The majority of posters don't bother to classify their post, the default is query. A query is a question; answers to the question are responses, and there may be more questions within the response.

They also don't bother to enter in surnames in the surname field, and if they do, most do it incorrectly.

The only time I waste re-classifying is an obit, but most posters who are posting obits are experienced users, so they already classify it as an obituary.

The *classification* is really for message board search purposes, but most users don't know how to perform an advanced message board search.

Nope, *query* is fine catch-all for general info.