Questions tagged [tags]
Tags are keywords or labels that categorize a question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for users to find and answer a question. Use this tag for proposing actions upon tags (such as merging, synonymization, removal, etc.), or other tag-related questions.
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Can this tag be [repair]ed or should we throw it away...?
I came across the tag repair today:
112 questions tagged
Excerpt:
Questions about repairing Ubuntu can be tagged here (after a fatal error, looping kernel panics, etc.)
Wiki: none
Followers: 0
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Give [recovery] the [installation] treatment
Let's talk for a minute about the recovery tag, again.
There are many different kinds of recovery, including (but not limited to):
data-recovery, for recovering lost data,
password-recovery, for ...
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How often is [frequency] useful?
We have 51 questions tagged frequency. This seems like an extremely general, cross-cutting concept that isn't useful as a tag. However, most questions tagged frequency are questions about CPU ...
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Discussion about tag: uninstall
The uninstall says:
Questions about uninstalling software in Ubuntu, or uninstalling Ubuntu from a computer.
And software-uninstall says:
for questions about uninstalling software on Ubuntu.
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Remove the (mv-command) tag as all questions got edited to be tagged with (mv) instead
There are the tags mv and mv-command.
UPDATE:
Please do not make mv-command a synonym of mv, but just delete it.
As suggested by @Braiam, I edited all 9 questions tagged with mv-command and removed ...
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Troubleshooting the tag: can we diagnose it as unnecessary?
We have a tag troubleshooting.
At best, troubleshooting describes a type of activity, though not a very specific one, and not one in which people would be likely to have a particular interest or ...
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Should we blacklist the freeze tag?
The wiki of freeze says:
Do not use. This tag is in process of removal. If your software is
freezing then you likely need to file a bug, as freeze problems are
usually off topic here and will ...
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Is the "permissions" tag really just about filesystem permissions?
Currently, the description of the permissions reads:
Short for "file system permissions" - access control based on user, group, or global access.
But is it true? If I ask why doesn't strace -p 1 ...
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Can the [charset] and [character-set] tags be made synonyms?
The charset tag and the character-set refer to the same thing. One is simply the abbreviation. I don't see any reason for them to be seperate. Can they be made synonyms, please?
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Can [maintenance] be kept in good working order?*
*Credit to Eliah Kagan for the title
We have a tag maintenance which currently has 38 questions in it.
The questions relate to a miscellany of topics, since "maintenance" is a very broad category of ...
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Rename the atom tag
The atom tag is currently being used for questions about GitHub's Atom editor and Intel's Atom CPU. I would favour a new tag for either.
Maybe the best practice is to follow Stack Overflow and ...
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How should I use the tags in Meta.AU?
I've found recently that people that ask questions in meta do not correctly tag their questions, and when the community reacts unexpectedly or their issues don't rise awareness to the developer team, ...
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Can [spam] handle [spam-handling]?
Here on meta, we have separate spam and spam-handling tags. They are not even synonyms. A few questions are even tagged with both of them.
Since only seven questions in total are currently tagged ...
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Should we delete blocklist tag?
The blocklist apparently is misused, out of 11 questions where it's used , it's used for block devices, on other - for blocking specific websites. There's also no usage-guide for that tag.
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Should we do something about the [lowgraphics] tag?
A while ago I noticed that we have a tag lowgraphics.
This seems like a suboptimal situation. Lowgraphics isn't a even a word. If we really need a tag for that, shouldn't it be low-graphics-mode? ...
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Tag synonyms: [gnome-shell-extension] and [gnome-extensions]
I just found out there's a gnome-extensions tag.
I think it's just a synonym of the older and well-documented gnome-shell-extension tag. So gnome-extensions should be merged with gnome-shell-...
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Can the ubuntu-gnome-remix tag be renamed to ubuntu-gnome?
The ubuntu-gnome-remix tag is currently the official tag for questions relating to the GNOME flavor of Ubuntu. However, at the time this tag started being used, it was not yet an official flavor and "...
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'livedvd' should be a synonym for 'live-cd'
livedvd:
a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system.
live-cd:
Questions related to live CDs, which allow you to test drive Ubuntu without installing it.
I'd suggest to have ...
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Synonimization of singular/plural tag pairs
There are a few [foo]/[foos] tag pairs on Ask Ubuntu. Such tag pairs are usually the singular and plural of the same word and should be synonyms. Occasionally.
Only moderators can create [foos] when [...
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Keyboard shortcut tags are messy
Completed:
keyboard-shortcuts which is weird, as we symlinked keyboard-shortcut to shortcut-keys a while back. This one not only is dupe but ended up with a tag wiki, woo!
key-bindings
keybindings
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Tag 'source' seems to be pointless
I just asked a question and added the tag source-code but only typed source to get it. I then noticed that the tag source exists, it has 83 questions and no wiki - should it be deleted?
No questions ...
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Can we kill the ubuntu14.04 tag?
the ubuntu14.04 tag has been used 16 times and it shouldn't even had been created. It should be linked as a duplicate to 14.04 or just burned from the system.
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Tag synonym request: [screen-resolution] -> [resolution]
We have separate resolution and screen-resolution tags. resolution is almost always used, and screen-resolution almost never. Theoretically these are different, as resolution applies to things besides ...
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Let's tag our questions properly
I'm just posting this as a proxy for jokerdino. He can't post because of internet problems, but we both agree this needs to get out now.
Also, special thanks to N.N for asking jokerdino to write ...
