LifeinAsia - 4:46 pm on Oct 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

I'm not complaining about CNN having more listings- I was just using it as an example. I think it's a perfect example of why some sites should be allowed more than one category.

As a user, if I'm trying to find sites that have men's clothing, I'd want to find all the sites I want under Men's Clothing. I don't want to have to go to Men's Clothing, then have to go up a level for general Clothing as well because they also sell women's clothing and didn't qualify for multiple categories. If I go to Men's Clothing and don't see Gap.com, I may decide that Gap.com doesn't have clothing for men, so I'm not going to waste my time by going there.

What about commercial sites that are more general? For example, expedia dot com. You can make reservations for hotels, air, car rental, cruises, etc. Yet you can't find it listed in any of those subcategories. (This may be due to Expedia's submissions, but the "one category" limitation was probably a mitigating factor.)

Say I want to make a hotel reservation. Am I more likely going to look under "Recreation: Travel: Consolidators" or "Recreation: Travel: Lodging: Consolidators" to find a place to book a hotel?