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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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Tag synonym suggestions

Another group which might have some overlaps: package-management package-manager installer
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What is the proper usage of the windows tag?

I noticed this question today. The question is apparently about workspaces, but is a bit unclear on that. In any case, it used the "windows" tag with a different meaning than the other questions using …
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Rhythmbox tags: retag or synonym?

On the parent site there are currently 3 questions tagged with rythmbox and 3 questions tagged with rhythmbox. In general, I would say that the former questions should be retagged in favour of the cor …
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What is the difference between the 'sound' and 'audio' tags?

Looking through the questions tagged with either sound or audio it appears there are being used to indicate an identical concept. The sound tag is used almost twice as often as audio (32 vs 17; 28 vs …
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Tag synonym suggestions

synonyms here if you're having a hard time getting a synonym pushed through: Tag Synonyms package-management <- packages networking <- connectivity <- connection <- connections Meta or other worthless tags
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Is it appropriate to suggest tag synonyms on Meta?

I'm asking because I noticed a question today that had tags for "promotion" and "spread" which, as I understand their definitions, are synonyms. …
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Tag synonym suggestions

For future suggestions, make a separate post so we can keep track of how well we are doing with tags, as well as facilitating discussion on a specific tag. …
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Merging codenames with versions

On the parent site there are (at this moment) 37 questions tagged with 10.04 and 9 questions tagged with lucid. Of the 37 questions tagged with 10.04, 5 are also tagged lucid and 1 is also tagged luci …
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Retag request: 10.4 instead of 10.04

Would someone please retag this question with 10.04 instead of 10.4.
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How to tag the Ubuntu editions and derivatives

Here is a suggestion based roughly on current usage: ubuntu-server (synonym server-edition) ubuntu-desktop (synonym desktop-edition) ubuntu-netbook (synonym netbook-edition) kubuntu (synonym kubuntu …
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How to tag the Ubuntu editions and derivatives

I have revised it to hopefully be more complete and I have switched it to a community wiki. ] Note: If you have a suggested set of tags to identify the various Ubuntu editions and derivatives I would recommend …