[wp-forums] Tidying tags

[TechGnome]

Podz wrote:

>Scott Merrill wrote:
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>>Podz wrote:
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>>>error (858 posts)
>>>help (367)
>>>mysql (255)
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>>I think this is a legitimate tag.
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>>>new (129)
>>>php (348)
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>>this, too, is probably a legit tag.
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>>>problem (374)
>>>tags (203)
>>>wordpress (363)
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>>The others appear useless, but the context of their posts might prove me
>>wrong.
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>So keep all but error, help, new ?
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I agree- "help" "error" & "new" as tags are useless. A new what? was it 
about making a new page? A new database? A new install? "New" is 
useless. Same goes for "error". What kind of error? Database? 404? 500? 
Maybe if there was some sort of mechanism that could do some cross 
referencing on the tags. Example: I click "error"... in addition to the 
results now returned, have a new tag cloud that shows the rankings of 
others tags that also had "error" as a tag. Then if I click into 
"Database" it could further refine it to posts with "error" and 
"database" as tags.... and so on. Allowing for a finer and finer drill 
down. It would certanly make it easier for some one like me who wants to 
help but has a very narrow field of opportunity (I'm good with 
databases, not so good w/ PHP).

-tg


>>I think a little bit of volunteer effort to tidy up the tags goes a long
>>way.  If we all pick one of these questionable tags, it shouldn't take
>>us too long to skim the posts and excise the tag as necessary.
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>This for me is where we need to question the whole thing.
>To do that task takes a lot of effort consistently or a set time one day
>to do it. Either way, is the effort expended worth the return ? If I
>know that /tags/mysql was actually looked at X times per week, and that
>tags/plugin was clicked a lot, that would give ME an incentive to retag
>and maintain them. But right now I see a cloud which gets in the way and
>has a lot of useless content.
>So without any stats I see two options:
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>1 - Leave it completely alone. Maybe deal with dupes, but otherwise
>accept that there will be space wasted. Let it 'evolve'.
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>2 - Police them aggressively and make it work better as WE see it.
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>1 is no effort, 2 is potentially a lot but if there is a period of
>intense activity from us (short of making many people have the ability
>to alter tags) then that could lessen to a point where we know that we
>can make a difference. Right now it sometimes feels like a waste of time
>when you get
>How
>do
>I
>get
>the
>image
>to
>stay
>on
>the
>left
>when
>I
>do
>this
>garbage appearing.
>I know they are in the minority, but do you see what I mean ?
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>I have to say that without solid figures that the tag cloud does seem to
>be a useless waste of space.
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>I would like to see a "Click to get to the main area" and a "Click to
>post a question" with a dropdown box for the right forum. Sure there
>will be the odd mistake but we can move posts around more easily than
>dozens of tags.
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>The tags don't even have a "Clicking a suitable tag may help you find an
>answer to your problem". There is an assumption (again bad) that  a
>frustrated and confused user will arrive and think "How useful ! A tag
>that might help me !". Whatever ... they are here to stay.
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>Option 1 / 2 ? Got a 3 ? :)
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>I don't have an agenda here, I'm just hoping to find a way forward that
>most of us can agree on.
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>P.
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