For the most part, we try to let new sections grow naturally. We've been finding that it's better to divide up general categories that have become too large than to set up relatively empty categories from the start.
That said, if you would like to actively participate in a category and could help us get it started, e-mail us at Wiki s @ s.com.
(See the Related question.)
When on the category home page (not the category topic page) you should see all the answered questions. To get to the unanswered questions in the category there is a link to unanswered questions above the name of the category. If you are not seeing a list of questions you probably are looking at the topic page instead of the category homepage and will need to use the browse categories page to get to the category homepage instead.
There sure is! Questions and answers on the topic of Architecture can be found by clicking on this link: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/4128
You can't do it yourself, but there are links all over the site to contact the administrator and ask for a specific category.
No answers can be added to the WikiAnswers Local category.
The supervisors for the 'Questions about WikiAnswers' category are Kamuna and Dino10.
"WikiAnswers Local" is a placeholder category for questions about certain countries. No new questions should be added to the main "WikiAnswers Local" category.
If you go to a category homepage there is a link to Unanswered questions above the category title in the top left. If you do not see this you may be viewing a category topic page instead of the category homepage. The easiest way to get to a category homepage is by clicking on "browse categories" in the left-hand toolbar and then searching for the category.
There is no set number of questions, but there should be approximately 50. Beyond this the main requirement is that there be a participant who is enthusiastic about participating in the topic area, and ideally, supervising it.(See the Related link for the form to request a new category.)
WikiAnswers does have a category called Hobbies and Collectibles; here's the link:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/388 In addition, there's a sub-category of Hobbies and Collectibles that is called Antiques; here's the link:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/3220
The most popular topic would be the Uncategorized category, which has a whopping 11,817,405 questions as of October 18, 2014. The next most popular category is the Math and Arithmetic category with 1,400,706 questions. The third most popular category is the Celebrity Births Deaths and Ages category with 1,029,523 questions.
That would be WikiAnswers Local.
Yes, there have been very many incidents in the past in which someone has posted a question to WikiAnswers that refers to an unspecified topic or category.