Cannot delete default tag

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  jrsypoet1776 · Member · Oct 17, 2008 at 3:30 pm

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  For some reason “addiction” is my default category; I cannot delete it and it’s categorizing ALL of my posts to “addiction”, even if I uncheck it from the list before I publish my post. How do I fix this?

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  teck07 · Member · Oct 17, 2008 at 3:32 pm

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  First off Link 2 your WordPress.COM blog please starting with the prefix http
  So we can determine what blogging platform your blogging with so we can help you.

  Also by linking your name to your blog it will serve the purposes…
  If you need to ask a support question in the forum then it will make it easier for the volunteers to see what blogging platform your using & will aide them in giving you a more accurate answer to your question.
  http://teckline.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/how-to-link-your-blog-to-your-name/

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  jrsypoet1776 · Member · Oct 17, 2008 at 3:37 pm

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  http://jrsypoet.wordpress.com/

  It’s a private blog. Don’t know if that matters or not…I think I have it linked correctly. Fingers crossed…

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  teck07 · Member · Oct 17, 2008 at 4:11 pm

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  No problem with your blog being private I just wanted to confirm your blog was hosted
  here at wordpress.COM so I can give you a accurate answer

  Okay you’ll need to go to Dashboard->Manage->Categories to delete the category

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Oct 18, 2008 at 6:24 am

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  The default category cannot be deleted; so first you go to Settings>Writing and select another category as your default one, click save changes, THEN you go to Manage->Categories and delete the ex-default one.