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Should we have have IF or ELSE type statements in tags?
In this tag wiki, we have the following:
Refers either to Microsoft's Windows operating system(s), or application windows.
emphasis mine
Is that kind of thing "allowed" or not? Or should we have ...
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Tag Synonym Request: Dell Tags
Right now, we have dell (1643), dell-vostro (60), dell-mini-10 (17), dell-studio-xps-16 (10) and dell-mini-9 (8).
Since those tags, except for the dell tag, barely have any questions, it doesn't ...
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Can we make the tags more visible when reviewing suggested edits?
When reviewing suggested edits, the "tags" are at the bottom, and if the post is lengthy, one can sometimes miss taking a look at them to see if they were edited. Also, the suggester might forget to ...
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Should the bar be higher to create tags...?
This was discussed before but no action was taken. I think this is still needed, since we have 2772 2844 tags (9*4*77 79) and pretty much of them are kind of vague, doesn't define a particular topic, ...
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Some minor cleanup, with a focus on tags
Something that I've noticed lately is that we have some bad tags springing up (nothing "new" there), as well as some tags that are being abused/cluttered.
Do note that this isn't a witch hunt against ...
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Make 18.04 and bionic synonym
When I add tags to the question and type xenial, it suggests me to add 16.04 but when I type bionic, no suggestion is given.
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Blacklist the "connection" tag
What kind of connection? Internet connection? USB connection? Asdfghjkl connection? It should be blacklisted, I think.
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Would a tag cleaning campaign be a good idea for AU too?
I just stumbled over a post in meta-superuser:
https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5718/tag-cleanup-for-january-2014?cb=1
It looks like they have tag cleaning campaigns on a regular basis. Might ...
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Hunt down all those questions that have only a single tag!
I created...
Lies, you just used another query and improved it!
SHUT UP! *boom* *bang* *thud*
As I said, I modified a query in the Data Explorer to find lonely tags. You know, those ...
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Could we get rid of all unuseful tags? (Tags that alone can't be)
Lets check this:
http://data.stackexchange.com/ubuntu/query/146225/what-tag-is-most-common-for-first-posts
Well, someone see the problem? I do. The version specific tags and a bunch of overly general ...
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Tag synonym request: [persistent] to [persistence]
Remap persistent to persistence
Both deal with persistence issues on Live USB. While persistent has more posts I propose to make persistence (or persistance??) the main tag anyhow.
Suggestion for a ...
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Should [edits] and [editing] be tag synonyms on meta?
I think the edits and editing should be the same (on Meta). I guess there is a small difference (one being the action and one being the edit itself). But the tags are used interchangeably, so I think ...
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What is the purpose of unknown-device tag?
I am unable to understand the use of unknown-device tag.
Please explain about the purpose of the tag and also explain if it is needed right now or useless.
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Should this tag be transformed in a [flicker] of light?
We have the flicker tag. Its usage guidance says:
When something flickers it flashes repeatedly. Flickering in the Ask Ubuntu forums is generally referring to screen issues, or to describe an LED, ...
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Should there be a new tag "legacy-bios"?
I'd like to propose the creation of the tag "legacy-bios", as I believe it was relevant to a question I just asked. It seems like it could be relevant to a forum dedicated to an OS. And there is ...
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How to install a downloaded .deb file along with its dependencies in a system with an internet connection (offline?)
Despite the teaser in this Meta question's title, the title of the question that was closed is How to install a downloaded .deb file along with its dependencies in a system with an internet connection,...
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Why do we have [updates]?
Updates can happen in almost any piece of software. Update this database (engine) or this database (entry). Update the (package) list or update the (file) list. It has very well-defined meaning but ...
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Is there a tag for "single user mode"?
Just created a tag for a question that was specifically about single user mode, and searched for a tag about it, but didn't see one. Just want to correct my mistake if it already exists.
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Make numeric only/composed of just numbers tags that should only be created by moderators
Everyone knows I hate with burning passion version specific tags. The reasons are explained here and elsewhere, but that's not what I'm going to ask about.
Today, I again removed the 14.04.1 for ...
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Can we add a rEFInd tag?
REFInd is a commonly used boot manager developed by Rod Smith. I think that it should be added due to its eminence. I can't add it myself because I don't have the rep. I'd like if someone added the ...
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The plethora of power management tags - what to do?
We have a large number of power management related tags:
power-management
suspend
standby
hibernate
There is also tag shutdown which is used in conjunction with power management but should be ...
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Tag synonym request: [preferences] -> [settings]
I think settings and preferences should be synonyms.
"Settings" is a more general term that applies to driver settings, program settings, system settings, etc. "Preferences" is a term that usually ...
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Numlock, capslock and led tag (I'm surprised I didn't find PrntScr... yet)
Trogdor must be fed with these:
numlock
capslock
key
led - DONE
something (this one still does not exist, still)
More to the list:
corruption
mp3 / mp3-tag (irony?)
files
money transfer
music -> ...
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Oh God! Troubleshooting tag!
Yeah, there's a troubleshooting tag... OMG... I don't have anything else to say :(
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Review mac tag and rename to Macintosh
As said by Takkat in his previous question the mac tag is prone to be misused to ask about mac addresses so I propose:
Review that all the use of mac are about... Macintosh.
Rename the mac to ...
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Nuke away "Do not use this!" tags!
I found troubleshooting has a very interesting tag excerpt:
Do not use! This is a very general tag - please use a more specific tag to describe your problem.
If the tag is "too general" then ...
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