We don't like company-only tags, and there's been various crusades in the past to purge them: - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/2125/can-we-get-rid-of-the-company-tags - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/3948/company-tag-necromancy-the-zombie-apocalypse - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5425/what-should-the-microsoft-tag-be-used-for - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5432/lotus-tag-cleanup?lq=1 - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5980/retagging-microsoft-questions - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5871/retagging-google-questions - https://meta.superuser.com/questions/5853/retagging-firefox-mozilla-questions Unlike a specific product, a company does not represent an area of expertise. Someone could be an expert in one product, but have no idea about another. [tag:microsoft] is a prime example of this, with Office, OS, Apps, Phone and other software & hardware to cover, it's likely an expert in one does not necessarily make them an expert in other areas. Is this something that we consider a problem? If so, break out the pitchforks! - In some cases, the questions should be retagged to more specific product tags - In others, the tag should simply be removed outright. There are more than the few I've listed below, so feel free to add them as you find them. --- ###Tags Found: [tag:mikrotik] [tag:symantec] [tag:synology] --- ###Tags Burned/Removed: Note: Please occasionally re-check this list to see if any tags were recreated, and if so, move the tag to the "Found" list above. [tag:2wire] [tag:acer] [tag:acronis] [tag:adaptec] [tag:adobe] [tag:alienware] [tag:amazon] [tag:amd] [tag:apc] [tag:apple] [tag:aptana] [tag:asrock] [tag:atheros] [tag:asus] [tag:ati] [tag:atlassian] [tag:belkin] [tag:brother] [tag:buffalo] [tag:canon] [tag:checkpoint] [tag:cisco] [tag:compaq] [tag:dell] [tag:dlink] [tag:easeus] [tag:edimax] [tag:epson] [tag:fujitsu] [tag:fujitsu-siemens] [tag:genius] [tag:gigabyte] [tag:hp] [tag:htc] [tag:huawei] [tag:ibm] [tag:intel] [tag:linksys] [tag:iogear] [tag:iomega] [tag:kodak] [tag:konica] [tag:lenovo] [tag:lexmark] [tag:lg] [tag:logitech] [tag:lotus] [tag:matrox] [tag:mcafee] [tag:microsoft] [tag:motorola] [tag:mozilla] [tag:netgear] [tag:nokia] [tag:novell] [tag:nvidia] [tag:oki] [tag:oracle] [tag:panasonic] [tag:razer] [tag:realtek] [tag:samsung] [tag:seagate] [tag:sonicwall] [tag:sony] [tag:sony-ericsson] [tag:sun] [tag:synaptics] [tag:toshiba] [tag:tp-link] [tag:ubiquiti] [tag:via] [tag:wacom] [tag:western-digital] [tag:xerox] [tag:yahoo] [tag:zebra] [tag:zyxel] --- ###Tags Synonymised/Merged: These tags were cleaned up then renamed or merged to the primary topic area: - [tag:apache] → [tag:apache-http-server] (Meta: [Is there a method to rename a tag without editing the questions?][1] - [tag:msi] → [tag:windows-installer] (Meta: [The msi tag is ambiguous][2]) - [tag:redhat] → [tag:redhat-enterprise-linux] (Meta: [Synonomize Red Hat tags][3]) --- ###Tags Blacklisted: Due to persistent recreation, the following tags have been protected against recreation: - [tag:google] (Meta: [Blacklist Google?][4]) [1]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/11811/107240 [2]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/8166/107240 [3]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/11822/107240 [4]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/12759/107240