# 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")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@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")

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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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