Changing labels....

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AB-Rich	May 20th, 2011 at 11:43 am Changing labels... Few individuals have had more--and more diverse--labels throughout their lives than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bodybuilder, actor, politician, and more recently...well, I'm sure you can come up with your own labels. We have him in the "Movie stars and celebrities" category, which is pretty much a catch-all for anyone famous: http://www.answerbag.com/category/arnold-schwarzenegger_1437 But at various points in his life, if you wanted to ask questions about Arnie, you'd naturally look in sports, acting, California government, or the extended Kennedy family. My question, which builds off the previous blog about when current events become history: should labels evolve? Are they relevant on Answerbag? How would you have been labeled at different points in your life? 11 comments \| Post one Comments Child Young girl Young woman Wife Mother Survivor Old lady Child Young girl Young woman Wife Mother Survivor Old lady Report by RosieGHM Jetpacker on May 20th, 2011 I think perhaps the categories are necessary..and to simplify it just list their activities under the one name....ie Schwarzenegger for all of his activies. How would I have labelled my life child student teenager university adult older adult retired old:) I think perhaps the categories are necessary..and to simplify it just list their activities under the one name....ie Schwarzenegger for all of his activies. How would I have labelled my life child student teenager university adult older adult retired old:) Report by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on May 20th, 2011 Thanks for inviting input, Rich! I think the current category is fine. "Celebrity" pretty much covers everyone famous. However, you raise a good point. Once they are dead, do they remain in the same category, alphabetized by name? (A-H, etc.) I think they should. If you created sub-categories (living or dead) we would still search by name. Often I do not know if someone has passed, and think they are still living. So...I think the current category works. Thanks for inviting input, Rich! I think the current category is fine. "Celebrity" pretty much covers everyone famous. However, you raise a good point. Once they are dead, do they remain in the same category, alphabetized by name? (A-H, etc.) I think they should. If you created sub-categories (living or dead) we would still search by name. Often I do not know if someone has passed, and think they are still living. So...I think the current category works. Report by Chicago Lady on May 20th, 2011 Young person, Teenager (cringe....) Adult Supposedly Adult Old person Old fart who shouldn't be driving Fat, Dumb, and Happy Are labels revelant? Don't believe so. For some it turns into a pecking order status game. "I'm a scholar", "I'm an engineer with a degree", "Well, I'm an engineer with 3 degrees", etc.... Do they belong on Answerbag - no. Young person, Teenager (cringe....) Adult Supposedly Adult Old person Old fart who shouldn't be driving Fat, Dumb, and Happy Are labels revelant? Don't believe so. For some it turns into a pecking order status game. "I'm a scholar", "I'm an engineer with a degree", "Well, I'm an engineer with 3 degrees", etc.... Do they belong on Answerbag - no. Report by Fr Joe on May 21st, 2011 I do not think they should. Informally we have such a division already, with questions about Arnold the moviestar under films, Arnold the politician under politics, etc. Fine by me. Also AnswerBag have been there for a while now, and things that were important to the teen should be left behind in its appropriate category. We all laugh at the ignorant 'Am I Pregnant' questions, but surely some of us have also asked it at some time :-)) I do not think they should. Informally we have such a division already, with questions about Arnold the moviestar under films, Arnold the politician under politics, etc. Fine by me. Also AnswerBag have been there for a while now, and things that were important to the teen should be left behind in its appropriate category. We all laugh at the ignorant 'Am I Pregnant' questions, but surely some of us have also asked it at some time :-)) Report by JakobA I^_^I on May 21st, 2011 annoying little boy young jock great sports athlete drug addict good worker annoying little boy young jock great sports athlete drug addict good worker Report by IronMike1488 on May 22nd, 2011 What's with all the questions that overlap the boundaries of the answer box and continue across the screen?...an example: this question http://www.answerbag.com/polls/nose-job-wrong-nose_2505062 What's with all the questions that overlap the boundaries of the answer box and continue across the screen?...an example: this question http://www.answerbag.com/polls/nose-job-wrong-nose_2505062 Report by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on May 24th, 2011 Da Ben Dan, That question doesn't go over the boundary in my browser. Da Ben Dan, That question doesn't go over the boundary in my browser. Report by Gingerminx on May 24th, 2011 There have been times when (what da ben dan has described) has happened to me to. But, upon a refresh of my browser, the intended page is back to the way it should have been. And by the way, when I copy and pasted the link into my browser, it did not pull up the intended question, but instead, pulled up a category page for the "Health" category. There have been times when (what da ben dan has described) has happened to me to. But, upon a refresh of my browser, the intended page is back to the way it should have been. And by the way, when I copy and pasted the link into my browser, it did not pull up the intended question, but instead, pulled up a category page for the "Health" category. Report by byankno1 on May 25th, 2011 I recently posted questions that were celebrity related, but not film/movie related. I was looking for a more generic category, such as stars and celebrities. I think movie stars really should be a separate category because there are some very quiet stars that really never achieve as much celebrity noise as the fleeting sex tape celebs. Maybe a category under Life & Society for generic celebs and then broken down as needed into Web, Music, etc. That way art questions and tech questions don't get confused with general celeb curiosity buzz questions. I'm sure Rachel Globus would agree. I recently posted questions that were celebrity related, but not film/movie related. I was looking for a more generic category, such as stars and celebrities. I think movie stars really should be a separate category because there are some very quiet stars that really never achieve as much celebrity noise as the fleeting sex tape celebs. Maybe a category under Life & Society for generic celebs and then broken down as needed into Web, Music, etc. That way art questions and tech questions don't get confused with general celeb curiosity buzz questions. I'm sure Rachel Globus would agree. Report by Halliburton Shill on June 1st, 2011 what is happening with the mute button on comments...sometimes it appears and at other times nada? what is happening with the mute button on comments...sometimes it appears and at other times nada? Report by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on June 7th, 2011

