# “闲聊”分类的最佳名称是什么？

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [2018年二月6日 10:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896 "2018-02-06T10:57:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [2018年二月6日 10:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/1 "2018-02-06T10:57:33Z")

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Did you create a special category for off-topic discussions, and how did you name it?

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**Author:** ![frold](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frold/32/82547_2.png) [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Post date:** [2018年二月6日 11:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/2 "2018-02-06T11:03:05Z")

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Funny enough: Offtopic

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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [2018年二月6日 11:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/3 "2018-02-06T11:42:14Z")

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I’m asking because in Russian and Ukrainian there are quite a few names for this. I thought same goes for English, no?

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**Author:** ![frold](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frold/32/82547_2.png) [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Post date:** [2018年二月6日 11:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/4 "2018-02-06T11:54:32Z")

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Well, in danish I could have choosen a danish name, but all danes would understand: offtopic - as long as you can add a description to your cat. I did so

 ![53](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/b/7bfab41dad9589fa68fb020521c5a56902052f2d.png)

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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:** [2018年二月6日 13:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/5 "2018-02-06T13:05:21Z")

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I always preferred **“Other”**. I think it’s even more universally understandable than my 2nd pick, “General Discussion”, and also shorter. You’ll see _other_ pop up many other places, e.g. multiple-choice surveys.

I’m not a big fan of “off topic”. At least on a place like Meta, our #Uncategorized discussion is not _off topic_ per se. We don’t condone off-topic discussion here: You’re only allowed to talk about your favourite dog breed if it is somehow connected to your use of Discourse. So our #Uncategorized category is for all those _other_ topics that don’t quite fit into any of our standard categories.

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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [2018年二月6日 13:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/6 "2018-02-06T13:14:32Z")

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I think that adding a description of your cat to an off topic category would be hilarious.

Off topic: my cat fluffy is gray and loves chicken.

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**Author:** ![frold](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frold/32/82547_2.png) [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Post date:** [2018年二月6日 13:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-name-for-off-topic-category/79896/7 "2018-02-06T13:44:59Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> my cat fluffy is gray and loves chicken.

yours too… what a small world…