# Forum divergence

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [February 14, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103 "2026-02-14T12:13:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephtara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephtara/32/517827_2.png) [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-divergence/396103/6 "2026-02-14T17:56:57Z")

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You could even create a subcategory for these questions, and if I’m not mistaken, « unlist » topics from this category from the general category listing (I think that possible).

But definitely something you can manage with a separate category or subcategory, and user groups, as long as you think the two groups can coexist — if it’s a war to define what the identity of the community is supposed to be, that might be more complicated, and require you (as community manager) to step in and set the boundaries of what works and what doesn’t in your community.

I regularly have to manage this kind of thing in mine: members can have strong feelings about what is and isn’t covered by the community, and how. I take all the arguments into account, weigh them as best I can, and make the call. « No, we’re not including dog questions in our cat community. » « Yes, we allow questions about managing other illnesses than the one we’re focused on. »

It seems to me that in your case it’s a question of depth rather than scope, but it’s the same kind of issue.

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