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May 20th, 2011 at 11:43 am

Changing labels...

Few individuals have had more--and more diverse--labels throughout their lives than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bodybuilder, actor, politician, and more recently...well, I'm sure you can come up with your own labels.

We have him in the "Movie stars and celebrities" category, which is pretty much a catch-all for anyone famous:

http://www.answerbag.com/category/arnold-schwarzenegger_1437

But at various points in his life, if you wanted to ask questions about Arnie, you'd naturally look in sports, acting, California government, or the extended Kennedy family.

My question, which builds off the previous blog about when current events become history: should labels evolve? Are they relevant on Answerbag? How would you have been labeled at different points in your life?

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Young girl
Young woman
Wife
Mother
Survivor
Old lady

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on May 20th, 2011
I think perhaps the categories are necessary..and to simplify it just list their activities under the one name....ie Schwarzenegger for all of his activies.
How would I have labelled my life
child
student
teenager
university
adult
older adult
retired
old:)

I think perhaps the categories are necessary..and to simplify it just list their activities under the one name....ie Schwarzenegger for all of his activies. How would I have labelled my life child student teenager university adult older adult retired old:)
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on May 20th, 2011
Thanks for inviting input, Rich! I think the current category is fine. "Celebrity" pretty much covers everyone famous. However, you raise a good point. Once they are dead, do they remain in the same category, alphabetized by name? (A-H, etc.) I think they should. If you created sub-categories (living or dead) we would still search by name. Often I do not know if someone has passed, and think they are still living. So...I think the current category works.

Thanks for inviting input, Rich! I think the current category is fine. "Celebrity" pretty much covers everyone famous. However, you raise a good point. Once they are dead, do they remain in the same category, alphabetized by name? (A-H, etc.) I think they should. If you created sub-categories (living or dead) we would still search by name. Often I do not know if someone has passed, and think they are still living. So...I think the current category works.
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by Chicago Lady on May 20th, 2011
Young person,
Teenager (cringe....)
Adult
Supposedly Adult
Old person
Old fart who shouldn't be driving
Fat, Dumb, and Happy

Are labels revelant? Don't believe so. For some it turns into a pecking order status game. "I'm a scholar", "I'm an engineer with a degree", "Well, I'm an engineer with 3 degrees", etc....

