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Version
3.0 of the Discourse forum platform is out.

We are bringing our customers and users some major new capabilities
to enable communities to have thoughtful, purposeful discussions
online. This new release includes real-time chat and user status to
enable more informal communication, a customizable sidebar for
easier access to the things each user cares about most, and a new
notifications interface that makes it easier to decide what is
important to follow up on, along with many other improvements.