# Is Julia Forem unused?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760
**Category:** Community
**Created:** [February 26, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760 "2024-02-26T08:37:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@indymnv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/indymnv)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/1 "2024-02-26T08:37:38Z")
I connected to [Julia Forem](https://forem.julialang.org/) recently and I have seen and reported a lot of spam posts, I am wondering if the content is moving to other website now.
Also, if there is need for help. I could help with that.
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### Author:  [@cormullion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cormullion)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/2 "2024-02-26T08:51:30Z")
It was one of Logan’s initiatives when he was Community Manager, but he’s since moved on.
I don’t know about the current status of the Community Manager post at present - but perhaps someone will have the necessary passwords to make changes…
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### Author:  [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/3 "2024-02-26T08:54:17Z")
Agreed this is a pretty terrible look - probably best to somehow lock it to prevent spam posts appearing unless someone wants to maintain it? @viralbshah
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/4 "2024-02-26T09:00:12Z")
I am still cleaning up on a daily basis there, but new good articles are not very often.
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### Author:  [@indymnv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/indymnv)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/5 "2024-02-26T09:10:58Z")
To share content practically we have [Julia Bloggers](https://www.juliabloggers.com/partial-function-application-in-julia/) which is a blog aggregator and Medium as well, I like Forem because anyone can write an article there and read it without paywalls. But if there is not so much content, I don’t know if it’s worth it to maintain.
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### Author:  [@roflmaostc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roflmaostc)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/6 "2024-02-26T09:33:10Z")
Also in the left side panel it still shows **Register for JuliaCon 2022**.
As an outsider, if I would see this, I’d believe it’s outdated and move on.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/7 "2024-02-26T09:39:43Z")
I was able to change this (which I didn’t know that I can).
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### Author:  [@roflmaostc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roflmaostc)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/8 "2024-02-26T09:42:36Z")
I guess the best would be to also just remove the top Python posts as they seem not to relate to Julia?
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### Author:  [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/9 "2024-02-26T09:47:44Z")
I’ll see if I can sort this out.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/10 "2024-02-26T09:58:49Z")
> [@roflmaostc](#):
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> remove the top Python posts
I am aware of them, but thought they aren’t not so bad as informattion so I let them there. Perhaps I just rate them down.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/11 "2024-02-26T10:02:31Z")
> [@roflmaostc](#):
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> remove the top Python posts
Quality down: now they are not in the latest list. Better it is.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/12 "2024-02-26T10:53:21Z")
> [@roflmaostc](#):
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> still shows **Register for JuliaCon 2022**
On the right, the 3 Tags which are listed, especially #events , is still outdated, but only super-admins can change this, which I am not ☹
So, perhaps @logankilpatrick can update them or promote me.
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### Author:  [@viralbshah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/viralbshah)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/13 "2024-03-04T17:09:33Z")
> [@oheil](#):
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> So, perhaps @logankilpatrick can update them or promote me.
I have updated you to have admin access. Thanks for stepping up to help moderate forem.
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### Author:  [@viralbshah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/viralbshah)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/14 "2024-03-04T17:11:15Z")
> [@indymnv](#):
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> Also, if there is need for help. I could help with that.
If you can share your forem username with me, I can promote you to be able to moderate it.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/15 "2024-03-04T17:16:50Z")
For information and for other moderators, I have changed my moderating actions lately.
What I do now is on a new spam article = spam article opened to read
1. Click on Admin
2. Edit (new browser window opened)
3. remove all tags, add tag #spam
4. Save
5. close new browser window
6. Click on user name
7. Assign role
8. Role “Suspended”, Note: Spam
9. Add
10. Assign role
11. Role “Spam”, Note: Spam
12. Add
Thats it.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/16 "2024-03-04T17:19:42Z")
Thanks, first action as admin: removed #events from right side bar.
I will see if I am aware enough to new events and if I manage to add them in future.
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### Author:  [@indymnv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/indymnv)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/17 "2024-03-07T04:48:27Z")
No problem, you can find me for @navi, here is the link of my [profile](https://forem.julialang.org/navi) if that helps.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/18 "2024-03-28T10:13:36Z")
A while a go, when I put a spammer into the Spam role, the spam article wasn’t available anymore, trying to open it, returned a 404.
This has changed now, or a some time ago. The spam article is still readable.
I think this is a bad policy, because it still fulfills the spammers goals, they have the spam article online.
Did someone change something? Can we have back the old behavior? Or should I delete the article now? Some more clicks to do… ☹
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### Author:  [@StevenSiew](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StevenSiew)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/19 "2024-03-28T22:38:43Z")
Which spam article is it?
Can you tell us the title and the author? I hope it is not mine.
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### Author:  [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-julia-forem-unused/110760/20 "2024-03-28T23:09:58Z")
What?
It’s all Spam articles, not yours, just the spam.
???
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