<p>The issue of an R-specific SE now appears to be moot, as <a href="http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/86736/r-statistical-computing?referrer=lTBO59pTDuoy68xwMssL0w2">judging from the link</a> the proposal has been closed with the message:</p>

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  <p>The R community embraced Stack Overflow as <em>The</em> place
  for R support and went on to gain a strong following on our Cross
  Validated site. – Robert Cartaino♦ 2 hours ago</p>
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<p>(<a href="http://area51.stackexchange.com/users/5/robert-cartaino">Robert Cartaino</a> is "the Director of Community Development for the Stack Exchange Network".)</p>
