Questions tagged [tag-cleanup-request]
Questions that deal with our cleaning up unwanted junk tags.
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modprobe -r [modules]
60 questions tagged modules. Most of them are dealing with kernel-modules. Others talk about Apache2/Perl/Python/Puppet/Drupal/Slax modules. There's even one about memory modules.
The [modules] tag ...
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Remove the [Glitch] tag
The glitch tag has no use. The top five questions don't relate at all. In order:
Glitch detection in MP3 files
Glitchy GPU output
Office 2013 drawing oddly
Mouse moving on its own
Sound card ...
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Too many [options] to choose from
There are a lot of questions tagged with options. It's extremely meta, and there are no "options" experts that would benefit from a tag like this.
I suggest burninate, and black list.
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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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Ongoing community task: ensure there are no [untagged] questions
The tag untagged is applied to questions which either have all their tags burninated, or to questions migrated from other sites (when tags from the origin site do not match any tags here).
According ...
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Usage of "external" tag - burninate?
I just removed the external tag from a question regarding viewing of source code for a browser, and it got me thinking that this is somewhat a meta-tag.
There exists tags such as external-hard-drive ...
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Clean out our [container]
The container tag appears to be too broadly scoped to be useful in its current state. With its oldest question being from 2010, it is used for many different areas of expertise including but not ...
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Don't give us static about deleting [dynamic]
dynamic is meaningless. Seems like it mostly attracts Excel-related question for some reason. There are also some questions on random topics, like folder binding, task scheduler, DDNS, dynamically ...
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Cue the removal of [queue]
I came across the queue tag and found that just about every use had a different definition. There's no tag wiki excerpt.
Proposal:
asterisk queue => asterisk asterisk-queue
printer queue => Is it ...
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Lets turn the blinking off ... on .. off.. on ... PERMANTENTLY OFF
The blinking tag is used in 18 questions. Mostly about blinking LEDs, cursors and monitors which turn on and off.
I suggest we permanently blink it out of existence.
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Merge or synonymize [indentation], [indent], [autoindent]
indentation exists with 60 questions. The content is pretty uniform; all about indentation issues in text editors, so I think it's a useful tag.
That said, there are a couple of variations of the ...
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Burninate or clean up the tag [dual]
We currently have 48 questions tagged dual.
There questions are on different subjects:
Dual ISPs
Dual dual mail accounts
Dual monitors
Dual graphics cards
Dual boot
Dual OS installations (...
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Get to the core of [dual-core], [quad-core], and [multi-core]
I suggest merging dual-core, quad-core into multi-core. I propose this because there is no reason to have multiple tags on one topic.
Uses for multi-core
Virtualbox
Some OS have problems with multi ...
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Please make [amazon] stop hurting my brain
I started to write a tag cleanup request for amazon, listing the different ways in which the tag is used. I got writer's cramp. Basically, if you can create an anagram that spells "amazon" from ...
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Should the [signature] tag be removed?
There are two tags on my radar today: signature and digital-signature
digital-signature is obvious and clearly defined (though, it still needs a description).
It's signature that is ambiguous. ...
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Close down the [small-business] here!
The small-business tag seems quite meta, and I don't see how an "expert" in small business would profit from using this tag.
Thoughts? Should we keep it or get rid of it?
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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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Let's put [preview] in the rear-view
The tag preview has an ambiguity problem. It has no tag wiki and is often misapplied in place of better, more specific tags.
For example, about half of the questions tagged with it are about Preview, ...
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Skip the [skipping] tag?
skipping has no wiki definition and is used in various ways:
failing to process fragments of audio or video
intentionally ignoring items when processing a list like a playlist
searching for the ...
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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!
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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.
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Time to downgrade [upgrade]
I propose we clean up upgrade. It is a meta tag that is bloated and all over the place content-wise. There are questions about upgrading operating systems, RAM, software, etc. Furthermore, some are ...
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Vampyric tags: [design] won't die
design didn't die like we wanted it to.
The answer to life, the universe, and everything may be among the questions tagged with it, but these still cover such a broad swath of computery experience ...
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Let's make [repair] disposable
repair is a meta tag that can be applied to anything and has been (370 questions). Since we have few experts in repairing everything, this should be cleaned up by re-tagging with existing (and new) ...
