The most important thing to consider is if your question is social or informational. A social question is one that is intended to create discussion or to let people give creative answers, but informational questions help people understand something or offer useful information about a topic.

Some examples of social questions are:

"What does blue taste like?"
"What's your favorite thing to have for breakfast?"
"How are you today?"
"If you could be a South Park character, which would you be?"
"What color is your car?"

Social questions like these belong in the Outside the Bag category.

If, however, your question (or its answers) are informational, if they could be helpful to others, please use our category finder as you post your question to find the best place for it.

Some examples of informational questions are:

"What's your favorite South Park episode?" -> South Park
(This is informational - it could help someone who is new to South Park and wants to learn more.)

"What is the capital of Canada?" -> Canada

(Informational, clearly.)

"Would you own an electric car?" -> Alternative fuel autos
(Informational: the answers are likely to discuss the advantages or disadvantages of owning an electric car.)

"What is the average price to build a garage?" -> Construction
(Informational, clearly)

Also, please do not use the "Answerbag" categories unless your question actually has something to do with Answerbag, its service, or its users.

We need your help to keep Answerbag organized. The more we can keep things where they belong, the more everyone will be able to enjoy the site!