# "You must choose a category" not showing for Admins
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [10월 8, 2015, 11:15오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262 "2015-10-08T11:15:23Z")
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### Author:  [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)
#### Post date: [10월 8, 2015, 11:15오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/1 "2015-10-08T11:15:23Z")
On our installation we **do not** allow topics to be created without a category.
We have noticed however when admins post they can post without having one.
The usual prompt saying “you must choose a category” doesn’t appear for admins.
It appears this is a bug.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [10월 8, 2015, 11:58오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/2 "2015-10-08T11:58:54Z")
This is intentional, admins are immune to this restriction as super users.
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### Author:  [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)
#### Post date: [10월 15, 2015, 11:25오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/3 "2015-10-15T11:25:30Z")
I notice moderators are also immune. Is this also intentional?
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [10월 15, 2015, 11:52오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/4 "2015-10-15T11:52:18Z")
As a moderator on a Discourse site, I can’t post without choosing a category. Make sure the following setting is unchecked `allow uncategorized topics`
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### Author:  [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)
#### Post date: [10월 15, 2015, 12:53오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/5 "2015-10-15T12:53:53Z")
I have tested it on two different sites both with
> [@cpradio](#):
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> the following setting is unchecked allow uncategorized topics
it it is allowing moderators to post without choosing a category.
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [10월 15, 2015, 1:05오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/6 "2015-10-15T13:05:03Z")
Ahh, seems I’m mistaken. I was able to produce an edit in the UI, but found once an appropriate title and content were entered the edit for choose a category doesn’t apply.
Here it is on latest locally as a moderator.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [10월 15, 2015, 9:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/7 "2015-10-15T21:07:09Z")
Seems like a bit of a bug there @neil
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### Author:  [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [10월 20, 2015, 8:35오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/8 "2015-10-20T20:35:59Z")
It’s fixed! Moderators must choose a category like everyone else now.
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### Author:  [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [10월 20, 2015, 8:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/9 "2015-10-20T20:36:08Z")