# Best Practices for Marking Solutions - A Discussion

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**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/best-practices-for-marking-solutions-a-discussion/4402 "2020-09-17T23:40:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ktl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/www.rubin.community/ktl/32/1373_2.png) [@ktl](https://www.rubin.community/u/ktl)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://www.rubin.community/t/best-practices-for-marking-solutions-a-discussion/4402/2 "2020-09-17T23:54:51Z")

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A “solved” tag might be an appropriate solution that operates at the topic level rather than at the post level.

> [@How to use tags for forum topics](http://www.rubin.community/t/how-to-use-tags-for-forum-topics/43):
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> This wiki post outlines how to use tags on [community.lsst.org](https://community.lsst.org). Categories vs Tags This forum uses both categories and tags to organize posts. We use categories to broadly organize and set the tone for different types of content in the forum. You can see a list of categories on its [index page](https://www.rubin.community/categories) (look for a ‘Categories’ button in the navigation bar or site menu). Read the descriptions of each category before posting to see where your discussion belongs. A moderator might recategorize your post if …

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