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There's no point in running

run is absolutely useless. We should get rid of it.
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Can we pair off [pairing] with [bluetooth]?

pairing is a tag specifically for pairing bluetooth devices, according to it's Wiki. However I'm not convinced it's different enough of a topic area from bluetooth to warrant it's own tag. Should we ...
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Kill the [identification] tag

A very typical meta tag: identification for all kinds of "identify this for me" questions. Most of these are barely useful and can probably be closed and deleted while cleaning up the tag.
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Shred and wail on the [tab] tag

My question involves a web browser, a spreadsheet, a keyboard or a sweet guitar riff.. tab In a twist of fate tabs exists - https://superuser.com/tags/tabs/info
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Remove "binary"

I heard computers use binary. My question is about computers, so I tagged it "binary". binary
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
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Get rid of "text"

My question is about text, so I tagged it with "text". text
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
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Un-referencing the [reference] tag

It only has 7 questions, but I can't imagine reference is specific enough to be useful. I didn't want to just clear this out without asking others if it could be useful.
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Beating the beta tag

Considering we already recommend having a sub-tag for betas and RCs, beta is redundant. Can we get rid of it?
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Merge/Synonymise [right-click-menu] -> [context-menu]

context-menu is the correct term for the menu that appears when right-clicking, however we've also got right-click-menu. We should merge them together, and synonymise them.
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Time to be LESS organised

organization is a pretty big meta-tag. It's uses include, Organisation charts Sorting data Windows Explorer functionality Email organisation and many more. Should we burn it?
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Tag cleanup: Delete the [bug-report] tag

The bug-report tag doesn't specify any cohesive topic. Instead, there are questions under this tag about: how to report bugs to developers; issues caused by specific bugs, whether identified by the ...
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No OpenID end point found

I always use Yahoo account as open ID to login in my superuser account but it was working fine till yesterday after that it is saying No OpenID endpoint found. I want to know why this problem is ...
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Size doesn't matter

It's not the size that matters; it's how you use it. That being said, I have no use for these size-related tags: size (155) resize (207) (merged into size) filesize (96) (merged into size) folder-...
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
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Should [whs] be a synonym for [windows-home-server]?

Seems like whs and windows-home-server tags are the same topic. I do not have the privilege to formally suggest this synonym myself.
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How to move question with no activity to another SE site?

I posted a question on this site due to its technical scope, but I think it might be more suitable for the Ask Different site. How do I move the question?
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Fold the [card] tag

card does not look like it helps anyone (except the Texas Hold'em players). It doesn't make certain questions easier to find, and has low usage. I recommend getting rid of it.
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Merge [email-rules] and [email-filter]

email-rules has 1 follower and 61 67 uses: Actions performed automatically on incoming or outgoing messages, based on conditions that you specify. email-filter has 0 followers and 48 51 uses: ...
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Can we kill the consolidate tag?

Its not too bad, only 10 uses of it, and Its easy to eliminate. Its got no tag wiki, and as such it won't be missed if we drag it out somewhere and bury it. Its a classic metatag apparently used with ...
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Replacement needs a replacement

replacement Questions range from file replacement to find and replace text to hardware replacement
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Nuke the [damage] tag

The tag damage is too vague, and people use it for very different things. Please block it.
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Tags beyond saving

save (merged into saving) save-as (merged into saving) saving These tags need to die.
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
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(Stack Exchange) Notifications won't clear - even after they are read

Since this morning, I see that the notifications (unread count), isn't getting cleared even after the corresponding notification is read (in fact, I currently don't have any unread notifications). ...
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What's this popup I saw for a couple seconds near my name?

I was navigating around doing my usual thing when upon a refresh I saw a popup box I've never seen before saying "The question you're asking appears subjective and is likely to be closed". I don't ...
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007's user avatar
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Let's change our [background]

There are actually a few 'background' tags floating around in the... background. ...Ok, that one was terrible. In all seriousness: Updates These tags have been removed: background - used ...
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Remove the [malicious] tag

A classical meta tag, malicious needs to go. 'nuff said.
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Deletion of microsost-word-2011

Typo in name. Currently with one question. https://superuser.com/tags/microsost-word-2011/info
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The [corruption] tag is corrupted

I've checked out some of the questions with corruption, and the more I read the more I'm convinced it's unhelpful as it is. Corruption of files, of streams, of download, upload, screen, filesystem, ...
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Removing the [unlock] tag

