I think the current categories are missing places for the content people actually post every day. A good community makes members think, "Where should I post this?" and the answer should be obvious.
Here's how I'd organize it.
Core Member Categories (Everyone)
- 💬 General – Chess discussions, questions, opinions.
- 🗣️ Debates – People arguing about chess.
- 🏆 Accomplishments – Rating milestones, titles, personal bests.
- 🎮 Games – Share wins, draws, losses, interesting games, game analysis requests.
- 🤔 Puzzles – Tactical puzzles, "White to move", studies, puzzle discussions.
- 📚 Learning – Improvement advice, books, courses, opening questions, endgames.
- ♟️ Openings – Opening discussions and repertoire advice.
- 🧠 Strategy – Positional ideas, middlegames, pawn structures, planning.
- 😂 Memes – Self-explanatory.
- 🎨 Creations – Chess art, boards, edits, tier lists, videos, thumbnails.
- ❓ Help – "Why was this a blunder?", "How do I improve?", engine questions.
- 🌍 Non-Chess – Off-topic conversations.
Event Categories (Admin Only)