For questions about the process and etiquette of creating new tags.
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Tag request [basiljs] for basil.js, a Processing inspired JavaScript library for Adobe InDesign [duplicate]
We are a group of developers and designers at the Basel Academy of Art and Design in Switzerland.
We recently launched a new library for Adobe InDesign scripting, that brings some of the convenience ...
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Tag creation with a period in name
I noticed that the tag angular.js was created recently. Since angular and angularjs already exist, I decided against the creation of another synonym tag.
Shouldn't the user while creating tags be ...
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Create tag PathJS?
I think that pathjs should be created. There seem to be enough posts related to it.
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Allow to create new tags on mobile [duplicate]
Presently, users aren't allowed to create new tags from mobile. The restriction is in place perhaps to avoid errors/mistakes.
But, seriously I don't get it. Its the era of smartphones. Today, we do ...
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Rewarding a badge for creating a tag
I think there could be a badge for creating a new tag. Since creating a tag would require 1.5k reputation, i think it might make sense to have at least a bronze tag for this. This would encourage ...
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Tag suggestion: [icon-fonts]
I recently made a question regarding icon-fonts and there were no icon-fonts tag.
icon-fonts is the new way to embed small images in webpages.
Google returns about 29M pages with that keyword: ...
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Why can't we make tags on the mobile site? [duplicate]
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Why can’t I create a new tag in Mobile?
In the process of making a question from my iPhone, I tried to add a non-existent tag. After submitting, I got the message that ...
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Are there any general rules for when a new tag should be created?
I see a number of tags at SO that seem useless. Before raising them for possible deletion, I'd like to know, are there any rules that are followed when creating a new flag?
The FAQ page doesn't say ...
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Cleanup and merge the scattered tags about encryption/decryption?
While editing this question, I have noticed how scattered the tags related to encryption / decryption have become.
Here are my suggestions for some of the main tags and their outcasts that I have ...
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Request for a new tag: kinect-toolbox [duplicate]
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How can I create a new tag when I don't have the privilege to do so?
Can we please have the [foo] tag on SO?
Kinect.Toolbox is now one of the most famous and ...
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Request for tag: [recon-hud]
A new tag [recon-hud] is needed for development with the Recon Instruments heads-up display. The platform is built on Android, but the questions are very specific to the Recon SDK.
Here's a question ...
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Can we please have the [foo] tag on SO?
Can someone please create the tag foo on Stack Overflow? We need to have it because
Foo is a recent/upcoming release of a popular, established OS/language/framework
Foo is a hot new language/library
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Question moved, tag lost
If someone else moved a question from one SX site to another but our tag, which is quite new, has been lost for that question.
For example, someone asked a question on SO about Contiki OS, since that ...
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Don't stop me from creating a similar tag when the tag is new / renaming new tags
Somebody on Arqade just created a [windows8] tag. Unfortunately this isn't consistent the other Windows tag, such as [windows-xp] and [windows-7], so I tried renaming it to [windows-8]. Unfortunately ...
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Should we have a 'tag-request' tag telling people not to use it?
I just added tag-request as a sort of advisory non-tag:
tag-request
DO NOT USE - Any user with the create-tags privilege can create a new tag. Please leave a comment on the question requesting ...
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Tag request: bbdb-3 [closed]
Could someone please tag this question with bbdb-3?
bbdbv3 is significantly different from earlier incarnations, as it is a complete rewrite, so I think it deserves its own tag.
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Let holders of Research Assistant badge create new tags, even if they have less than 1500 rep
The primary reason (that I could see) for down votes for Reputation requirement to create new tags is too high is that users need to be active long enough to earn 1500 rep before they have the ...
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Reputation requirement to create new tags is too high
I'm speaking as a fairly long term user of stack overflow. I have just asked a question relating to a particular module for the laravel framework and was shocked to see that you need a rep of 1500 to ...
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Lower the creating new tags bar for experienced users
I have just asked a question about Hebrew Fonts in Mac. The question should clearly be tagged with a Hebrew tag, but I don't have the rep to create it. This is a bit frustrating, because creating this ...
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Requesting a new tag - Jelix [duplicate]
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How can I create a new tag when I don't have the privilege to do so?
As I'm working with the Jelix PHP5 Framework and would appreciate to see this new tag jelix on ...
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Can't create [git-tf] because [git-tfs] exists
Git-Tfs is a Windows OSS project which already benefits from a tag on SO (see git-tfs)
Microsoft recently announced the release of a multiplatform tool named Git-TF.
Project descriptions:
Git-Tfs: ...
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Create tag [oracle-fusion]? Deprecate [fusion]?
There are a multiplicity of "fusion" products, and they're all different.
Many have their own tags already (21 "fusion-" tags already exist), but Oracle's Fusion (a Middleware/Enterprise Bus ...
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Tag creation request: deezer-api [closed]
I've been requested to create the deezer-api tag on Stack Overflow.
Sample question title: "Deezer API : Get the current logged user information"
Sample question body: "How can I get the current ...
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Add a tag for blekko? [duplicate]
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Can we please have the [foo] tag on SO?
I am a low-reputation newcomer. I'd like to have a 'blekko' tag on Stack Overflow, and it was suggested on Twitter that I ...
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How does a user on SO suggest / create a tag if it isn't out there? [duplicate]
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How can I create a new tag when I don't have the privilege to do so?
Any help would be appreciated... I have been trying to find this on Stackoverflow and have no ...
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The “L” tag on SO
It seems it's possible to enter a tag with just the single letter l and post a question as such. Does this l tag have any significance ?
See for example: Mapping groups of constant values
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Shouldn't creating new tags be more controlled?
I'm seeing pretty often that new tags get introduced on various Stack Exchange sites. In most cases they are not necessary because the topic better matches older, existing tags.
Are there any rules ...
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Should we add a tag called android-menu?
I've been working on improving the android tag wikis. I noticed that there are a lot of questions that use the menu tag within the android hub(?). Menus in Android are pretty different from most other ...
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How to request the moderator for creating tag? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I create a new tag when I don't have the privilege to do so?
For creating new tag it's required 1500 reputations. I have one query on Umbrella.dll but there ...
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Warn about creating new tags [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do you really want to create a new tag?
In some of the SE sites that I frequent, I am not familiar with the existing tags. Therefore, I tag my questions with whatever ...
