What are the Catch-all categories on WikiAnswers?

Answer 1

When you come across questions that have no place in WikiAnswers, there is a place where we store them. The button to your left marked "trash" will access a menu for all the current categories that are available to supervisors in which to put these questions. If in doubt about which of the categories to use, be safe and put it in the "trash completely" category. Should there be a question about it, the supervisor of that category will move it.

Once you have trashed the question you are unsure about into the Harmful Questions to Delete category (trashed completely) it is advisable to consult a Supervisor who is well learned in trashing procedures.

Why shouldn't the inappropriate questions be deleted instead of merged into a protected category? The reason we collect them in one place is so that subsequent people who asked that question will be routed to an appropriate answer. If the alternate wordings are deleted then when they are asked again they will become separate unprotected questions. At that point, until a supervisor catches it and merges it again (added work for the supervisor) the new question could be answered with objectionable or harmful information!

A current list of the catch-all categories and/or questions being used on WikiAnswers is listed below. You can also view the Catch All Questions category page for a listing.

WikiAnswers Catch-All CategoriesUse the trash/catch-all pop-up by selecting Trash for a question or alternate to move a question into a catch-all category. When non-supervisors attempt to view a question in one of these categories they will be redirected to the answer to one of these questions:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What is inappropriate subject matter for WikiAnswers

Miscellaneous questions that are inappropriate.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What questions do not have enough information to be answered on WikiAnswers?

Common questions that aren't complete enough to be answered at all, i.e. "when did she die?" or "where did he live?"

What_questions_add_no_value_to_WikiAnswers

Nonsense questions that add no value to the site into this question.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why is cyberbullying not allowed on WikiAnswers?

Questions like "Is (name) gay?" or "Is (name) an idiot?" for people who are not celebrities. These should be questions containing only a first name. Questions containing non-celebrity first and last names should be trashed completely.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can you show pictures or photos of inappropriate subjects on WikiAnswers?

Questions asking WikiAnswers to show images of inappropriate subjects. Do not classify questions that ask for an image just because we cannot legally or technically post them a picture - instead, reformat the question into "Where can you find pictures of (subject matter)?"

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What should you do if you are contemplating suicide?

Questions about how to commit suicide. Please note that if the question is asking about suicide statistics, suicide prevention or signs of suicide, it does not need to be trashed. It can be categorized into the Suicide Warning Signs, Statistics and Prevention category.

How_do_you_commit_illegal_acts

Questions such as "How do you build a bomb?", "How do you murder someone?"

"How do you steal (object)?"

What_is_the_best_free_porn_site

Questions asking about all porn websites into this question including child porn, hentai or doujinshi (doujins).

How_do_you_bypass_blocked_web_pages

Questions about accessing blocked sites and how to get around school proxies.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How can you obtain licensed software free of charge?

Questions asking for cracks, serials, and keygens.

Celebrity Catch-All Questions

Individual celebrities:

These are to be kept in the appropriate celebrity question. If one does not already exist, it should be created as the need arises.

What is (celebrity name)'s official fan mail address?

Merge questions asking for personal address of celebrities into that celebrity's fan mail address question.

Answer only with verified official fan mail address. If there is not one then leave blank.

What is (celebrity name)'s official fan e-mail address?

Merge questions asking for e-mail address (Hotmail, Yahoo, MSN, etc. both private and public) and instant message IDs in this one.

Answer only with the official fan club email address of the celebrity, and provide related question to the fan mail address please. If address is unknown then leave blank.

What is (celebrity name)'s official fan phone number?

Merge questions asking for phone number and cell number of celebrities into the celebrity's fan phone number question.

Answer only with the official fan phone line. If you find a SayNow.com page or a page on the celebrity's official website listing a fan line please add a related link to it. If unknown then leave blank.

What is (celebrity full name)'s official fan MySpace?

Merge questions here asking for personal, private, public, official, etc. MySpace accounts of celebrity.

Answer only with the official Myspace for the celebrity. If unknown then leave blank.

What is (celebrity full names)'s official fan YouTube channel?

Merge questions asking about personal accounts, videos, etc of celebrities.

Answer only with the official You Tube channel for the celebrity. If unknown then leave blank.

What is (celebrity names)'s official website?

Merge questions asking for websites of celebrities.

Answer only with the official website address. If unknown then leave blank.

Where can you find pictures of (celebrity name)?

Merge only legitimate requests about fan images here.

Merge questions asking about nude pictures or otherwise inappropriate (i.e. autopsy photos of dead celebrities) photos of celebrities into the trash catch-all Inappropriate subject matter.

What is (celebrity name)'s sexual orientation?

Merge questions asking whether the celebrity is gay, lesbian, or bisexual here. If there is no question for the celebrity then make one as above.

If it is publicly known which sexual orientation the celebrity is (through the media or the celebrities website) then an answer can be given to that effect. Please specify in the answer from where the information has come. A link to the actual information can be provided in the related links section. If it is unknown which orientation they are then please write the following format answer and click Protect:

''(Celebrity full name), (Country of origin), (profession), has not stated their sexual preference in public.