# If a user has a high enough trust level to create a tag, what happens if they try to create a tag in a category with restrictions?

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**Created:** [October 21, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-a-user-has-a-high-enough-trust-level-to-create-a-tag-what-happens-if-they-try-to-create-a-tag-in-a-category-with-restrictions/242624 "2022-10-21T17:26:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-a-user-has-a-high-enough-trust-level-to-create-a-tag-what-happens-if-they-try-to-create-a-tag-in-a-category-with-restrictions/242624/3 "2022-10-21T18:31:08Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> Somewhere there’s a topic about it

> [@Make category tag rules / restrictions apply to moderators too](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-make-category-tag-rules-restrictions-apply-to-moderators-too/240496):
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> Problem: We have moderators who are also very active users of the site We’re using tag groups and tag requirements heavily — it’s fundamental to the structure of the site. [[1]](#footnote-1172192-1) Moderator powers are [always on](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617), even if someone with moderator status is just posting. Together, this means it is easy to inadvertently mess up. Request Please make tag requirements for categories apply even to moderators and admins.[[2]](#footnote-1172192-2) See [Navigating Fedora Discussion — Tags, Categories, and Concepts - Fedora Discu…](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/navigating-fedora-discussion-tags-categories-and-concepts/35555)

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