<p>Have recently signing up to Galaxy https://usegalaxy.org/root</p>

<p>and used it to help me - non-bioinformatician - to do some work. At Galaxy, they provide a Biostar forum that allows users to post questions regarding data processing using Galaxy. I mistakenly thought that was the same Biostar I have been using and thus was expecting to get some quick feedback for my question. It turns out they are likely two different, un-connected forums. Does any user here at Biostar-bioinformatics explained use or know about Biostar-Galaxy explained ? I am asking this because I am not sure if I am allowed to post the same question twice, if the two forums are somehow linked. Any thought? Thank you.</p>

<p>The galaxy site is essentially a galaxy-specific version of this site. Biostars is an open source project that&#39;s used by a few different sites (e.g., Bioconductor) for their support/help forums.</p>

<p>As a general rule, cross-posting on multiple forums is discouraged, regardless of whether the forums are connected/related. For example, if you post the same question here and on SEQanswers, which is in no way connected to this site, I&#39;ll see that and flag your post as being cross-posted. Similar things would likely happen with the Bioconductor/Galaxy/Neurostar/etc. sites as well. The reason is that you end up doubling the communities efforts when you cross-post, which isn&#39;t very nice.</p>
