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I invite other members to also shed some light. For example it could be something like this; If a post is related to let's say wood design (and not to a specific software) we could ask the user to include tags such as "wood" in the question. I am opposed to making so many categories. That would create mess. We could control the sub categories by appropriate tags (strict policy to be imposed on users to input appropriate tags based on the materials /pre-defined sub-categories). All users to be requested politely to contribute in the proper section. For example some one asking how to calculate the time period should directly go to BASIC FAQs section and search the thread, if not found then post the question. Or we could enforce new users to post only in the #4 section, unless we see that the user is not a university student but a more experienced one. So we, as moderator team, could grant him permissions to post in all the forum anywhere he/she likes. This could be a bit more work for moderators but how many 'ACTIVE' users we have? Also this would keep the forum 'clean' and decluttered. Don't you think each and every group on Linkedin and other places are full of one famous question about ETABS i.e. stiffness modifiers? Every new comer post the same question. And also don't you think following two questions should be in two different categories; 1. What is the purpose of stiffness modifiers in ETABS. 2. Although not required by ACI codes, how do you guys model the shear stiffness of shear walls? To reduce f12 or not? etc. Most of the times a design issue is always related to a specific software issue, such as no.1 . So the categories I have recommended are not the final words. Just a direction to start the discussion on the topic.