# "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:** [2015 年10 月 8 日 11:15 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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作者： ![Mischief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mischief/32/4291_2.png) [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)\
发布日期： [2015 年10 月 8 日 11:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262/1 "2015-10-08T11:15:23Z")

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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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