# Package usage surveys

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984>\
**Category:** Meta Discussion\
**Created:** [November 23, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984 "2021-11-23T19:59:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![goerch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/goerch/32/29122_2.png) [@goerch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goerch)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984/1 "2021-11-23T19:59:42Z")

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> [@Who is using Dagger?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/who-is-using-dagger/71970/1):
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> Hey all! I’m interested in finding out who in the community is using Dagger, or has used Dagger in the past. If so, I would appreciate if you could provide answers to any of the following questions:

Hm. Isn’t this the kind of question every package (maintainer) would ask? (spam alert;) Maybe a better place would be announcements? Like ‘we are doing a poll…’. Or do we need a new category for this?

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984/2 "2021-11-23T22:24:27Z")

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I’ve split this out from the Dagger question into a dedicated meta-discussion to not bifurcate that topic. Speaking personally, I’m just fine with developers asking questions about the usage of their package(s) — especially when they’re targeting a specific #domain.

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**Author:** ![goerch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/goerch/32/29122_2.png) [@goerch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goerch)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984/3 "2021-11-23T22:28:17Z")

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Thank you. I only was surprised by this being the first of it’s kind during my presence here…

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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984/4 "2021-11-23T22:38:20Z")

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Maybe that is what they call proactiveness in computing: _bridging the gap between the virtual and the real world_

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**Author:** ![goerch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/goerch/32/29122_2.png) [@goerch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goerch)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984/5 "2021-11-23T22:40:30Z")

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OK. But be alert: my (IMHO modest) critique was flagged.

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-usage-surveys/71984/6 "2021-11-23T22:54:29Z")

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Yes, it was flagged _as off-topic_, which was what alerted me that it could be split into its own topic. After moving the post to its own topic, I unflagged it since it’s now no longer off-topic.

It’s not at all about it being a critique, modest or not. No need to be alert or fret. Flags are just how you can suggest to a moderator that maybe a post should get split into its own thread.