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Community Assistants add the categories to WikiAnswers. However, anyone can suggest categories to be created.
If you are interested in starting a new category on WikiAnswers, please fill out the form linked below. Include the following: your username; the name of the category you're requesting, as well as the reason you're requesting it; and the category under which it should be placed. And, if possible, please also include a 2-3 sentence description for the category.
Or, you can go to the "Suggestion Box" on the Community Forum and add a new post there under the thread called "New Category" (see Related link below). You have to sign in to WikiAnswers to see the "Community Forum" link.
Everything can fit in a possible category, even aliens!
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Why doesn't WikiAnswers have more categories for more specific topics?
WikiAnswers adds new topics on an almost daily basis. As the amount of questions and answers increases related to a specific topic it is added. There are currentlt 5,280 categories on WikiAnswers.
Who sets up the actual categories on WikiAnswers?
Various members of the Community Development team create new categories on WikiAnswers.
How often are new categories added on WikiAnswers?
New categories are added as they are suggested and approved; it can take a few days for email requests for categories to be added.
How many main categories are in WikiAnswers?
There are 22 Main Categories on WikiAnswers.
How many new categories are requested on WikiAnswers a day?
On average, about two to three categories are requested every day on WikiAnswers. Categories are usually reviewed weekly by Community Assistants. See related questions for more information on requesting categories.
Which categories on WikiAnswers are for Supervisors only?
The categories that are open only for supervisors are the catch-all categories. Note: 'Catch-all Questions' the category, not the catch-all categories (e.x. 'Adds No Value') is able to be viewed by regular contributors and regular contributors have the ability to add questions there.
How do you create new categories for Answerscom?
You propose categories you can't make them yourself and you must have an account on WikiAnswers, then here tinyurl [dot] com/q78szew
Is the database of questions and their categories and answers available for download from WikiAnswers?
No, you cannot download WikiAnswers' questions, categories, and answers from WikiAnswers. WikiAnswers is solely on the internet, and cannot be downloaded. The WikiAnswers database will always remain on the internet, and for a good reason.
Why nanotechnology is not a category in WikiAnswers?
To have a category, there must be a certain number of questions belonging to that category, usually a minimum of 100. However, many categories are not 'stand alone' subjects and could be properly addressed in another category. As new subjects emerge Answers.com reviews the categories and adds to them.
Why does WikiAnswers not always suggest categories when you ask a question?
WikiAnswers suggests categories for a new question based on the categories of existing similar questions (and answers). Sometimes, WikiAnswers does not find enough similar questions to form an opinion about the suggested category.Possible reasons for this are:The question is about a subject new to WikiAnswers.The question only contains "stop" words (e.g., "the," "of," "what"), for example "Who should ask to be or not to be?"The question is gibberish.If none of the above applies, this may be a bug, and you are welcome to report it to WikiAnswers' support team.
How can you search the categories on WikiAnswers?
Click on the "Browse Categories" link under "site tools"
Who supervises the most categories on WikiAnswers?
The Supervisor overseeing the most categories is probably Jason. He supervises around 605 categories!
