# In Which Forum Should I Ask? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 31, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-should-i-ask/665033 "2013-07-31T23:46:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-should-i-ask/665033/1 "2013-07-31T23:46:50Z")
I want to ask about Mac Hard Drive formatting strategies but I’m not sure if I should post in **General Questions** or **IMHO**. I think the answers would be based on facts, but there may be varying opinions. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-should-i-ask/665033/2 "2013-07-31T23:59:42Z")
I would try GQ. Neither one is really wrong. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-should-i-ask/665033/3 "2013-08-01T00:00:29Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-should-i-ask/665033/4 "2013-08-02T01:08:47Z")
Well, first you post in IMHO to collect a lot of opinions about where you should post it. Then you take the average value of all those opinions, and thereupon decide where to post the original question.