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Tagged with tag-synonym-request discussion
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aria2 vs. aria2c?
A proposed tag wiki edit raised a question about two tags: aria2 and aria2c. The first has 5 questions, the second has 8, and a number of these questions have both.
I'm not familiar with the program,...
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Are we [licensed] for all this?
I think license-key and product-key should be synonyms. There's also software-activation.
I also don't see why the 12 volume-license questions aren't just tagged with license given you can get volume ...
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Fixing .NET tag names and synonyms to reflect the current official naming convention
In November 2020, Microsoft released .NET 5.0 and the "Core" branding was removed.
Alas, 2011's Merge some .NET tags request messed up present times by doing the opposite - removing the word ...
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Inconsistent tags: .bash-profile (with dot) vs bashrc (no dot)
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There is the tag .bash-profile, note the leading dot. Currently it has no synonyms, so the "canonical" tag is naturally with the dot. And there is also bashrc with .bashrc as its ...
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Make [on-hold] synonymous of [closed-questions]
I kindly request to make on-hold synonymous with closed-questions
"on-hold" was a wording used between 2013 and 2019. Nowadays, it's used "closed":
on-hold has no tag wiki and has ...
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Retag + synonym [systray] => [notification-area]
Could we have systray (4 Qs) made a synonym of notification-area (19 Qs)?
At least according to Raymond Chen, the correct name is "(Taskbar) Notification Area", so the systray tag is ...
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Merge [aero-snap] and [windows-snap-assist]
aero-snap has 44 questions whereas there are only 7 questions in windows-snap-assist. They're small enough that none of them has a wiki. They're all about snapping feature in Windows Aero
aero and ...
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Merge [EFI] and [UEFI] tags?
The tag description for EFI is :
EFI stands for Extensible Firmware Interface, and is an updated version of BIOS. It sits between firmware and the operating system in the software stack.
while ...
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Merge Request: [visual-studio-code] and [vscode]
I would like to propose making vscode a synonym of visual-studio-code.
Questions regarding Visual Studio Code are actively posted under both the visual-studio-code and vscode tags. There is no ...
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Extending the range of wireless-extender
Is it possible to get the tag range-extender converted to a synonym of wireless-extender?
The questions in each category seem to be talking about extending the range of wireless signals.
What does ...
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kvm tag should be re-synonymized to linux-kvm
Way back in the early days of SU the tag kvm was synonymized to kvm-switch apparently without a whole lot of discussion. But this is resulting in a lot of confusion, as most people seem to expect the ...
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Merge or synonymize request: [powershell-core] and [powershell-6.0]
Actually Microsoft changed naming several times and right now they called it Microsoft Powershell Core 6.0
Both tags contain no questions right now so it is better to put things in order right now.
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Merging [character-set] and [charset]
Both are about character sets, but they don't have any wiki
character-set has only 8 questions
charset has 24 questions
I think charset should be made a synonym of character-set
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Synonymize [keyboard-shortcuts] and [hotkeys]
keyboard-shortcuts has 3.7k questions. Its tag guidance says: “Keyboard shortcuts are combinations and oft-struck keys that help you work faster, or do more with less typing.”
hotkeys has 626 ...
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What is the difference: [flag] and [flagging]
Here in Meta Super User, we have flag and flagging
flagging has more questions that flag.
What is the difference? Are these tags synonymic? If yes, which one should we keep?
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Tag synonym request: vmware-player to vmware-workstation-player
Someone asked a question that was explicitly about VMware Workstation Player. They tagged it with the vmware-workstation tag, which has traditionally been used for the product that is now known as ...
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Tag Synonym request: [task-scheduler] vs. [windows-task-scheduler]
A pair of tags I came across on Super User - both task-scheduler and windows-task-scheduler exist, but as far I can see they're both the same thing:
task-scheduler: a component in Windows that, like ...
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Should [httpd] be a synonym for [apache-http-server]?
According to this Ask Ubuntu answer "httpd" and "apache2" are basically the same in "big" OS-es.
httpd is the same as apache2. It depends on the OS you use. For example in RHEL 6.2 it is called ...
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Should [tag:dynamic-dns] and [tag:ddns] be merged?
Should dynamic-dns and ddns be merged?
I see a few questions that are tagged with both, and from the descriptions it's not clear what differences, if any, exist between them.
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Synonomize tags for new Firefox
Quantum is the release name for Firefox 57. It looks like people are referring to the new browser by either name, and we have tags for both. It is probably useful to have both tags, but they should ...
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Make [flux] a synonym for [f.lux]
For those who haven't never heard of f.lux before, here's a brief description via Wikipedia.
f.lux is a cross-platform computer program that adjusts a display's
color temperature according to ...
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Add synonym "windows-10-creators-update" -> "windows-10-v1703"
The various updates for Windows 10 should have tag synonyms for their official titles. This would include the following:
windows-10-creators-update -> windows-10-v1703
windows-10-anniversary-update ->...
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Rename macos tag?
We just did a tag synonym reversal for osx and macos. The move was technically correct, but it's creating an unanticipated problem (at least for me, I'm just assuming some others are similarly ...
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Tag Synonym Request: adobe-flash-player to flash-player
Or, you know, vice versa...
adobe-flash-player should be linked, somehow, with flash-player. My preference is to include the manufacturer's name in the product, but either way would work
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OS X / macOS tag synonyms should be reversed
It's been a few years since we synonymized macos to osx. At the time, we did this to distinguish incorrect uses of the tag from questions related to the old “Classic” Mac OS tagged under mac-os-...
