# Require category selection before writing topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-category-selection-before-writing-topic/66236
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [July 15, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-category-selection-before-writing-topic/66236 "2017-07-15T01:41:20Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-category-selection-before-writing-topic/66236/12 "2018-04-02T02:42:00Z")

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Perhaps this is also the best solution to [Users mistake top-level categories for lack of permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-mistake-top-level-categories-for-lack-of-permissions/72227)

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