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What is bad-tag for?

I was looking at the Tags page, and noticed a tag named bad-tag. The tag has no tag-wiki or questions. What is it used for?
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Should I downvote a good answer if there is a competing better answer?

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Mentioning sources in answers

Sometimes it happens that while writing an answer, we get some help from other answers posted on AskUbuntu. In such cases, should we cite the sources?
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Why is reputation required for "Trusted User" privilege greater than "Access to moderator to...

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