Thread: Why do you have to pick a category to claim a listing?

Why do you have to pick a category to claim a listing?

I've been adding my listings manually, and sent out some emails today inviting businesses to claim their listings. I didn't test it out first because I figured claiming a listing would be pretty straight forward. So, I was surprised when I got emails from a lot of confused people.

Some wanted to know why they had to pick a category in order to claim the listing? They said they were happy with the one it was in. A lot of others wanted to know what they had ordered, and one asked if I was pulling a scam, inviting them to claim a free listing and then getting a message saying thank you for your order.

So, I tested it to see what everyone was talking about and it does make you pick a category (or categories) and then says thank you for your order.

Why would anyone have to pick a category to claim a listing which is already in a category? If they want to change it afterwards, they can edit it.
And why does it say thank you for your order when they didn't order anything?