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Should [clock] be split up into 3 tags?
I was writing a question about how the clock changes between Linux and Windows, and noticed the clock tag. However, after looking over the questions, it seemed broad - or, at least, had multiple ...
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Pummel [panel]?
panel is an undefined tag with 42 questions. Even if it was defined, it begs misuse because it can apply to so many different kinds of things, and people don't read the wiki excerpts. Should we beat ...
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What could lead to [troubleshooting] tag cleanups?
What is the point of a troubleshooting tag? It's a process, but it does not gain "troubleshooting experts" anything, and the questions are all different areas of Super User. It's way too meta, since ...
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The theory tag may be redundant
theory has 15 questions. Some are low quality but out of scope. Its also a classic meta-tag, and considering our close reasons contain a mention of practical problems, I propose we nuke this
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Canning the ccna tag
The ccna tag seems to either be "I saw this question in an exam" IE - not a actual problem or dosen't really add to the searchability of a question. There's 7 instances of it, a good chunk of which ...
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Erase the [notes]
notes is an undefined tag with multiple uses:
The "Notes" feature of various software
The Notes page in PowerPoint
Small text files
Endnote
Lotus Notes
Notes 9 Webmail
Evernote
MS Onenote
Request for ...
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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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Lyse the [cells]
Similarly to my previous question: Tag cleanup: Delete tag [rows], I think we don't have experts on cells and adding this tag to questions doesn't increase their value , so we could get rid of it.
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Is a tag named [messaging] relevant
As the title says messaging as a tag is confusing.
Here is a question that I just saw:
How to disable Messaging on Windows 10?
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Burninate or clean up the tags [open-source] your help is much appreciated
Since the last request did work perfectly,
could we burninate or clean up the tag open-source?
It's a meta tags without explanation about the topic, usually used for off topic searches for software or ...
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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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The external question of these [external] tags
So I went on a mini-tag cleanup for external-drive since it had about 36+ items. And many of them fit perfectly into the external-hard-drive category.
A few still are there, but they are just two ...
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What's the [code] for Tag Cleanup?
Stumbled across another one... The code tag. Again, who is an expert on everything that a "code" could encompass? Too meta, too broad... Get rid of it
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Everyone's talking about the same [dialogue]
dialog and dialogbox are defined and synonomized. dialogue is undefined and had one question. I edited the tag to change it to [dialog], which leaves [dialogue] empty. If the alternate spelling is ...
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Remove the [label] tag
label is an undefined meta-tag that is used in many ways and does not appear to add value:
naming of system-related objects (partitions, files, ports, devices)
identifying names for rows/columns, ...
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Tag cleanup: [electronics]
electronics appears to be a pretty useless, undefined tag. Many of the questions contain this tag only because computers and related devices use electronics. Aside from that, usage includes:
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Where should [location] be dumped?
The location tag is undefined and is used in numerous ways:
file location
memory location
software/OS installation device
locale
GPS position
IP address/VPN location
geographical source of images
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Rename [printer-scanner] tag?
Suggest broadening the printer-scanner tag to multifunction-printer. Many of these devices include fax and the more generic term would be a logical one that wouldn't cause confusion. There is an ...
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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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We need to modify [mod]
mod has no definition, but 19 questions where the tag has varying meanings:
modification of various and sundry things
what appears to be a reference to MOD format recording
the Excel function
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We're in the [same-state] as a messy tagged site
Does anyone know how to be an expert at same-state? Who are the experts that would benefit from this tag?
Get rid of it!
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Unraveling the various types of [wiring]
wiring is an undefined tag that enjoys varied usage:
computer circuitry
network connections
home electrical wiring (power/grounding)
phone line wiring/connection
networking over electrical or phone ...
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Tag cleanup: [interface]
interface is an undefined, ambiguous tag that appears to be unnecessary as a stand-alone tag. It is used to mean:
network interface (existing specific tag)
user interface (existing specific tag)
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Don't postpone fixing the [delay] tag
The delay tag is undefined and used in several ways. Many of the questions are about processing delays. Some are about postponing activity. Some are about external delays (like emails not being ...
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