# List non-recommended tools and why

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/list-non-recommended-tools-and-why/17791
**Category:** Site Development
**Tags:** rejected
**Created:** 2024-04-10T03:09:02Z
**Posts:** 4
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## Post 2 by @redoomed1 — 2024-04-10T03:24:47Z

> [@anon59478752](#):
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> Is this [a tool not listed on Privacy Guides] new and you haven’t reviewed it yet?

You can check the very forum you’re posting on to see if any community members have posted about it.

> [@anon59478752](#):
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> Is there currently a discussion happening around a possible recommendation for this tool?

Same answer as above

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> [@anon59478752](#):
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> suggest that you start to list non-recommended tools on your website (under the appropriate sections), with links to the issues, PRs and/or forum topics where it was decided that they’re not recommended

This is a duplicate of:

> [@Archive Section](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/archive-section/298):
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> Basically, a section for removed apps/services/etc and why they’ve been removed. This would be helpful.

> the list [of non-recommended tools] would be huge and unmaintainable

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> [@anon59478752](#):
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> Was it recommended before, but has since been removed?

From the same linked thread,

> [@Archive Section](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/archive-section/298/2):
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> We kind of already have this… We are open source, all changes (and the reasons behind them) can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/commits/main).

> People who are really invested [like yourself, @anon59478752] can find the reasoning on GitHub and fora.

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