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Only administrators are currently able to add new Categories. New Tags can be added by anyone with a Trust Level 3 and above.
Instructions
Categories
You can see the different Categories and their Topics available on the left of the main homepage.
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To view the Topics within a Subcategory, you can click the names just below the main Category description.
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Tags
Another, less formal way to organise Topics is to add Tags. You can see these just next to the Category box when you create your Topic.
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