:11:10Z")

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I tried to add the service Consumidor.gov.br, however the crawler can’t read any documents there. I tried several different crawlers. Are they all being blocked by the service? The error message: the bot gets the sta…

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## [Crawl failure: Sympla](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-sympla/1956)

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**Author:** [@KnossosDomovoi](https://tosdr.community/u/KnossosDomovoi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-sympla/1956 "2021-07-19T08:44:39Z")

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\[06/10/2021\] Documents: 6927 6928 6929 6930 6931 6932 6933 6934 6935 6936 \[07/18/2021\] Documents: 8564 8565 8566 8567 8568 8569 8570 8571 8572 8573 8574 Wheh! :sweat\_smile: Added them all. All belong to the servic…

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## [Comment Likes](https://tosdr.community/t/comment-likes/1820)

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**Author:** [@Aayan](https://tosdr.community/u/Aayan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/comment-likes/1820 "2021-05-14T20:53:20Z")

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User can able to click :heart: like button on comments in Phoenix

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## [Extension: Give us the option to remove "Share to Twitter"](https://tosdr.community/t/extension-give-us-the-option-to-remove-share-to-twitter/1809)

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**Author:** [@mus](https://tosdr.community/u/mus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/extension-give-us-the-option-to-remove-share-to-twitter/1809 "2021-05-06T20:40:06Z")

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When I click on the extension to get info about a website, I always see the Twitter button on top. Well, I’m not interested in sharing to Twitter. Can we please have an option to remove this button? (Ideally any service …

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## [Crawl failure: Apply.me, People by name, McAfee](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-apply-me-people-by-name-mcafee/1723)

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**Author:** [@Agnes\_de\_Lion](https://tosdr.community/u/Agnes_de_Lion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-apply-me-people-by-name-mcafee/1723 "2021-03-31T13:14:08Z")

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\[03/31/2021\] Tunisia-sat forums Cookie Policy Reason: Reason: WebDriverError Stacktrace: unknown error: session deleted because of page crash from unknown error: cannot determine loading status from tab crash…

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## [Crawl failure: Mailo, CDKeys](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-mailo-cdkeys/1724)

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**Author:** [@Agnes\_de\_Lion](https://tosdr.community/u/Agnes_de_Lion)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/crawl-failure-mailo-cdkeys/1724 "2021-03-22T21:58:52Z")

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\[03/22/2021\] Charter Mailo 4162 Mailo Reason: Error Stacktrace: write EPROTO 140022019606400:error:141A318A:SSL routines:tls\_process\_ske\_dhe:dh key too small:../deps/openssl/openssl/ssl/statem/statem\_clnt.c:2157…

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## [Changes-Requested Policy](https://tosdr.community/t/changes-requested-policy/221)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Jeff](https://tosdr.community/u/Dr_Jeff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/changes-requested-policy/221 "2021-02-06T03:54:57Z")

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I believe we are all familiar with many services on the Phoenix Site filled with points with changes-requested, and lots of them are very old, deprecated or from deactivated accounts, which ultimately just becomes clutte…

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## [Progress Checklist](https://tosdr.community/t/progress-checklist/731)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://tosdr.community/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/progress-checklist/731 "2021-01-22T00:04:48Z")

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Terms of Service; Didn't Read - Phoenix https://edit.tosdr.org/cases/118 Terms of Service; Didn't Read - Phoenix Terms of Service; Didn't Read - Phoenix https://edit.tosdr.org/cases/121 https://edit.tosdr.org/…

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## [Phoenix Update 15.12.2020](https://tosdr.community/t/phoenix-update-15-12-2020/418)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://tosdr.community/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/phoenix-update-15-12-2020/418 "2020-12-15T14:52:00Z")

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Hello folks! Today we have pushed a rather design-y update to Phoenix. Curators, Bots, and the Staff/Team will have shiny badges next to their name now. No more confusion! Besides that, Michiel has posted an imp…

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## [Duplicat services merged](https://tosdr.community/t/duplicat-services-merged/416)

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**Author:** [@michielbdejong](https://tosdr.community/u/michielbdejong)\
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**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/duplicat-services-merged/416 "2020-12-15T11:24:51Z")

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I had promised for about a year that I would do this one day, but I finally wrote the script for it and merged a bunch of duplicate services: tosdr@forum:~/tosback-crawler$ node src/eto-admin.js 6 merge\_services 2037 14…

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## [Developing Crisp Plugins](https://tosdr.community/t/developing-crisp-plugins/374)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://tosdr.community/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/developing-crisp-plugins/374 "2020-12-01T04:03:42Z")

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So you’ve decided to develop Crisp plugins? It’s easy as cake and this post will guide you through the process. Docs: https://beta.tosdr.org/docs/index.html Whats the deal with plugins? Why are they better than editing …

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## [Duckduckgo browser](https://tosdr.community/t/duckduckgo-browser/211)

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**Author:** [@cregox](https://tosdr.community/u/cregox)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/duckduckgo-browser/211 "2020-10-26T18:26:12Z")

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they give this weird “unknown privacy practices” for virtually every website. which brings a “B+” rating at best. i could only see their own domains being rated as “A” and getting “good privacy practices”. in either …

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## [Is the XPath breaking the Documents?](https://tosdr.community/t/is-the-xpath-breaking-the-documents/161)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Jeff](https://tosdr.community/u/Dr_Jeff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/is-the-xpath-breaking-the-documents/161 "2020-10-11T21:46:22Z")

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Is it me or have I been noticing that, when documents are added, the text is displayed when the XPath is not added? With XPath: https://edit.tosdr.org/documents/2895 Without XPath: Terms of Service; Didn't Read - Phoen…

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## [Phoenix bug when amending excerpts](https://tosdr.community/t/phoenix-bug-when-amending-excerpts/56)

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**Author:** [@Arlo](https://tosdr.community/u/Arlo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/phoenix-bug-when-amending-excerpts/56 "2020-10-05T21:46:13Z")

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It doesn’t seem to like including the original excerpt as a substring. works: doesn’t work:

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## [Problems wih edit.tosdr.org – no markup/linebreaks, annotations get lost](https://tosdr.community/t/problems-wih-edit-tosdr-org-no-markup-linebreaks-annotations-get-lost/139)

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**Author:** [@hook](https://tosdr.community/u/hook)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://tosdr.community/t/problems-wih-edit-tosdr-org-no-markup-linebreaks-annotations-get-lost/139 "2020-10-05T21:44:08Z")

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Hi, long time user and fan, first time (at least using the new editor) contributor. I started taking a crack at the Firefox Accounts service and am running into issues with edit.tosdr.org that I hope someone can help me…

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