# Meta Discussion

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## [Please read: make it easier to help you](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/please-read-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/please-read-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757 "2018-09-10T08:18:05Z")

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Welcome to the Julia Discourse! We are enthusiastic about helping Julia programmers, both beginner and experienced. This public service announcement (PSA) outlines best practices when asking for help. Following these poi…

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## [Welcome to Discourse](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/welcome-to-discourse/8)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/welcome-to-discourse/8 "2016-10-19T00:06:07Z")

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This is a place for the Julia Community to come together and discuss all things Julia. Be friendly, welcoming and open. The Julia manual and standard library reference documentation are available at http://docs.julialang…

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## [I don’t want to read LLM output](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-don-t-want-to-read-llm-output/139244)

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**Author:** [@LeePhillips](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LeePhillips)\
**Replies:** 151\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-don-t-want-to-read-llm-output/139244 "2026-09-23T00:11:43Z")

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Today I came across an announcement of a new package that turned out to be hundreds of words of LLM slop. It was unbearable. Other fora have a hard rule against LLM-generated postings or comments, and they benefit from …

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## [Testing automatic translations to English](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-automatic-translations-to-english/139522)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-automatic-translations-to-english/139522 "2026-09-21T14:03:04Z")

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I think it’s probably useful to separate the test posts from the actual decisions and configurations in We intentionally don’t allow AI translations in private topics and direct messages, so a testing topic here makes…

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## [Should we enable automatic natural language translation here?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-we-enable-automatic-natural-language-translation-here/139273)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-we-enable-automatic-natural-language-translation-here/139273 "2026-09-18T18:09:22Z")

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Continuing the discussion from I don’t want to read LLM output: We can do one better — we can turn on a plugin here that’d enable automated LLM-based translation for everyone. Could a few multilingual speakers head ov…

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## [Let's allow AI output in some restricted sense](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lets-allow-ai-output-in-some-restricted-sense/139371)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lets-allow-ai-output-in-some-restricted-sense/139371 "2026-09-12T01:48:51Z")

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Continuing the discussion from I don’t want to read LLM output: I was going to suggest allowing AI output, and have it labelled, then that was the next thing a saw in that very long thread. \[While I like reading threads…

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## [Updates to the site guidelines, especially regarding gen-AI](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updates-to-the-site-guidelines-especially-regarding-gen-ai/134315)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updates-to-the-site-guidelines-especially-regarding-gen-ai/134315 "2026-09-11T18:55:43Z")

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I’ve just updated the site FAQ Guidelines. In addition to more consistently using the language of Guidelines for the page itself, there are two major changes: The first section is re-ordered to more fully anchor to t…

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## [Suggestion: Keep release thread open](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/suggestion-keep-release-thread-open/139332)

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**Author:** [@langestefan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/langestefan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/suggestion-keep-release-thread-open/139332 "2026-09-11T15:57:05Z")

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Currently every new release thread (beta or otherwise) is immediately closed. I want to suggest keeping it open instead. With all the concerns around dropping community engagement, this seems like a quick win. It allows…

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## ["New" now includes new replies](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-now-includes-new-replies/138026)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-now-includes-new-replies/138026 "2026-09-10T14:20:02Z")

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I have noticed that the “new” count now includes new replies and not just new posts. I personally was preferring the previous setting, so I could see if there were new threads (I can always go to “latest” to get both th…

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## [Disabling "solved" notifications](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/disabling-solved-notifications/139069)

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**Author:** [@Mason](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Mason)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/disabling-solved-notifications/139069 "2026-08-27T17:55:32Z")

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Could we maybe revisit the idea of letting anyone click the “solved” button on help topics? Someone has been reading through an ancient topic today (Chess.jl could use some love), and seems to be having fun clicking on …

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## [Brainstorming some category changes for announcements here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/brainstorming-some-category-changes-for-announcements-here/137763)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/brainstorming-some-category-changes-for-announcements-here/137763 "2026-07-09T08:26:02Z")

