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there should be a diabetic tag for diabetic users!
This doesn't sound that useful to me. It doesn't indicate something well-defined about the question, which is pretty much the point of tags.
As rumtscho points out in Can we handle questions about ...
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Should ingredients be added to the tags list?
Durian seems like a reasonable tag, mainly because it's not actually a rare ingredient. (Sure, it's hard to find in some parts of the world, but it's a widespread thing that plenty of people will have ...
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Should we delete the tag "hot"?
I agree. I already tag-edited all questions where it was used to mean temperature, hot-sauce and, in two cases, hot-chocolate.
For the spicy-hot use, I created a tag synonym suggestion. Please vote ...
rumtschoMod
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i tried to add relevant tags but couldn't
We have a system where functionality is unlocked by users stepwise, depending on their reputation. This is because new users don't usually know how the tools are supposed to be used. Creating new tags ...
rumtschoMod
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Why is [bbq] better than [barbecue]? Can we please reverse the synonyms?
The barbecue -> bbq synonym was created by a moderator August 2, 2010. But the tags weren't merged, so old usages of barbecue remained. So it's unsurprising that two years later when Laura posted, ...
CascabelMod
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Is there a reason to have both a [history] tag and a [food-history] tag?
After posting the answer below, I waited a while heard no objections, and merged into history.
I don't really see any value in trying to subdivide history. The line between "culinary practices" and "...
CascabelMod
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What makes a burger a [tag:burger]?
Currently, burger is a synonym of hamburgers. If we reverse the direction of the synonym, the tag will be much more consistent with actual word usage.
rumtschoMod
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Block the "food" tag
The food tag has been blocked. Please let us know if you see any issues or need to make any tweaks.
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Meta tags need blacklisting
All set. Going forward, cooking will be blocked as intrinsic and recipe will be blocked all around.
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Can a "Shelf-life" synonym tag to "Storage-lifetime" be created?
it is done
and my answer is 30 characters
CascabelMod
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Is rhubarb a fruit (for the purposes of tags here)? And related fruit-tag questions
I made a tweak:
Refers to the culinary definition of fruit: a sweet and/or seed-containing part of a plant that roughly resembles a botanical fruit, even if it is not a seed-containing botanical ...
CascabelMod
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there should be a diabetic tag for diabetic users!
That would put answerers in the awkward position where their answers would be assumed qualified answers concerning suitability for diabetics - and unless I am mistaken, unlike a clear allergy where ...
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Can replace a tag I accidentally created?
Deleting the tag is easy; just remove it from your question, and the system will automatically clean it up within 24 hours.
I guess that after that period, you could create a flints tag, but should ...
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Merge / synonymise [fat] + [fats]
I find that this makes sense, thank you for noticing.
I have a weak preference for leaving fat and merging fats into it, but let's see if somebody supports the opposite direction.
Update Merge ...
rumtschoMod
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Tag for (whipping) siphon N2O/CO2 related questions
There has been a tag called whipper for a very long time, although it only has 21 questions, so maybe it was difficult to find.
We now also have a tag called whipping-siphon, which should come up in ...
rumtschoMod
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Should we delete the tag "hot"?
How about two tags:
hot (temperature)
hot (spicy)
I don't know if tags support parenthesis.
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