# This discussion is general
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710
**Category:** Site feedback
**Created:** [August 31, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710 "2022-08-31T15:18:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/1 "2022-08-31T15:18:55Z")
What’s the #General category for? According to the description it is fir stuff that does not fit in any other caragories but then why don’t we just use the #Uncategorized. So why does it exist.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/2 "2022-08-31T15:31:08Z")
Oh. I thought I’d hidden that. 🙂
@tobiaseigen went into a little detail about that when it was spotted the other day:
> [@For hosted sites, newly added General category. How can one change all topics in one category to General category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-hosted-sites-newly-added-general-category-how-can-one-change-all-topics-in-one-category-to-general-category/237563/8):
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> Great minds think alike! We made this change with the aim of simplifying the interface by providing a default category rather than uncategorized. I like the name you have for this “anti-category”! wink We also will be seeding a default chat channel which will be in the general category. We also are no longer seeding the lounge category by default. Sites that want a lounge for regulars can create one themselves. Here’s the relevant PR: [FEATURE: Replace the Lounge with the General category by…](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/18097)
Basically, apart from the small initial snafu, all _new_ sites will get a #General category, and no #lounge. And uncategorised will be phased out for them too.
I thought I had stashed ours away while we decide if we want to move over own #Uncategorized topics into it yet or not. Obviously I did not. 🙂
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### Author:  [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/3 "2022-08-31T15:35:22Z")
Why was it decided to phase out #lounge?
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/4 "2022-08-31T15:42:54Z")
I’m not sure it has actually been used that widely, so has been taken out of the initial ‘seeded’ batch of starter ingredients for new sites in favour of allowing admins to create their own member/group areas when they’re ready.
There’s actually some recent (ish) discussion about it in this topic - [Do you use the Lounge category on your community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178)
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/5 "2022-09-01T19:14:02Z")
8 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Do you use the Lounge category on your community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178/6)
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### Author:  [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/9 "2022-09-01T20:26:02Z")
> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> There’s actually some recent discussion about it in this topic - [Do you use the Lounge category on your community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178)
Recent = 7 months ago I guess.
> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> I thought I had stashed ours away while we decide if we want to move over own #Uncategorized topics into it yet or not. Obviously I did not. 🙂
Still is not hidden if you meant to do it.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-discussion-is-general/237710/10 "2022-09-01T20:29:04Z")
> [@not-ethan](#):
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> Still is not hidden if you meant to do it.
It seemed a bit pointless now there’s a topic about it. 🙂