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I think it could be valuable to rearrange some of our categories relating to announcements here to make it easier for folks to find and subscribe to particular aspects they care about. We currently have three categories…

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## [How do I purge my account and all questions I have asked please?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-purge-my-account-and-all-questions-i-have-asked-please/31933)

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**Author:** [@anon97116444](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon97116444)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-purge-my-account-and-all-questions-i-have-asked-please/31933 "2026-06-19T07:06:16Z")

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I want to purge my account and delete all the questions I have asked. I don’t really see how to do that. Thanks for any assistance.

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## [Linking to Zulip on the Discourse bottom banner](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linking-to-zulip-on-the-discourse-bottom-banner/47150)

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**Author:** [@Mason](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Mason)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linking-to-zulip-on-the-discourse-bottom-banner/47150 "2026-06-04T19:13:22Z")

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Hello, I recently noticed that we now have a bottom banner on Discourse with some links to the Julia twitter, youtube, github, stack overflow and Slack pages. I was hoping to start a conversation about having the Jul…

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## [New section about Interoperability with other languages?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-section-about-interoperability-with-other-languages/137168)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-section-about-interoperability-with-other-languages/137168 "2026-05-19T15:16:02Z")

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I think it would be useful to have in general, other than “Performances” a subsection “Interoperability” (or find a better word) with other languages.. PyCall, RCall, MAtlab, etc.. it’s quite a large subsample of topics …

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## [Post SVG image on discourse.julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/post-svg-image-on-discourse-julia/10991)

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**Author:** [@LaurentPlagne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LaurentPlagne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/post-svg-image-on-discourse-julia/10991 "2026-04-16T12:16:52Z")

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Hi, would it be possible to modify the Julia discourse setting file to allow svg images to be posted ?

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## [Allow more upload types](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-more-upload-types/135428)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-more-upload-types/135428 "2026-02-03T15:04:44Z")

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Currently the forum allows uploading some images, .jl, and .toml files as attachments to comments. I wonder if it would be possible to allow uploading .txt, for printouts.

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## [Social media for JuliaCon](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/social-media-for-juliacon/135402)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/social-media-for-juliacon/135402 "2026-02-02T14:01:00Z")

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In light of doing a lot of social media for JuliaCon these days, I was wondering what platforms people actually/still use these days. My goal here is to escape the Julia echo chamber and to reach people outside of Discou…

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## [What does \[ANN\] mean?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-ann-mean/135248)

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**Author:** [@npbarnes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/npbarnes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-ann-mean/135248 "2026-01-25T11:26:34Z")

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Most of the posts under the Package Announcements topic start with \[ANN\]. What does it mean?

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## [Length limit for topic headlines?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/length-limit-for-topic-headlines/135054)

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**Author:** [@matthias314](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matthias314)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/length-limit-for-topic-headlines/135054 "2026-01-14T14:32:19Z")

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Some posts have extremely long headlines, for example this one. Is there a way for the site maintainers to set a maximal length for the headline? Reading overly long headlines just takes time way when scanning topics.

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## [Not resolving .jl links if https://juliaregistries.github.io doesn't have it](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-resolving-jl-links-if-https-juliaregistries-github-io-doesnt-have-it/134989)

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**Author:** [@Syx\_Pek](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Syx_Pek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-resolving-jl-links-if-https-juliaregistries-github-io-doesnt-have-it/134989 "2026-01-11T14:02:13Z")

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I’ve noticed that discourse has been eagerly putting links to https://juliaregistries.github.io for anything of the form \[A-Za-z\]+\\.jl. However, it is a bit too eager in doing so in many places where the project is share…

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## [\[Discourse\] Can't include links in my post](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-cant-include-links-in-my-post/134854)

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**Author:** [@nidoro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nidoro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-cant-include-links-in-my-post/134854 "2026-01-03T20:18:17Z")

