# Choosing between RStudio Community OR StackOverflow OR Research Computing Q&A site for posting a question

**URL:** <https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/choosing-between-rstudio-community-or-stackoverflow-or-research-computing-q-a-site-for-posting-a-question/471>\
**Category:** Meta Discussion\
**Created:** [September 7, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/choosing-between-rstudio-community-or-stackoverflow-or-research-computing-q-a-site-for-posting-a-question/471 "2018-09-07T13:13:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![aculich](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/user_avatar/ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/aculich/32/79_2.png) [@aculich](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/aculich)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/choosing-between-rstudio-community-or-stackoverflow-or-research-computing-q-a-site-for-posting-a-question/471/1 "2018-09-07T13:13:57Z")

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This intention of this thread is two-fold:

- In the context R and/or RStudio, creating guidance for our community choosing which of several sites to ask their questions that involve R and/or RStudio. Some questions have a Research Computing flavor, and other questions are generic help on that would be better answered by the wider R or StackOverflow communities.

- To link together our discussion here with the RStudio Community Q&A site. See this thread on their site that I posted: [Choosing between this RStudio Community OR StackOverflow OR Research Computing Q&A site for posting a question](https://community.rstudio.com/t/choosing-between-this-site-or-stackoverflow-or-research-computing-q-a-site-for-posting-a-question/13880)

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**Author:** ![jpessin1](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/user_avatar/ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/jpessin1/32/339_2.png) [@jpessin1](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/jpessin1)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/choosing-between-rstudio-community-or-stackoverflow-or-research-computing-q-a-site-for-posting-a-question/471/2 "2018-09-07T15:53:42Z")

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Also relevant: [What questions should be "in scope" or "out of scope" for the RC Q&A site?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-questions-should-be-in-scope-or-out-of-scope-for-the-rc-q-a-site/316/3)