I joined recently after finding no times for the categories I'd beaten.

-Does anyone know why the any% categories don't also list times submitted for 100% or 0%? Aren't those also technically any%?

Also just wondering if usernames can be changed, thanks!

The "any%" category doesn't track times for runs in other categories, because that's the whole point of having categories in the first place. Each type of run has its own leaderboard.

You can change your username in your settings.

Obviously I'm overlooking the name change options, having checked a couple times :^/

I don't understand why basically any average run would not be eligible for the any% category, regardless of any other category it might also qualify for. The same goes for OoB or Not OoB, or even harder difficulty modes. If I complete a Not OoB run on Hard at 0%, why would that not be applicable as an any% OoB run on easy%? Do I have to go out of my way to go out of bounds once and collect 1 item in order to achieve a classification I've otherwise already met? Especially when many applicable categories are blank, I'm confused as to why seemingly applicable times are not listed, instead causing me to rummage any number of category tab combinations to find.

Also, where is the best place to ask both general questions about how to post properly, and more on speed running the Metroid series as a whole? (Metroid series page forum looked empty)

Oh, and how can I be notified when threads like this have been replied to?

Thanks for the help!

While those runs would theoretically count under the umbrella of Any%, in practice each category has its own dedicated route (or many) and set of requirements. Runners find it both easier and more useful to split categories based on what is actually performed in the run. Adding additional requirements just increases one's time, making it unoptimal unless you use other categories as @Oreo321 implies.

The Metroid community is one of the larger ones; start by checking out the Discord servers linked under the specific games you wish to run.

Notifications are adjustable in your Settings, but none that will do what you want here.

Part of my confusion might have to do with the fact that I'm doing only in-game timer runs, meaning I can diverge into other categories after having already finished, but I don't know if this is even considered acceptable. I'm further unclear on the video link requirement, which I had read were only required for really good times and such. I just took a short video of my file select screen since it's not practical for me to record or time everything. I also have pictures of past file select screen times; am I supposed to just record a video of a picture? I have to assume that for this site only "true" speed runs are prioritized, but I also think that any time is better than no time, so I'm just trying to understand the basics so people at least have some benchmark reference for how long something could take to complete.

There are no forum notifications? I just have to keep manually checking every thread?

The mods for each leaderboard can decide whether a single run will be allowed in multiple categories. Even if it is allowed, people might just not bother to submit their run to a second category it happens to be eligible for.

I figured it was just laziness or hassle of some kind

Each game has its own set of video requirements. If the rules ask that you record, this generally means to record the full run. Videos of record times alone are easy to fake.

It seems like the rules contradict the error when the field is left blank, but regardless the file select screen video alone was accepted for multiple categories, so I guess I should just submit whatever I can and see what the mods do