Do we really need the hardware and software tags?
Looking at the tags into detail:
- They don't group all the questions that should belong to them.
- Their statistics don't make sense, they are both less popular than command-line.
- They have no additional value when searching, as you would look for more specific things.
Looking at the questions tagged into detail:
- It's clear from the other tags and title if the question is about hardware or software.
- It's very weird to add software next to windows-7 or hardware to cpu.
To me, hardware and software are meta tags:
Let's check:
If the tag can’t work as the only tag on a question, it’s probably a meta-tag.
If a question was tagged software, we have to wonder about what software. Check!
If a question was tagged hardware, we have to wonder about what hardware. Check!
If the tag commonly means different things to different people, it’s probably a meta-tag.
What software are you thinking about? Or what hardware? Check!
So, can the hardware and software tags be obliterated?
— Originated from: Area 51 - Computer Hardware Proposal Discussion, Chat Discussion & Tagging.
