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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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Should this tag be put into [storage]? Or not?

But... there are other tags that are almost always better. It isn't not descriptive, it is just unhelpful because it is vague IMO. Is the concept described even on-topic for the site? …
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Should the [purchase] tag be burninated?

Does it describe the contents of the questions to which it is applied? and is it unambiguous? No, this tag can refer to users attempting to (a) purchase Ubuntu itself (c) buy software on Ubuntu (c) …
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Can we [safely] remove this tag?

We have a safely tag. I don't really like it and think we should burninate it. Burnination criteria: Does it describe the contents of the questions to which it is applied? and is it unambiguous? Thi …
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I think we should block the [freeze] tag

Yes, I have found this question. But, it was last discussed over five years ago, and there are still new questions getting posted about it, so I think it is worth revisiting. Also, the linked questio …
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I think [trackpad] and [touchpad] should be tag synonyms

The two tags pretty much refer to the exact same thing, and so I think it makes sense to make those two tags synonyms. …
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How should we clean up the [kvm] tag?

This is a discussion about a tag, not an invitation to mass-edit questions containing said tag (at least for now)** We have a kvm tag. It is meant to be about Kernel-based Virtual Machines (based on t …
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7 votes
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Let's spin the [wheel] for ideas on how to handle this tag!

On AU, there is a wheel tag, with no usage guidance. From looking at the 14 questions tagged with it, the tag seems to refer to The wheel group - a group used on some *nix systems to give a user acce …
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Let's spin the [wheel] for ideas on how to handle this tag!

Update: given that everyone agrees here, and no-one has objected, the questions have been re-tagged using the plan below I propose that Questions about mouse/scroll wheels are re-tagged to use the m …
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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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Should [edits] and [editing] be tag synonyms on meta?

But the tags are used interchangeably, so I think they should be the same tag. …
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I need some [help] getting rid of this tag from Ask Ubuntu Meta!

But tags should describe the subject of a question or what it is about., not just what it contains. Most of the questions can get retagged to support, but a few are discussion. …
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