# Site Feedback

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## [Answer Button For Posts](https://discourse.processing.org/t/answer-button-for-posts/11920)

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**Author:** [@InferNova](https://discourse.processing.org/u/InferNova)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/answer-button-for-posts/11920 "2019-12-19T20:34:21Z")

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Hey guys! I was quite wondering from day one when you make a post why isn’t there an availability of an answer button ? I mean it would make life way easier for everyone to know that someone picked the right answer from…

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## [Bad language: block posting or censor words?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/bad-language-block-posting-or-censor-words/16334)

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**Author:** [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/bad-language-block-posting-or-censor-words/16334 "2019-12-12T03:04:02Z")

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We have had a couple proposals to configure the forum to automatically process a list of blocked / censored profane words, such as you might find in: CMU Offensive / Profane words list https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~biglou/re…

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## [Congratulations Processing Forum](https://discourse.processing.org/t/congratulations-processing-forum/14571)

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**Author:** [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/congratulations-processing-forum/14571 "2019-10-14T05:43:27Z")

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today have over 5000 members. – now i know that all not say anything as long we not get the site info from the admin like clicks statistic … as for reading and searching you not need to be a user / or be a user but …

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## [Tag several answer's as solution](https://discourse.processing.org/t/tag-several-answers-as-solution/14259)

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**Author:** [@Teljemo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Teljemo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/tag-several-answers-as-solution/14259 "2019-10-06T09:22:35Z")

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I just got 2 answer’s to a problem that both are solutions for my problem. They are similar but not identical, both works and both could probably be helpful for others in the future in different ways.:smile: I believe i…

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## [To have a proper way of tagging a topic as solved](https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602)

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**Author:** [@DogeMastr](https://discourse.processing.org/u/DogeMastr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/to-have-a-proper-way-of-tagging-a-topic-as-solved/1602 "2019-08-01T04:23:29Z")

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sorta along the lines of closing an Issue on github and I already see a Solved tab on my profile page so its probably a built in discourse thing if there already is a way then im just blind :upside\_down\_face:

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## [Put Questions with 0 answers on top](https://discourse.processing.org/t/put-questions-with-0-answers-on-top/4802)

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**Author:** [@Lexyth](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lexyth)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/put-questions-with-0-answers-on-top/4802 "2019-08-01T04:22:34Z")

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I think it Would be better to have unanswered questions always be at the top, so that questions don‘t just die away unanswered. And if a question is unanswered for more than a week, Even though it was at the top, then ju…

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## [Forum SITE: back link missing](https://discourse.processing.org/t/forum-site-back-link-missing/10067)

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**Author:** [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/forum-site-back-link-missing/10067 "2019-04-08T02:44:04Z")

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how you end up here at the forum? -a- you google like “processing forum” -b- you come from our ‘mama’ and like a good child we must carry mama’s name mean this SITE must have a backlink to processing.org. ( corpora…

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## [Is there any way to copy the code?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-copy-the-code/9608)

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**Author:** [@janglee](https://discourse.processing.org/u/janglee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-copy-the-code/9608 "2019-03-28T15:21:47Z")

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It is hard to only select the code and copy big ones from a post. If not I suggest adding a button (since we allow pasting the code here) to copy the whole code at a click. A helpful link.

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## [Ideas to Decrease Unformatted Code](https://discourse.processing.org/t/ideas-to-decrease-unformatted-code/8682)

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**Author:** [@figraham](https://discourse.processing.org/u/figraham)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/ideas-to-decrease-unformatted-code/8682 "2019-05-07T03:04:56Z")

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I’ve been using the forum for a while now and one thing I’ve noticed is that new users don’t always format their code. I personally think this is because people don’t know how and not because they don’t want to. It often…

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## [The old forum does not clearly link to the new one](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-old-forum-does-not-clearly-link-to-the-new-one/6145)

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**Author:** [@hamoid](https://discourse.processing.org/u/hamoid)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-old-forum-does-not-clearly-link-to-the-new-one/6145 "2018-12-04T09:58:27Z")