The unlock tag seems to meet all the criteria for a tag that should be removed - per the recent tag-cleanup initiative: If the tag falls into any of these categories, it should probably be removed ...
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Recovery tag needs to stop recovering

I think that the recovery Tag is far too broad as there are so many different types of recovery (which also have tags for them) such as data-recovery, password-recovery, partition-recovery and so on. ...
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Should we put a limit on [limit]?

limit is a meta-tag used for a bunch of totally different purposes. Scanning the first page of questions I find questions about limiting screen resolution number of files downloaded amount parallel ...
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Tag cleanup for [activation] tag

There is an activation tag, that has no description associated and is mostly used for questions concerning windows-activation (which exist as tag and has an appropriate description). I saw one ...
frank koch's user avatar
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Split up the [split] tag [duplicate]

split is all over - it's about splitting files, DVDs, splitting windows/screen into two, Excel formula to split contents - I propose that we kill split
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Tag cleanup suggestion: [copy]

Description of copy is "Questions about copying in the context of file managemenent and backing up." Okay we have another tag file-copying which serve more or less the same purpose; we have xcopy ...
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Let's bring [tables] to the table

tables is a very broad tag, which currently has no tag wiki and encompasses everything from questions about Excel, SQL tables, tables in Microsoft Word, and a whole host of other things. In other ...
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Is the [multitouch] tag needed?

Tag multi-touch is useless because these years almost all devices support multi touch, and we have other tags such as touchpad or touchscreen that is used for every question with the multi-touch tag. ...
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Do we need the [scattergraph] tag?

With only 10 questions and no follower or tag summary, scattergraph seems a good case for deletion and, when possible, replacing with the more frequented graphs or chart tag whenever needed.
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Do we need the [downtime] tag?

I can not see any possible use for the downtime tag, and there are only 7 questions tagged with it. Should we remove it?
Dessa Simpson's user avatar
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Meat tag needs killing: [Devices]

devices does not seem to help a question. Although already proposed last year, it still is running rampant with over 290 questions!
Canadian Luke's user avatar
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Do we need the endianess or multiarch tag?

endianess and multiarch don't seem to add to the questions (looking at what is there), and I don't feel it may be useful in its current form. I recommend getting rid of them.
Canadian Luke's user avatar
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Login with Facebook sends to Google login

I've tried to login with Facebook, just after trying to upvote a question without being logged in. When I clicked Login with Facebook (triple checked, tried again and again), I was redirected to login ...
Can Poyrazoğlu's user avatar
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Booting and friends

We have: boot x3901 reboot x310 boot-failure x76 boot-time x6 startup x846 restart x201 I would merge all of them into boot (or booting, or boot-process) and be done with it.
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
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Burning [books]

books is a very ambiguous tag. It's use is varied, although generally it is used by questions looking for book recommendations. It heralds from the era of '09 A lot of the questions are closed and ...
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I need some [Output] [Technology], can anyone help?

Here are some really ambiguous tags: output - Used for everything from Command Line output, Logging output, TV/monitor output etc. technology ...Really? ಠ_ಠ Questions using these tags are already ...
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Appeal regarding the closure of a question

I asked a question and it was closed as being primarily opinion based. I frankly don't see how and am willing to listen to anyone who is willing to explain how a question about latency in RAM is ...
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The msi tag is ambiguous

Currently we have the msi tag which (according to the description) is supposed to be used for tagging questions about Windows .msi installer files. However, there are quite a few questions (about a ...
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Disable virtual menus

Please help clean up the tags: disable now removed virtual now removed menus now removed I've already been working on these for some time.
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
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Filter the [filter] tag [duplicate]

Well, another useless meta tag - filter has a useless Tag Wiki and Tag Wiki Exert, and does not enhance any of the questions tagged with it. There was another request already to kill it, but it looks ...
Canadian Luke's user avatar
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Should the Box tag be removed?

The box tag has to do with an online service. Online services questions are better suited for Web Applications, and typically end up off topic at Super User. The description is vague and the tag could ...
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Do we really need the [executable] or [exe] tags?

We have two tags representing 'executable programs': executable An executable is a fully compiled program that can be run without further processing. exe (tag was merged into executable) An ...
Robotnik's user avatar
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Deletion of several tags

I believe the following tags should be deleted since there are no questions that use them. data-explorer interesting-tags limits scraping
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