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Google Apps is now called G Suite
Google has renamed Google Apps to G Suite:
We created Google Apps to help people everywhere work and innovate
together, so organizations can move faster and achieve more. On
September 29, 2016, ...
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Synonomize [veriton]
A new acer-veriton tag was recently created. It has a wiki excerpt and a single question.
There was an existing veriton tag, with no wiki contents, and three questions after I removed the tag on one ...
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Can we get [mac] and cheese without the cheese?
Almost since Super User was created, there has been Meta discussion about misuse of the mac tag:
Mac and osx tag usage on SU
mac, osx, and osx-lion tags
Should we do something about the [osx] / [mac] ...
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Synonomize Red Hat tags
redhat is among the remaining manufacturer meta tags. Roughly 500 of the questions have been cleaned up; the ones needing general tag remediation. About 136 questions remain. All of these refer to ...
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Revert [openoffice.org]?
We have openoffice which is synonomized with openoffice.org as the primary. The OpenOffice suite is still around, but not OpenOffice.org. Around five years ago, it became Apache OpenOffice. I ...
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Synonymizations for [graphics-editing] before pumpkinization happens
graphics-design and synonomized graphic-design had 20-odd questions and the tag was undefined.
Since graphic design isn't really on-topic, I looked at the associated questions. Most were just ...
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Synonymize [mfp] and [printer-scanner] with [multi-function-printer]
Thanks to Burgi, mfp (10 Q's) now has a definition (and some more questions). Unfortunately, whoever originally created the tag opted for cryptic. Suggest making it a synonym of a new tag: multi-...
MokubaiMod
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Synonize [hangouts] with [google-hangouts]
hangouts has 12 questions, all referring to Google Hangouts. We also have a google-hangouts tag with 38 questions. Suggest synonomizing hangouts with google-hangouts.
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Synonomize [ttf]
true-type-fonts has 42 questions. ttf has 4 questions, two of which are double-tagged with true-type-fonts. I would simply clean this up to eliminate ttf except that there may be value in retaining ...
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Merging or Linking Tags [duplicate]
There are very strong rumours that Apple will be rebranding OSX to macOS in June 2016.
Would it be a good idea to merge osx tags with macos ahead of time? Or at the very least link the two terms ...
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We've hit some [traffic] and need to merge
traffic seems to be the same tag as network-traffic (some questions even use both at once).
Should they be merged & synonymised?
Furthermore, there is also traffic-filtering and traffic-shaping, ...
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It's time we managed [time-management] [duplicate]
Tags time-management and time-tracking both exist. With very few questions (44 total) and haven't been used in a year (or two).
Perhaps these should be synonyms. I'd say keep time-management, but ...
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Compare [comparison] and [file-comparison]
We have:
comparison 201 questions
File comparison is the process of comparing the contents of files, finding their common contents and their differences, usually using an automated tool
And:
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Should the hyper-threading tag be made a synonym of a new hardware-multithreading tag?
While many questions on hardware multithreading on SuperUser will concern Intel's Hyper-Threading, a significant fraction concern hardware multithreading more generally. (Those concerning actual Hyper-...
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Merge [IP] with [IP-address]
ip and ip-address cover the same topic. Please merge them.
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r e n a m e spaces
We have two tags which seem to be text based: tabs & spaces.
However, tabs is defined for the graphical user interface feature that allows multiple documents to be contained within a single ...
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Merge [bugcheck] into [bsod]
bugcheck contains 16 questions, practically all of which are about bsod. "Bugcheck" is the technical term for a BSOD and so the tags should be merged.
Your thoughts?
MokubaiMod
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Would the [desktop-shortcut] be the same as the [file-shortcut]? [closed]
Would the [desktop-shortcut] be the same as the [file-shortcut]?
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Tag merge: [powersave] vs. [power-management]
I asked a question on power saving: Disable Wi-Fi on GA-F2A88XN-WIFI motherboard?
I noticed there are separate tags
for powersave and power-management.
Is there any reason not to make the former a ...
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`modern-ui` to `windows-store-app`
Currently modern-ui is described as:
Modern UI, officially named "Windows Store" apps, is how we refer to the new design language and style used in Windows 8 (and Windows Phones)
It's an obsolete ...
MokubaiMod
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Batch and batch-file tags
There are batch and batch-file tags. Their description is pretty much the same:
batch
the execution of a set of commands or software programs without user intervention. A batch file is a text file
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Rename [XBMC] tag to [Kodi]
XBMC was renamed/rebranded to Kodi: http://kodi.tv/introducing-kodi-14/
I'm not too clear on the right way to propose this.
Proposing:
new Kodi tag
make tag synonym for XBMC to point/resolve to ...
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Aren't [wireless-access-point] and [access-point] the same?
Is there a non wireless access point? If yes, why does the access-point tag has the following description:
Wireless access point (WAP) is a device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired ...
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Synonymize ipkg and opkg, or not?
There's ipkg (where development has stalled) and its fork opkg (a package manager used by eg. OpenWRT, actively maintained). OpenWRT is used in home networking by enthusiasts, which is on-topic here.
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Reverse the [vlc] synonym direction?
Currently, vlc-media-player is synonymised to vlc. I think it would be better the other way around.
Doing so, we would:
Reduce the ambiguity of the tag. It would then be obvious, even to people who'...
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