Do they belong on Answerbag - no.

Young person, Teenager (cringe....) Adult Supposedly Adult Old person Old fart who shouldn't be driving Fat, Dumb, and Happy Are labels revelant? Don't believe so. For some it turns into a pecking order status game. "I'm a scholar", "I'm an engineer with a degree", "Well, I'm an engineer with 3 degrees", etc.... Do they belong on Answerbag - no.
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by Fr Joe on May 21st, 2011
I do not think they should.

Informally we have such a division already, with questions about Arnold the moviestar under films, Arnold the politician under politics, etc.

Fine by me.

Also AnswerBag have been there for a while now, and things that were important to the teen should be left behind in its appropriate category. We all laugh at the ignorant 'Am I Pregnant' questions, but surely some of us have also asked it at some time :-))

I do not think they should. Informally we have such a division already, with questions about Arnold the moviestar under films, Arnold the politician under politics, etc. Fine by me. Also AnswerBag have been there for a while now, and things that were important to the teen should be left behind in its appropriate category. We all laugh at the ignorant 'Am I Pregnant' questions, but surely some of us have also asked it at some time :-))
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by JakobA I^_^I on May 21st, 2011
annoying little boy
young jock
great sports athlete
drug addict
good worker

annoying little boy young jock great sports athlete drug addict good worker
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by IronMike1488 on May 22nd, 2011
What's with all the questions that overlap the boundaries of the answer box and continue across the screen?...an example: this question
http://www.answerbag.com/polls/nose-job-wrong-nose_2505062

What's with all the questions that overlap the boundaries of the answer box and continue across the screen?...an example: this question http://www.answerbag.com/polls/nose-job-wrong-nose_2505062
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on May 24th, 2011
Da Ben Dan, That question doesn't go over the boundary in my browser.

Da Ben Dan, That question doesn't go over the boundary in my browser.
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by Gingerminx on May 24th, 2011
There have been times when (what da ben dan has described) has happened to me to. But, upon a refresh of my browser, the intended page is back to the way it should have been.

And by the way, when I copy and pasted the link into my browser, it did not pull up the intended question, but instead, pulled up a category page for the "Health" category.

There have been times when (what da ben dan has described) has happened to me to. But, upon a refresh of my browser, the intended page is back to the way it should have been. And by the way, when I copy and pasted the link into my browser, it did not pull up the intended question, but instead, pulled up a category page for the "Health" category.
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by byankno1 on May 25th, 2011
I recently posted questions that were celebrity related, but not film/movie related. I was looking for a more generic category, such as stars and celebrities. I think movie stars really should be a separate category because there are some very quiet stars that really never achieve as much celebrity noise as the fleeting sex tape celebs. Maybe a category under Life & Society for generic celebs and then broken down as needed into Web, Music, etc. That way art questions and tech questions don't get confused with general celeb curiosity buzz questions. I'm sure Rachel Globus would agree.

I recently posted questions that were celebrity related, but not film/movie related. I was looking for a more generic category, such as stars and celebrities. I think movie stars really should be a separate category because there are some very quiet stars that really never achieve as much celebrity noise as the fleeting sex tape celebs. Maybe a category under Life & Society for generic celebs and then broken down as needed into Web, Music, etc. That way art questions and tech questions don't get confused with general celeb curiosity buzz questions. I'm sure Rachel Globus would agree.
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by Halliburton Shill on June 1st, 2011
what is happening with the mute button on comments...sometimes it appears and at other times nada?

what is happening with the mute button on comments...sometimes it appears and at other times nada?
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on June 7th, 2011

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