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Editing out the Ruby tag from a Ruby-on-Rails question

Editing out ruby from ruby-on-rails is basically equivalent to editing out c# or vb.net from asp.net questions (containing code in the relevant language). In short… it's a stupid idea. Please reject ...
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Why are tags [functional-programming] and [haskell] mutually exclusive?

Tags are not hierarchical categories I disagree with Mat's Mug where he says: if minesweeper is a "subset" of game, then tagging with both game and minesweeper would be redundant - using the most ...
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if ( [conditions].isGoodTag() ) { return "keep" } else { return "burninate" }

Really, I think that the tag is really broad. We have enough tags that we don't need one for Conditions. (almost)All code has conditions in it for one thing or another. I really don't think that ...
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.net to the core

I'm going to defend all these tags, because after thinking about it, I think they do provide value. First and foremost: .net / .net-core are not universal/compatible. Just because something works in ....
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Editing out the Ruby tag from a Ruby-on-Rails question

In short, our rule is that every question must have a language tag. There may be other tags which are redundant or more specific (e.g. python-2.7 or ruby-on-rails), but the language tag is still ...
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Time limit exceeded and performance: what's the difference?

Basically, time-limit-exceeded is for a need, whereas performance is for a want. Yes, there are times when both apply, but even then, a question should only use the one that fits best. It's probably ...
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Editing out the Ruby tag from a Ruby-on-Rails question

This is one area where the community stance is fairly unanimous. The language tag is the most important. In fact, all questions on Code Review have the language tag. In fairness, the thought behind ...
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Can we replace the misleading [unity] tag with a more distinct tag?

I think this is a good suggestion. I would support it, but let's give it a few days to garner support in meta. I would propose that we follow the convention that StackOverflow has taken like you ...
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Why is the [beginner] tag appropriate here as opposed to e.g. Stack Overflow?

pacmaninbw wrote a decent answer already, but let's clarify this further by an overly long answer. People come here to get their code reviewed. Enthusiasts, starting professionals and veterans, all on ...
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for (post in [loop]) { post.tagMoreAppropriately(); }

Burnination is probably fine and the iterator tag probably suffices for the examples my previous answer references. The tag is pretty terrible.
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May I post a question whose code is written in a programming language about which nothing exists in Code Review Stack Exchange?

Yes, as long as it's clearly a programming language, and not purely configuration or markup. From your description of Asymptote, it sounds that it is fine in this respect. As a new user (less than ...
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Are [cross-browser] and [portability] synonyms?

If we look at Stack Overflow, to see the state of their tags. Portability Portable code can be run with little to no modification in multiple environments. Portable applications can be run from e....
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Why is the [beginner] tag appropriate here as opposed to e.g. Stack Overflow?

We review code differently for beginners. We try to point out what they should know at their level. The point of the code review website is to provide pointers on how the code can be improved, not to ...
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Let's clean up [cleancode]

I can find no use-case whatsoever which would require this tag. We all want our code to be 'better' which implies cleaner as well. If OP is worried about how clean his code is, an explanation in the ...
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Do we even need to keep following [meta-tag:site-policy]?

Yes, we should keep it Fixables First up, the following issues you have pointed out can be fixed (and I am in the process of doing that): it will have a tag wiki soon the excerpt will be clarified to ...
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Is it ok to create new tags, just to use them as fancy inline items?

That mentioned tag isn't a real tag. Its just some mark down magic done like so [tag:it-depends]
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What's the Code Review guideline for tags and where can I find it?

The creation of stackapp has been accepted shortly after On Stack Exchange anyone with sufficient reputation can create a tag. There is nothing for anyone to approve or accept with that. Both ...
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Not notified of unwanted edits to question

Let's try adressing the questions first and then some more general stuff: Why did I not get a notification that my question received and edit? This MSE post suggests that edits need to meet ...
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New tag proposition: Leetcode

Forgive my bluntness, but absolutely not. Today it's leetcode, yesterday it was hackerrank and tomorrow it might be who-knows-what. But what value does it add to know that by the tags? Are there ...
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Inconsistent Python tag formatting

Done, but a bit differently from how you asked. I did the following renames: python2.6 -> python-2.6 python3 -> python-3.x So now all names have dashes. This is in line with how they do it over at ...
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Is it ok to create new tags, just to use them as fancy inline items?

Breaking this down into two parts: Is it ok to create new tags, just to use them as fancy inline items? No, it is not. In fact, there is a considerable amount of time spent on Meta.CodeReview to ...
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Is it ok to create new tags, just to use them as fancy inline items?

Tags can only be created when tagging a question, so any "tag" you see anywhere is nothing more than a fancy-formatted link. Stack Exchange markdown such as ...
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Should we forever deconstruct [data-structures]?

Yes, blacklist it. As stated above: We already have separate tags for the most common data structures, so there's no reason for this one to keep coming back. Additionally, to define a post as being ...
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Are practical user-created languages suitable for a tag creation?

I think about this not as a user-created language but as a Code Review community project. Most importantly: Don't create a tag too soon. In my opinion it's easier to create tags than get rid of them. ...
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I suggest two tags, [readability] and [compatibility]

We are actively trying to reduce "meta tags". For example, see: Optimize our meta tags? Tags are expected to summarize the content of the code in the question. They are not expected to summarize the ...
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Optimizing [performance]

No Not all questions that are tagged with optimization is about performance, there have been many other kinds of questions tagged with optimization as well. (optimizing code length, optimizing ...
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Should we put [scope] down our scope?

On Code Review tags are more useful when they refer to: The features that the code on question is implementing i.e linked-list The context that question is originated from i.e programming-challenge ...
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Should we [join] this tag with the other burninated ones?

No, your statement that join is related to sql is a faulty assumption. There are also questions about performing joins with excel, csv, pandas, or just joining data the hard way in regular ...
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Please add the tag [red]

Please post a question using the language, drop a link to that question here and we will take care of the rest. Update: tag created, tag definition and excerpt added. status-completed
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Create [x86-64] synonym for [amd-64]

Yes This seems like a good idea. I can understand why the confusion happens when compared with Stack Overflow. Additionally, the revision history on the tag itself on Code Review shows that the tag ...
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