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

The fact that there are other tags that may be more specific is also not a good reason to have the storage tag removed. … Generic tags are useful to people that have interest in the general subject and specific tags can be used alongside the generic ones to narrow down the scope of the question. …
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Should we put [wallpaper] to the [background] (or vice-versa)?

We have the wallpaper and background tags. The tag excerpt of the first says: For questions regarding the image displayed on the desktop background. … So the tags are essentially about the same thing, i.e. about desktop wallpapers/backgrounds. …
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Can we fix this tag or should we just [uninstall]?

Since uninstalling software can be broadly considered as part of software installation, I propose that we make both software-uninstall and uninstall tags synonyms of the software-installation tag. … I believe it's better that we don't get rid of the tags completely, rather make the above synonyms, as it seems that quite many users use these tags, and even if we remove them, chances are that someone …
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Do we support [language-support]?

We also have a language tag which has the following guidance: Questions that relate to the use of different languages in Ubuntu It is obvious that the tags are similar in scope, identical I might say …
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