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Hello! I just tried to post an announcement of a new package, but when I tried to publish it, I got this message: Sorry, you can’t include links in your post. This is a new account, maybe that’s why? I was hoping so…

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## [Discourse "onebox"es hide the full URL which is painful for docs links](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-onebox-es-hide-the-full-url-which-is-painful-for-docs-links/134424)

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**Author:** [@ianshmean](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ianshmean)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-onebox-es-hide-the-full-url-which-is-painful-for-docs-links/134424 "2025-12-11T16:03:44Z")

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Here I link to https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/base/base/#Base.pkgversion-Tuple{Module} but it only shows a very vague box summary that takes the page title and simplifies the URL down to its domain only. When urls are…

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## [Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/machine-learning-and-artificial-intelligence/196)

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**Author:** [@tbreloff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tbreloff)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/machine-learning-and-artificial-intelligence/196 "2025-11-06T14:24:55Z")

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Discussion and questions related to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Julia, including the JuliaML organization.

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## [Possible grammar error in blog announcement](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/possible-grammar-error-in-blog-announcement/133697)

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**Author:** [@phma](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/phma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/possible-grammar-error-in-blog-announcement/133697 "2025-11-06T14:06:51Z")

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Both contain this sentence: Each project in a workspace can include their own dependencies, compatibility information, and even function as full packages. This is the conjunction of the three sentences: Each pro…

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## [Documentation understanding feedbacks](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-understanding-feedbacks/132899)

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**Author:** [@raman\_kumar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raman_kumar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-understanding-feedbacks/132899 "2025-10-22T05:59:09Z")

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I thing it would be better to have a system where reader can give feedback of how much they understood a section in documentation chapter. This will help us create better documentation system. They can give star ratti…

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## [Uh, today I had a "post need approval"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uh-today-i-had-a-post-need-approval/57364)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uh-today-i-had-a-post-need-approval/57364 "2025-09-30T14:31:09Z")

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Wondering what triggered it. It was a normal post with a couple of links to Julia packages. I hope I haven’t lost it :-/

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## [Julia discourse is preventing from posting a link](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-discourse-is-preventing-from-posting-a-link/39061)

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**Author:** [@chakravala](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chakravala)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-discourse-is-preventing-from-posting-a-link/39061 "2025-09-30T06:15:07Z")

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Looks like the Julia discourse is preventing me from linking to the web page I generated with Franklin.jl on my post in this thread: Deploying a website with Franklin - #8 by tlienart It claims my post is spam if I only…

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## [Ow, my eyes! Slight discourse theme changes that may have impacted your dark/light settings](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ow-my-eyes-slight-discourse-theme-changes-that-may-have-impacted-your-dark-light-settings/131038)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ow-my-eyes-slight-discourse-theme-changes-that-may-have-impacted-your-dark-light-settings/131038 "2025-09-23T17:02:43Z")

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I’ve made a few minor changes to how the default theme here works (aiming for better and more open maintainability), and for the vast majority of folks here there should be no change. If your eyes are hurting (or someth…

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## [Why is the backtick misfunctioning now?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-the-backtick-misfunctioning-now/131463)

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**Author:** [@WalterMadelim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WalterMadelim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-the-backtick-misfunctioning-now/131463 "2025-08-08T01:28:20Z")

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I want to type: there is an \`x\` and an \`y\` there is an \`x\` there is an \`xand any there is an x and an y. Here’s what it looks like. I encounter it today.

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## [Discourse syntax highlighting?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-syntax-highlighting/128013)

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**Author:** [@MilesCranmer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MilesCranmer)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-syntax-highlighting/128013 "2025-07-30T03:55:46Z")

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Surely it’s not just me… Does anyone else feel that the syntax highlighting for Julia on Discourse looks a bit dull compared to other languages? For instance, here’s some simple Julia code: struct Vec{T\<:Real} x::T…

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