Questions tagged [tags]
This is a tag. Tags are used for organising questions by categories. If your meta question is about creating/adding/removing tags on questions, or about the proper uses of a given tag, use this tag.
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What Minecraft tag do I give to a post when editing if I do not know which edition it is?
So I was editing someone else's question (this one) to try and un-close it, and I removed its only tag as it was not relevant. It would not let me post it without a tag, so I thought of adding a ...
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Should we add a tag warning to [minecraft-commands]?
I often see minecraft-commands-tagged questions where the OP doesn't specify which Minecraft edition they are playing. These questions almost always end up being closed as "needs details or ...
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Rename [minecraft-education-edition] tag?
In the latest update, "Minecraft: Education Edition" was renamed only as "Minecraft Education" with a restyled app, as confirmed by the changelog and the new site icon:
So, should ...
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Why do we have a wifi tag?
Yes - I understand what Wifi is.
My question is, why do we have a tag for it? As a gaming website, supporting networking technologies is outside of our scope, and the closest we're ever really going ...
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Can we standardize The Sims tags?
A the moment we have:
sims-2
sims-3 (with a tag synonym the-sims-3)
sims-4
But the original game is tagged as the-sims, and we also have the series one named the-sims-series
Can we decide whether or ...
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Rename The Witcher 3 DLCs tags adding missing "the"
We currently have witcher-3-blood-and-wine and witcher-3-hearts-of-stone which are DLCs for the-witcher-3, so shouldn't they be renamed the-witcher-3-blood-and-wine and the-witcher-3-hearts-of-stone ...
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Should we rename [obs] → [open-broadcaster-software]?
Should obs be renamed to open-broadcaster-software? Spelled-out names are generally clearer than abbreviations, and I accidentally created a duplicate tag at the full name when doing some cleanup of ...
Timmy JimMod
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Rename [borderlands-pre-sequel] to [borderlands-the-pre-sequel]
I would like to propose renaming the tag for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel from borderlands-pre-sequel to borderlands-the-pre-sequel. Presumably the original tag was created before the character limit ...
Timmy JimMod
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Should we add a tag warning to [game-identification]?
As this post discussed, and as a Stack Exchange Community Manager suggested, this question serves to ask the community the following:
Should we add a tag warning to the game-identification tag?
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Should we make [ultimate-ninja-storm] tags clearer?
At the moment, we have 4 tags for "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm" series, which are:
ultimate-ninja-storm-2
ultimate-ninja-storm-3
ultimate-ninja-storm-4
ultimate-ninja-storm-rev
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Timmy JimMod
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Should we merge the overwatch and overwatch-2 tags?
I understand the motivation for having a different tag for sequels. However, I think Overwatch 2 is an exception, as it's a live service game that completely replaces Overwatch 1 (which cannot be ...
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Feature for the [technical-issues] tag regarding games that crash
After reading several questions such as this one, I wonder if we could add a popup message when a user is using the technical-issues tag. Something like this:
If your game is crashing, make sure you ...
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Should we have a new game tag for Victoria 3 [duplicate]
It seems as of now we do not have a tag for the newly released game Victoria 3.
Timmy JimMod
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Should questions about Minecraft mods be tagged mods?
I know Minecraft mod questions should be tagged minecraft-mods.
Should they also be tagged mods? That seems redundant, but should tags look like this:
minecraft-java-edition minecraft-mods
Or this:
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Should [minecraft-bedrock-edition-server] always be used with [minecraft-bedrock-edition]?
The tag wiki excerpt for minecraft-bedrock-edition-server was recently edited to strongly recommend also using minecraft-bedrock-edition. There's a similar suggested edit for minecraft-java-edition-...
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Merge synonyms for tags on Meta
There are a few duplicate tags on our meta site that need to be synonymised (is that even a word?):
new-user > new-users
user-accounts > users
flagging > flags
answering > answers
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Ability to block/warn about certain combinations of tags
We already have blocked tags and tag warnings, but we need to expand this feature to block or warn about certain combinations of tags, not just the presence/absence of a certain tag.
This argument ...
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Clean-Up: [framerate] and [performance]
I'm not sure if this should be a merge but I think there should be a discussion on it either way. I think having both framerate and performance is excessive, and as performance is a more generic term ...
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Should there be a [minecraft-nbt] tag?
I've gotten in a dispute over correct tagging of the question Adding custom structure to replace ancient_city_center, in which the creator is adding minecraft-nbt and I think it's unnecessary and am ...
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Why was the tag [arras.io] deleted?
Earlier, I posted a question that had the now nonexistent tag arras.io. Now this tag is gone. I also saw another question (that probably got deleted) about not being able to connect to "Extended ...
Timmy JimMod
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Fix tag inconsistency for Kingdoms of Amalur
We have two tags for this game:
kingdoms-amalur-reckoning for the original 2012 version
kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning for the remastered 2021 version
I suppose this was due to our old 25 ...
Timmy JimMod
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How to handle multiple games with the same exact name?
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is the 2005 EA Black Box game that's imho the only Need for Speed game worth playing of the titles I've tried so far. Box art straight from Wikipedia:
Need for Speed: Most ...
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Meta Tag: Top-7
Noticed someone added the tag top-7 to a few things. Wondering if that serves some purpose I don't know of.
https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/top-7
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'Skyrim Special Edition' question handling
As the Skyrim remaster is out today, we need to determine how to tag it.
According to this discussion, it should get a new tag if it's a rework with new mechanics, but it shouldn't get a new tag if ...