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If you have bookmarked the old forum: you may never notice that there’s a new one. I know at least one case. The old forum shows this text which is not very visible: Howdy, Stranger! We are about to switch to a new …

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## [Whitelisting sites for new user links](https://discourse.processing.org/t/whitelisting-sites-for-new-user-links/6232)

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**Author:** [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/whitelisting-sites-for-new-user-links/6232 "2018-12-03T16:48:36Z")

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New users frequently link to external code sites or file sites. They sometimes do this to share larger projects, or running examples of code, or sometimes to share an external image file because they can’t post images. I…

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## [Processing Foundation logo too wide for mobile](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-foundation-logo-too-wide-for-mobile/5838)

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**Author:** [@Jakub](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Jakub)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-foundation-logo-too-wide-for-mobile/5838 "2018-12-01T16:33:14Z")

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Did the logo for this site change recently? My profile icon in the top right corner is now partly out of the screen and it’s hard to see when there is a notification badge on it.

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## [Upload files that are not images](https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-files-that-are-not-images/5933)

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**Author:** [@josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/josephh)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-files-that-are-not-images/5933 "2018-12-01T16:29:23Z")

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Hello there, Can we authorize people to upload files that are not images (.jpg / .png type)? Like in this Discourse forum : https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Thanks again for the quality of this forum :slight\_smile:

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## [Notification for Edits. Maybe Optional](https://discourse.processing.org/t/notification-for-edits-maybe-optional/5825)

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**Author:** [@Lexyth](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lexyth)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/notification-for-edits-maybe-optional/5825 "2018-11-26T01:23:46Z")

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It would be nice if people (that would be notified of a new post in a thread) would be notified if changes to replies were made. And maybe to avoid notifications for minimal changes like spelling or so, if there was an o…

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## [What do you guys think of this Stack Exchange proposal?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-stack-exchange-proposal/5664)

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**Author:** [@davidj](https://discourse.processing.org/u/davidj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-stack-exchange-proposal/5664 "2018-11-18T10:28:11Z")

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Do you already use Stack Exchange (eg Stack Overflow?) Would you use a Stack Exchange dedicated to generative art? If not - what forums suit you better?

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## [Where is that Topic?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-is-that-topic/5341)

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**Author:** [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-is-that-topic/5341 "2018-11-11T18:19:47Z")

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i might be old and confused, but this morning i read and answered to a topic https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-sort-student-arrays/5334/ but now it is gone: Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private. can …

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## [Formatting Questions with answers](https://discourse.processing.org/t/formatting-questions-with-answers/4864)

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**Author:** [@Lexyth](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lexyth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/formatting-questions-with-answers/4864 "2018-10-28T19:10:49Z")

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Ok, i know this might be overkill and will be a lot of work… and might not Even have anything to do with Site Feedback, But what do you think about creating a page/or similar where the questions that have been answered a…

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## [Add an overview of ways to use Java](https://discourse.processing.org/t/add-an-overview-of-ways-to-use-java/4782)

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**Author:** [@Lexyth](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lexyth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/add-an-overview-of-ways-to-use-java/4782 "2018-10-28T15:31:39Z")

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The Description might be a bit off, but what i mean is, add a page where one can see how code should be written and some „hidden“ things. What i mean would look like this for example : How to set up a Class : class MyC…

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## [Change personal forum theme: dark](https://discourse.processing.org/t/change-personal-forum-theme-dark/423)

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**Author:** [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/change-personal-forum-theme-dark/423 "2018-10-25T10:35:29Z")

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Yes, title is as clear as mud… I think a dark theme would be great for the forum, at least for me. Is it possible by any chance? Kf

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## [Where to make suggestions for the discourse.processing page?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-to-make-suggestions-for-the-discourse-processing-page/4781)

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**Author:** [@Lexyth](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lexyth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-to-make-suggestions-for-the-discourse-processing-page/4781 "2018-10-24T20:08:24Z")

