# Meta Discussion

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/c/meta/3.md?page=9

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## [Adding VB to benchmark comparison](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-vb-to-benchmark-comparison/7074)

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**Author:** [@anon67531922](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon67531922)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-vb-to-benchmark-comparison/7074 "2017-11-22T15:37:37Z")

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For Julian evangelists trapped in corporate environments (like I was), this list is actually not very helpful because my managers would not have heard of any of those languages. I know it sounds silly, but I believe it …

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## [A domain for curated examples](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-domain-for-curated-examples/5294)

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**Author:** [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-domain-for-curated-examples/5294 "2017-10-24T01:23:01Z")

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Well-documented examples help many. How about a domain for exemplary examples?

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## [Shorter email subject lines?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shorter-email-subject-lines/6545)

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**Author:** [@ssfrr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ssfrr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shorter-email-subject-lines/6545 "2017-10-19T03:37:21Z")

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When I check my discourse email on my phone I don’t get much information from the subject lines, because a lot of space is taken up by the \[Julia discourse\]\[Category/Subcategory\] prefix. I generally need to choose betwe…

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## ["Infinite scrolling" in Profile -- Activity is not working](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/infinite-scrolling-in-profile-activity-is-not-working/6449)

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**Author:** [@Gnimuc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gnimuc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/infinite-scrolling-in-profile-activity-is-not-working/6449 "2017-10-18T13:50:49Z")

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I occasionally found that in Profile–Activity, the infinite scrolling feature of this site is not working, which means only the latest 30 posts can be shown. It would automatically load more when continually scrolling do…

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## [Nightly build download links broken (Linux X86)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nightly-build-download-links-broken-linux-x86/6464)

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**Author:** [@dfdx](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dfdx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nightly-build-download-links-broken-linux-x86/6464 "2017-10-16T10:59:58Z")

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Both links to “Generic Linux binaries for X86” in Nightly builds download page are broken with S3 returning: \<Error\> \<Code\>NoSuchKey\</Code\> \<Message\>The specified key does not exist.\</Message\> \<Key\>bin/linux…

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## [Should there be a "homework" category?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-there-be-a-homework-category/6463)

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**Author:** [@Per](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Per)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-there-be-a-homework-category/6463 "2017-10-16T09:29:52Z")

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As Julia gains traction, there is likely to be more courses and therefore homework assignments and questions about homework assignments in Julia. Homework questions are special, in that the goal is not to find the solut…

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## [Make Github profile links clickable? + pkg dev group?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-github-profile-links-clickable-pkg-dev-group/6384)

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**Author:** [@chakravala](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chakravala)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-github-profile-links-clickable-pkg-dev-group/6384 "2017-10-10T21:23:38Z")

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Hi, I noticed that there is a profile field for Github username on this site, but it is not clickable, which makes it less convenient to get to that profile from this site easily. Some people have added their github link…

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## [Meetup subcategory](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meetup-subcategory/6272)

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**Author:** [@simonbyrne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/simonbyrne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meetup-subcategory/6272 "2017-10-05T23:29:37Z")

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How about a “Meetup” subcategory for discussion around meetups: announcements, proposals, requests for speakers, etc.

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## [News mooc entries for julialang learning](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/news-mooc-entries-for-julialang-learning/6228)

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**Author:** [@o314](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/o314)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/news-mooc-entries-for-julialang-learning/6228 "2017-10-03T20:48:40Z")

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https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=julia&src=ukw&courseLabel=16088 Hello Julia community, It seems there’s a whole track of new mooc about Julia there https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=julia&src=ukw&courseLa…

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## [Allow post deletion](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-post-deletion/6103)

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**Author:** [@mkborregaard](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkborregaard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-post-deletion/6103 "2017-09-28T14:04:04Z")

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Could there be a trust level where you’re allowed to delete your posts without the 24-hour notice? Say, if you totally misunderstood the question and posted 6 less-than-useful replies, possibly filling up the post so it …

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## [503 errors](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/503-errors/6048)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/503-errors/6048 "2017-09-23T08:47:10Z")

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I am getting Server error :-( Error code: 503 Service Unavailable pages a lot this morning. Has traffic ourgrown the server capacity?

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## [Category for VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/category-for-vs-code/5288)

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**Author:** [@davidanthoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/davidanthoff)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/category-for-vs-code/5288 "2017-09-14T15:17:32Z")

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Could we add a category for the VS Code extension? I’m imagining it being for users. Not sure where it would fit, but maybe a subcategory under Usage? Or have some category for all the editors, and then sub categories fo…

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## [How to retrieve a thread created by myself?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-retrieve-a-thread-created-by-myself/5708)

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**Author:** [@chobbes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chobbes)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-retrieve-a-thread-created-by-myself/5708 "2017-09-12T11:08:23Z")

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Occasionally, I found threads/topics created by myself are no longer useful. Is there a way to remove them completely? Thanks!!

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## [What's with the Japanese discourse page that shows up?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-with-the-japanese-discourse-page-that-shows-up/5236)

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**Author:** [@mohamed82008](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mohamed82008)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-with-the-japanese-discourse-page-that-shows-up/5236 "2017-08-06T20:54:38Z")

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Sometimes I try to login and that’s what I see. Is this from my end or the website’s? After a few refreshes and sometimes a bit of waiting, it goes back to English.