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Tag rename request : [gameboy-color] -> [game-boy-color]
I recently created gameboy-color and it seams that I went wrong, the tag should be game-boy-color like game-boy or game-boy-advance.
Renaming/making synonym the tag could also be a good occasion to ...
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Synonym request: [zelda] to [the-legend-of-zelda] [duplicate]
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Tag for the new game FIFA World [duplicate]
I would like to request a new tag "fifa-world" as well as a retag of the question I just asked here: What does the finesse modifier do in FIFA World?
FIFA World is a new online game from EA that is ...
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Can we add a The Battle Cats tag? [duplicate]
I have quite a few questions about The Battle Cats and I wish there was a tag for The Battle Cats so I could post them.
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Tag rename request [fire-emblem] -> [fire-emblem-blazing-blade]
The description for the tag fire-emblem mentions that this is for a specific game named Fire Emblem : The Blazing Blade in the Fire Emblem game series. The tag name is misleading because it could be ...
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I can't create tags on mobile
I request the "feature" of the mobile version of the site being able to create tags.
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Top tags requiring a tag wiki
Tag wikis are now prominently shown on hover and when tagging a question -- all the more reason to at least write their excerpts down!
If you consider yourself knowledgeable about a game, please ...
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Include a game's name in question titles to avoid confusion in the HNQ sidebar [duplicate]
I just joined this exchange solely in order to post this meta question. Usually, I hang out in the programming-related exchanges, but, as with any old dictionary, one gets ... sidetracked ... by the ...
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Merging DirectX tags
I stumbled across this while trying to assign a DirectX tag to Trying to Play an Old Game, will Installing Old Direct X Affect Anything?, which is about DirectX in general, as well as DirectX 6 in ...
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How should the Pokemon generation 4 remakes be tagged?
This upcoming week, the long awaited Pokemon generation 4 remakes will be released. The standard for generating tags is to include the full extended name of each game, for example:
pokemon-diamond-...
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Don't splatter tags all over the house (Rename [splatter-house-3] to [splatterhouse-3])
We currently have splatterhouse and splatter-house-3 tags, but the original and successor games consistently use the "Splatterhouse" name without a space.
splatter-house-3 should be renamed ...
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How would a question about recreating a game in another game be tagged?
Recently I have been trying to recreate a video game in another video game. I am planning on asking a question here, however I’m not sure exactly how I should tag this question. With both games? With ...
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Rename [wotl-eternal] -> [the-binding-of-isaac-eternal]
In 2015 this question was asked, so I created the tag wotl-eternal which was a free DLC for The binding of Isaac, and an improvement for Wrath of the lamb DLC.
At that time we still had the 25 ...
Timmy JimMod
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Rename [codename-steam] to [code-name-steam]
Can the tag for Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. be renamed from codename-steam to code-name-steam? I tried to retag the one question for this game, but got an error that the new tag would be too similar.
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Merge Tag [fire-emblem-the-sacred-stones] to [fire-emblem-sacred-stones]
Merge the tag fire-emblem-the-sacred-stones to fire-emblem-sacred-stones because both are about the same game Fire Emblem : The Sacred Stones.
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Should a game always have its own tag?
In a recent answer to another one of my Arqade Meta questions, the answerer mentioned that I should create a tag if I find myself asking a question about a game that doesn't already have its own tag.
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Does talking about specific game groups constitute game history?
I was improving a question that asks about specific types of player groups in "No Man's Sky". It occurred to me that this sort of question might be considered gaming-history.
Checking the ...
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How to Handle Xbox Series X/S Tagging?
While we don't have many questions yet about these tags (or any for the Series S right now), it seems other sources (take Wikipedia for example) put the Xbox Series X and Series S together, rather ...
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Are questions tagged with one of my Watched Tags no longer highlighted?
I watch the tags minecraft-java-edition and minecraft-commands, which makes them highlighted in the Top Questions feed. Recently, these questions stopped being highlighted.
Are questions tagged with ...
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Inconsistency in Minecraft related tags
We have a tag called minecraft-commands. You must use it with another minecraft tag to specify. Same goes for redstone.
We have minecraft-java-edition-server and minecraft-bedrock-edition-server. ...
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Tags for NieR Replicant
So, apparently NieR Replicant was a Japan-only release, which has recently been "updated" and released globally with the official title NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139....
Should questions ...
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How should I tag a question about Universal Minecraft Editor?
I have found a fix for Universal Minecraft Editor's broken chunk locator, and I wish to ask a question to provide information on how the fix works. This question is on-topic because it asks about game-...
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What are the requirements for suggesting a new tag? [duplicate]
What are the requirements for suggesting a new tag for Gaming SE via Gaming-Meta versus reputation requirements? As you can see I do not have enough reputation points to create a new tag.
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How should we tag questions that aren't about any one game in particular?
Here is the situation: someone made a question, and added WAY too many tags. I wanted to retag it with something general (general, multiple-games) but we don't really have that many 'general' tags, so ...
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Should we have a tag for finding info about obscure games that don't warrant a full [game-name] tag?
There are a a few obscure games that I know the title of, but I can't seem to find any information on them. Googling them leads to games with similar title, but after several pages I get nothing.
Is ...
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Introducing a PvP tag for WoW
I think that there should be a PvP tag for World of Warcraft, wow-pvp or world-of-warcraft-pvp.
There are currently 77 questions regarding PvP in WoW, showing that there is a lot of interest. In-game, ...
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