Subject: How to Categorize a Mixed-topic Question
Posted by: kaddarsgirl
Date: Sep 08 23
I'm writing a single question about an athlete's philanthropic work with a particular animals species. It seems like there are three possible places to put this question (Sports, Animals, and General) depending on the focus/how it's written, but I'm not sure exactly where it fits best. Thinking either Animals or General for my single question as my interesting info will be more about the animal in question and less so about the athlete, but maybe General would be better as it's not ONLY about the animal?
I've reached out to the Animals editor in a PM regarding the above-described question, but was curious how other editors approach categorizing questions like the one above that may fall into two or more very different major Categories, just so I have some background/more info when writing and categorizing future questions.
Thanks,
kaddie
Posted by: kaddarsgirl
Date: Sep 08 23
I'm writing a single question about an athlete's philanthropic work with a particular animals species. It seems like there are three possible places to put this question (Sports, Animals, and General) depending on the focus/how it's written, but I'm not sure exactly where it fits best. Thinking either Animals or General for my single question as my interesting info will be more about the animal in question and less so about the athlete, but maybe General would be better as it's not ONLY about the animal?
I've reached out to the Animals editor in a PM regarding the above-described question, but was curious how other editors approach categorizing questions like the one above that may fall into two or more very different major Categories, just so I have some background/more info when writing and categorizing future questions.
Thanks,
kaddie
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looney_tunes
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My advice (and what I was told when I had this question many years ago about a quiz I was writing that I thought could fit in either of two categories) is to explore the likely spots, and get a feeling for the quizzes that are there. Pick the one that you think is most like the quiz you have in mind, and then write it to fit there. In this case, if you choose Animals, frame the questions to be about the animals, and include the athlete in the question narrative and the information. If you choose Sports, the questions should be about the athlete and his/her athletic accomplishments (although a Sports editor could advise how much latitude they allow for non-sport aspects of their life being the basis of the question). Almost anything can find a home of sorts somewhere in General, but it is better to get a more focused location if possible - your quiz could easily get lost in the abundance of General quizzes, and not be noticed by players who would find it really interesting. Reply #1. Sep 08 23, 3:53 PM |
agony
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Looking at this as a General editor, I'd probably send it over to People. If they then sent it back, I'd accept it. Reply #2. Sep 08 23, 7:31 PM |
kaddarsgirl 
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I ended up focusing on the animal, and just mentioned the athlete's involvement briefly in the question to help frame it and then in the I/I as some additional bonus info to the animal-specific info I included. Rossian said she would accept it into Animals :) Reply #3. Sep 08 23, 7:44 PM |
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