Questions tagged [tag-creation-process]
Use this tag for any inquiries about the creation of tags, including the process and etiquette of their creation. DO NOT USE this tag for new tag requests; use the [tag-creation-request] tag instead. Most uses of this tag should also include the tag [tags].
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Someone replaced [unity3d][mirror] with [unity3d][unity3d-mirror] [duplicate]
In the 10k tools, I found a new tag, unity3d-mirror, with 120 questions.
When looking at these questions, it seems like some user took all questions tagged with both unity3d and mirror and replaced ...
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What do to with newly created tags that refer to class names or method titles?
Recently I've been buzzing around the 10k tools > Stats > New tags section in order to intercept tags in need of curation as they are created. (Examples of what I'm doing: 1, 2).
It was asked ...
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What is the process for deleting new tags?
I'm new to moderator tools, and just noticed this cie tag show up with a single question. On the surface this seems very meta, and there is only one question.
Before going into the What is the process ...
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Who is the tag creator when it was added as an edit? [duplicate]
"Create Tags" privilege page explains that tags are created upon creating a question.
How do I create a new tag?
Simply enter a new tag with your question and it will be created.
If I ...
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Should incomplete tag requests be closed as duplicates?
I took a look at this question and discovered that it has been closed as a duplicate. I believe this is incorrect, and that the post should be closed as needing details and clarity.
Let's see the ...
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Etiquette of creating a tag for my own software
I am the author of a scientific software package, about which people occasionally ask questions on Stack Overflow. I would like to create a tag for this, so I have an easy way to get directly informed ...
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It's time for a new process around tag creation: Tags should be reviewed before they are created
It seems to me that there's at least one Meta question being asked around tag burnination, or retagging, daily. The reason for this is simply that the number of tags that are irrelevant, or just ...
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Addition of an linux-security-module Tag
The Linux Security Module landscape has increased rapidly since the kernel first utilised LSM hooks.
As this area matures, budding kernel hackers and code literate security engineers will be ...
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Tag too similar is misspelling?
On my question here, I tried to add the tag ingress, but it wouldn't let me, saying it was too similar to the existing tag ingres. Is this a misspelling, and should I be allowed to create the ingress ...
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Requesting a [unity-ecs] tag, remove [ecs]=>[amazon-ecs] synonym
The ecs tag currently links to amazon-ecs. Unity's new ECS compoment system is currently in preview and will be stable at some point in the near future. As the ECS system is very different from the ...
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Need to create a tag for KAS-ECC
Can someone please help me create a tag for KAS-ECC algorithms?
I don't see any tags on Stack Overflow for KAS and I do not have the privileges to create it.
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Should there be a procedure to create the new tag that involves the community and experts?
In current implementation, tag creation is simple. As explained here, any user with more than 1500 reputation can just type any string in the Tags box while asking/editing the question and that's it.
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New tag request [gitworkflow] [duplicate]
The branching strategy the git.git project uses is called "gitworkflow". The man page is here:
https://git-scm.com/docs/gitworkflows#_managing_branches
I'd like to create a tag on Stack Overflow for ...
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How do I check who created a tag?
I can see the time when a tag was created. But is there a way to know who created the tag?
I want to know who created one of the most popular android tag.
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Is there a standard we can point to for versioning tags? [duplicate]
I came here to point out that the Vue.js tags seem to need some maintenance related to the versions. Then I came across this question that didn't receive an answer and this very detailed discussion ...