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Answerbag Categories
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I was talking with Rachel, the editor and gatekeeper of one of our websites, Answerbag.com, and we noticed a high volume of articles (approx. 500) were being set under the subcategory “Random Knowledge.” This creates a huge problem for the site, but also for your articles. If you set the category incorrectly for Answerbag.com, your article will be set to that category and misfiled.
Even though our titles are crafted to be picked up through search, setting the wrong category or wrong subcategory will result in your article getting lost on the website to which it is being published.
Specifically, for Answerbag.com, the category “Education” is intended for articles or titles directly related to the institution of education, not anything that's knowledge (because really, that would mean everything). Articles that can teach you about a topic you could learn in school should not be categorized under "Education." For example, an article about applying to a university would be filed under "Education," but an article about the science of the ocean would not (it would go under Science).
Below is a list of all Answerbag's top-level categories - it should be a good reference when categorizing articles.
