
Which topic best describes your question?
Most other forums don't impose this type of limited categorization. What is the best way to proceed here when you topic here doesn't have an obvious fit? This is not uncommon. Should I be concerned that my question won't get to the right eyes/assistance needed?
Some venues offer the ability to add tags. Why not give us the ability to add "tags" if you believe some sort of pre-designation is necessary? Does that qualify for my choosing this topic?
How about "other"?
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This form? https://support.mozilla.org/questions/new/firefox/form
That box actually does generate one of the tags assigned to your question. Can you see the Tags box in the right column of your threads?
Anyway, the most important thing is how you get to that form, making sure you are posting under the correct product.
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer said
This form? https://support.mozilla.org/questions/new/firefox/form That box actually does generate one of the tags assigned to your question. Can you see the Tags box in the right column of your threads? Anyway, the most important thing is how you get to that form, making sure you are posting under the correct product.I'm not sure what you mean, precisely. My question is about the "Which topic best describes your question?" menu options.
My choice, the "search-tag-and-share" tag link, doesn't even show my thread. "There are no questions that match the current filter settings"
BTW, are you aware of the message spacing idiosyncrasies here when posting? Is there some kind of settings adjustment I can make?
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In the right column next to your question, you should see a Tags section.
And in the questions list, the tags should be listed for each question:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/all?show=all&owner=all
And the tags in both areas should include that general topic you selected.
I'm not sure anyone choose to answer questions based on category anyway.
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer said
In the right column next to your question, you should see a Tags section. And in the questions list, the tags should be listed for each question: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/all?show=all&owner=all And the tags in both areas should include that general topic you selected. I'm not sure anyone choose to answer questions based on category anyway.How about the spacing issue?
noel_envode said
How about the spacing issue?
I don't understand what the issue is.
Also, the forum to discuss fixes to the forum, rather than a product, is over here:
noel_envode said
My choice, the "search-tag-and-share" tag link, doesn't even show my thread. "There are no questions that match the current filter settings"You need to make sure the All is selected instead of Attention needed though this thread was showing up earlier on the Attention needed filter.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/firefox?tagged=search-tag-and-share&show=all
noel_envode said
Some venues offer the ability to add tags. Why not give us the ability to add "tags" if you believe some sort of pre-designation is necessary?
You can only choose from a list of tags and not add a custom tag of your own.
The only link there leads back to this post.James said
You need to make sure the All is selected instead of Attention needed though this thread was showing up earlier on the Attention needed filter.https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/firefox?tagged=search-tag-and-share&show=all
My opening OP statement was "Most other forums don't impose this type of limited categorization." I was asking why?James said
You can only choose from a list of tags and not add a custom tag of your own.
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noel_envode said
My opening OP statement was "Most other forums don't impose this type of limited categorization." I was asking why?
Hi Noel, let me jump in here to help clarify. Ideally, you would select a category that fits the topic of your question. However, if you can't find a category that perfectly fits, you can select anything else, it doesn't really matter and it wouldn't impact our support routing. What matters more is what Jefferson mention about posting under the correct product.
Our internal team reviews submissions and can re-categorize the topic as needed. The main goal is to gather insights from our forum activity so we can identify trends and share useful insight with the product team. I hope that clarifies your question.
The categories also help Mozilla surface any related articles or questions already posted by other users to the person posting. However, Kiki is correct -- it's no issue if you need to post something that doesn't fit into one of these categories.