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## [Create a Finance/Economics Domain?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/create-a-finance-economics-domain/4097)

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**Author:** [@dysonance](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dysonance)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/create-a-finance-economics-domain/4097 "2017-07-25T17:29:21Z")

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Given that there are domains for things like Geo and Bio, I was wondering if it might be time to create a domain for things relevant to those that work in the finance and/or economics domain space? I think Julia is begin…

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## [Space/astro domain](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-astro-domain/4987)

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**Author:** [@simonbyrne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/simonbyrne)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-astro-domain/4987 "2017-07-25T17:20:58Z")

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It might be a good idea to create a domain, as we now have a few users and packages in the astro/space area, e.g.: https://github.com/JuliaAstro https://github.com/JuliaAstrodynamics cc: @Loic\_Chappaz @Nitin\_Arora @he…

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## [Beta test for math rendering](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/beta-test-for-math-rendering/4962)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/beta-test-for-math-rendering/4962 "2017-07-24T17:32:08Z")

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I just enabled the new discourse math plugin! This is a beta test for now, so please report all problems you encounter here. Latex math formulas surrounded by $ or $$ should render correctly. E=mc^2 Best, Valentin PS…

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## [New Parallel/Distributed category?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-parallel-distributed-category/4252)

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**Author:** [@iamed2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iamed2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-parallel-distributed-category/4252 "2017-07-24T08:57:09Z")

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Could we have a new parallel/distributed computing category? There are plenty of packages in this area, a JuliaParallel organization, a Base.Distributed module, and my topic Serializing RemoteChannels felt like it would …

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## [Certificate error on julialang.org](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/certificate-error-on-julialang-org/4886)

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**Author:** [@jhlq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jhlq)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/certificate-error-on-julialang-org/4886 "2017-07-17T12:52:43Z")

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Was promoting Julia to some friends, they found julialang.org and clicked on some link at the top which gave them a white screen with an error saying something about a certificate missmatch, this prompted them to immedia…

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## [(docs.)julialang.org is down](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/docs-julialang-org-is-down/4865)

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**Author:** [@Nectarineimp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nectarineimp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/docs-julialang-org-is-down/4865 "2017-07-14T18:44:52Z")

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Error 503 hostname doesn’t match against certificate. Looks like some work is being done. Could also be the host cache server is hosed.

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## [Email notifications](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/email-notifications/4546)

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**Author:** [@pauljurczak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pauljurczak)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/email-notifications/4546 "2017-06-30T12:00:43Z")

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Is there a way to get email notification about replies to my post?

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## [Julia as a tag in social media](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-as-a-tag-in-social-media/4473)

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**Author:** [@jlapeyre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jlapeyre)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-as-a-tag-in-social-media/4473 "2017-06-27T15:41:14Z")

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Searching for the tag Julia in a standard search interface is not very useful. After thinking hard for 3 minutes, I guess JuliaLang is the obvious best tag, in part because it is already in use. The motivation for the…

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## [Tag per package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tag-per-package/4174)

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**Author:** [@yakir12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yakir12)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tag-per-package/4174 "2017-06-17T11:29:47Z")

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Many questions are about the usage of a specific package. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a tag per package? Even cooler, imagine if the author/s of the package got automatically contacted every time someone asked a qu…

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## [Barred from posting to discourse because I'm not "trust level 2."?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/barred-from-posting-to-discourse-because-im-not-trust-level-2/4309)

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**Author:** [@lobingera](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lobingera)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/barred-from-posting-to-discourse-because-im-not-trust-level-2/4309 "2017-06-17T11:28:25Z")

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I’m not asking for my account, because obviously i can post, but is meant with: barred from posting to discourse because I’m not “trust level 2.”

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## [Link to Julia questions on StackOverflow](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/link-to-julia-questions-on-stackoverflow/3357)

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**Author:** [@kevin.squire](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kevin.squire)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/link-to-julia-questions-on-stackoverflow/3357 "2017-06-16T03:39:40Z")

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I recently noticed that the halide mailing list receives posts from StackOverflow, with the question and with a link back to the StackOverflow posting. I find this idea quite nice, as it means I don’t need to check mult…

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## [Improving Discourse interface](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/improving-discourse-interface/3559)

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**Author:** [@wavexx](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wavexx)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/improving-discourse-interface/3559 "2017-05-08T15:23:20Z")

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I generally refrain from this sort of comments, but “discourse” has truly an horrible UI for me. Crappy search, combined with the worst “compose/reply” panel I’ve seen in a while. It’s hilarious how stuff keeps popping …

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## [Bumping posts by adding tags](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bumping-posts-by-adding-tags/3592)

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**Author:** [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bumping-posts-by-adding-tags/3592 "2017-05-08T14:10:05Z")

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I went back to add tags to some of my old posts, and it looks like it bumped them to the “Latest” panel. But for others it didn’t do anything. Does anyone know what’s going on here? I’d like to be able to add the metadat…

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## [Advanced search options - not really](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/advanced-search-options-not-really/3135)

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**Author:** [@pauljurczak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pauljurczak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/advanced-search-options-not-really/3135 "2017-04-10T15:41:29Z")

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I apologize for my first post being on a whingy side, but I would like to see a bit more sophisticated search query syntax. I’m just (re)starting with Julia and I’m looking for IDE options. Search query “IDE” finds a who…

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## [Licensing of code snippets](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/licensing-of-code-snippets/2472)

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**Author:** [@Ralph\_Smith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ralph_Smith)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/licensing-of-code-snippets/2472 "2017-03-07T14:25:14Z")

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I note that the TOS for this discourse site specify User contributions are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. whereas an implicit MIT license would seem to be…

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## [Purpose of the Announcements category](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/purpose-of-the-announcements-category/338)

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**Author:** [@akis](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/akis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/purpose-of-the-announcements-category/338 "2017-03-06T04:05:06Z")

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The Announcements category should be moved under the Community category, at least per its present description. EDIT: Updated the description of the Announcements category to state its special role.

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