# What is the purpose of journals?

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**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-journals/25577 "2021-08-14T01:38:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![janetwright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/janetwright/32/519_2.png) [@janetwright](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/janetwright)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-journals/25577/3 "2021-08-14T02:31:38Z")

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My best use has been to give an extended, illustrated explanation of something that I frequently would like to make as a comment. Once the journal post is written, I just add that link to the comment, for example [https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/janetwright/46564-the-changeable-life-of-lance-leaf-greenbrier](https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/janetwright/46564-the-changeable-life-of-lance-leaf-greenbrier). I wish I had discovered that use earlier.

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