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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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merge tags: repository and repositories

I think the important thing in these cases is to check the usage of both tags is fairly similar - and in this case I can't see any difference between the questions tagged repositories and those tagged …
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Deprecate the ubuntu-desktop tag?

This first came up when SE introduced displaying the most common tag at the start page s for SEO reasons. Commenting on the following two questions and their new titles ubuntu desktop - What native …
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Tag for questions like "What _____ are available?"?

I like the idea, but would prefer something a tag like software-choices or perhaps software-options.
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Deprecate the ubuntu-desktop tag?

My current view (I often change my mind...) is that we should deprecate the tag. One thing Jeff said in the Stack Exchange blog comments was What you should be asking yourself is this: for each t …
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Splitting up the installation tag?

We could leave things as they are - it's not harming anyone.
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Splitting up the installation tag?

We could split the tag into ubuntu-installation and application-installation.
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Splitting up the installation tag?

We could split the tag into installation and software-installation.
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Ayatana, linux and tips tags becoming too meta?

What Jorge says makes sense. No need for every unity (1298) and indicator (203) to also be tagged ayatana (22). I can think of no situations where it would be particularly useful.
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Splitting up the installation tag?

We could split the tag into installing-ubuntu and installing-applications. This could possibly be also extended to installing-hardware.
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Clarification on twinview vs dualview tag

The usual tag for questions regarding multiple monitors is multiple-monitors. I would strongly advise you against using dualview (as it has not been used by anyone else). If your question is related …
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Software recommendation tags

It's been done: the plural is marked as a synonym which means that you won't be able to create a question with software-recommendations no matter how hard you try.
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What is the proper usage of the windows tag?

Let's blacklist the windows tag (prevent anyone from using it) because it's too ambiguous. Instead: Use window-management for the 'GUI object' (instead of windows and window) Use the already heavily …
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scanner/scanning: Duplicate?

To my mind, these are obviously exact duplicates. (Unless I am missing something.)
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Is application-development a useful tag?

It seems a bit of a meta tag to me. But I can also see some desire to keep it (I have used it myself!)
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Tag for unity webapps?

webapps makes sense to me, but this seems to have other uses. Perhaps unity-webapps would be best?
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