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Not a question about processing per se, But where can i ask for functionalities and improvements for the Forum? I looked everywhere on the Page, But Theres none that Sounds like it Would be for suggestions or General Tal…

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## [Tiny adjustment for CN webpage guideline](https://discourse.processing.org/t/tiny-adjustment-for-cn-webpage-guideline/4220)

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**Author:** [@Zchary](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Zchary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/tiny-adjustment-for-cn-webpage-guideline/4220 "2018-10-13T23:42:02Z")

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I’m a novice in China. when I was reading EXAMPLES in Chinese, I noticed that the header icon in Chinese: “Processing的力量结合 JavaScript 的范围”. with no offense, it’s a little weird and I suggest you change that to: “以 Proces…

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## [Processing Forum Nagging](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-forum-nagging/3366)

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**Author:** [@bprentice](https://discourse.processing.org/u/bprentice)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-forum-nagging/3366 "2018-09-09T04:04:12Z")

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I’m being nagged to sign up for an account. I can’t do this since the Forum has mixed up my user name and my real name. My real name is Brian Prentice and my user name is bprentice.

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## [Adding Math Plugin to Discourse?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adding-math-plugin-to-discourse/2682)

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**Author:** [@dan850](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dan850)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adding-math-plugin-to-discourse/2682 "2018-08-16T06:50:55Z")

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Hi guys, one of users was wondering if discourse allows math formulas to be entered and it seems there is no button for this feature. But there is somthing on GitHub - https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-math-plugin/6…

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## [Running Processing code on-site?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-code-on-site/2378)

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**Author:** [@tony](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tony)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-code-on-site/2378 "2018-08-05T19:59:20Z")

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I’m a big fan of stackoverflow, and I think it’s really awesome that they’ve implemented runnable JS snippets on site. Now, I understand that we’re comparing the capabilities of a major site against our humble forum, bu…

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## [Accounts on old forums - disable?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/accounts-on-old-forums-disable/2218)

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**Author:** [@ale2x72](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ale2x72)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/accounts-on-old-forums-disable/2218 "2018-07-30T17:44:27Z")

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My account on the old forum contains an old password that has been compromised, but I am unable to change it. I’m not worried about security issues (all my other passwords are updated), rather a potential spam attack on …

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## [Copy code shortcut](https://discourse.processing.org/t/copy-code-shortcut/660)

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**Author:** [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/copy-code-shortcut/660 "2018-07-25T06:01:47Z")

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It would be great to have a button that allows to copy the code on a code block when browsing a post. Possible? Kf

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## [FAQ forum page idea](https://discourse.processing.org/t/faq-forum-page-idea/1562)

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**Author:** [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/faq-forum-page-idea/1562 "2018-07-13T19:01:09Z")

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Would it be possible to create a FAQ for the forum? Not sure if I sticky post would do it, or maybe an actual static site in the Processing website. I think the FAQ could have two sections, one related to forum (formatti…

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## [Unanswered Topics Button](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unanswered-topics-button/1789)

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**Author:** [@TheWizardBear](https://discourse.processing.org/u/TheWizardBear)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unanswered-topics-button/1789 "2018-07-16T20:27:28Z")

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“Unanswered” Button This would be like the “Latest” and “Top” headers at the top of the page except it would say something like “Unanswered”. It would link to a page listing all topics without replies. This would be u…

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## [Forum: line numbers on code](https://discourse.processing.org/t/forum-line-numbers-on-code/225)

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**Author:** [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/forum-line-numbers-on-code/225 "2018-07-12T23:39:02Z")

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On the old forum, code blocks had line numbers – I believe this was done through the Vanilla forum’s SyntaxHighlighter plugin. They helped discussion because commenters could refer to specific lines. In order for the ne…

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## [Is processing.org down?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-processing-org-down/1375)

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**Author:** [@Sarrio](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarrio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-processing-org-down/1375 "2018-06-30T09:40:12Z")

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In trying to connect to processing.org Chrome says “This site can’t be reached, processing.org took too long to respond”. Why today the processing website can’t be reached? Is the website down for you for you as well? …

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