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      "topic": "automation",
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      "note": "The tag field commits a tag only when a suggestion is clicked; comma or Enter does not."
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      "note": "An editor page loaded before sign-in fails on submit with 'Invalid authenticity token'; reload after sign-in."
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      "note": "'Continue with GitHub' signs in without a password when the browser already has a GitHub session and the OAuth app was previously authorized."
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