Timeline for What is the purpose of [64-bit] and [32-bit]?
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| Feb 5, 2016 at 20:02 | comment | added | Excellll | @fixer1234 If [bitness] is likely to be overlooked, maybe [64-bit] and [32-bit] could be made synonyms of it. This would direct users to the tag while tagging their question. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 19:51 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @Excellll: In the 2nd comment on this post, you write, "If you know a little bit...". Does that refer to recognizing the difference between 32 and 64 bits or is this some other aspect of bitness? As in, I know a little bit when I see one. I actually kind of like your suggestion, as it gets directly, and exclusively, to the subject. I wonder, though, whether it would ever get used, unless we direct people to it in the deprecated 32-bit and 64-bit wiki excerpts, and people read the excerpts. It isn't a term that typically pops to mind at tagging time. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 18:56 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | Was there something unclear about my earlier comment? | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 18:20 | comment | added | Excellll | @BenVoigt How would you tag this question? superuser.com/questions/442246/… | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 17:33 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | It's not a requirement for "following the tag". We're not discussing following, we're discussing the checklist for what makes a tag good. And I tell you "bitness" is not what anyone is expert in, they are expert in particular architectures. Also you're right that "bitness" isn't as ambiguous as the other tags... it's much much more ambiguous. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 16:56 | comment | added | Excellll | @BenVoigt Why is knowing about every architecture a requirement for following the tag? If you know a little bit and can answer SOME questions about the topic, then for the purpose of this site and discussion, you're an expert. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 16:30 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | "there are certainly experts who understand bitness and related issues" Nope, there aren't. There are experts who understand the issues related to the difference between particular pairs of architecture that have different bitness, but that doesn't equip them to address another pair of architectures, equally related, and having the exact same two bitnesses. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 16:09 | history | answered | Excellll | CC BY-SA 3.0 |