Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-366087-20160505210321/@comment-1969141-20160508114708

But do we absolutely need to merge all categories we can for the sake of reducing the list?

I do agree that we need to cut down some categories, as they are far too many of them, but we must really merge the categories that are VERY close, or too many sub-cats of one, otherwise we run the risk of turning these cats into a dumping ground for everything with even the flimsiest relation. And I strongly advise against it. We are already PLAGUED by category misuse, abuse and flooding, users filling categories with entries that do not fit, which is a PAIN to weed out. If you think I am joking, go to any category page, read the definition, and see how many entries do not fit, or extremely loosely...

Categories are supposed to be short, concise and about a very specific point. If we open ourself the gates for the flooding and abuse, we won't get out of it. And truth to be told, I am fed up with wasting afternoon trying to clean-up a category from entries, that do not fit but will be re-added in a week max...