Questions tagged [tag-synonyms]
The tag-synonyms tag has no usage guidance.
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Merge [septic] and [septic-tanks]
We currently have septic (77 Qs) and septic-tanks (30 Qs)
Septic has this excerpt
Questions related to septic systems
There's no real distinguishable difference here. The tags should be merged.
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Make [odor] a synonym of [smell]
odor smell
There's no compelling reason to keep these separate. odor doesn't even have an excerpt.
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Make [health-and-safety] a synonym of [safety]
safety - 312 questions (appears canonical since [dangerous] is a synonym)
health-and-safety - 57 questions
I can't see any reason why these should remain as separate tags. Something unsafe is, by ...
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Should we remove the [wire]?
As I noted here and here, the DIY.SE electrical folksonomy is in serious need of cleanup. While a couple of the minor tagging errors, such as ground, are small enough that I can handle the editing ...
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Time to redistribute [electrical-distribution]?
As I noted here, the electrical specialty tags on DIY.SE are a mess. While that thread already addresses one of the chief culprits, namely circuit, another tag of confusion lurks in the mud: ...
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Should we break the [circuit]?
In the DIY.SE folksonomy, the electrical specialty's tags stand out as a cross-connected pile of confusion, and one of the chief culprits is circuit. While not particularly rare (129 questions use it)...
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Merge [breaker-box] with [electrical-panel]
The [breaker-box] tag should be a synonym of [electrical-panel] -- "breaker box"/"fuse box" is merely a colloquialism for "electrical panel" (which in turn is a shorthand for "electrical panelboard" :...
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Merge [washing-machine] and [clothes-washer]?
Should washing-machine be a synonym of clothes-washer?
Relative term usage info is here, which does not clearly answer the directionality question.
My proposal is that "clothes-washer" is less ...
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Pest and Pest-Control tags
We have the tags pest and pest-control, neither of which have tag wiki guidance.
At the time of writing, of the 47 pest and 137 pest-control questions, 30 have both tags. 16 of those have no other ...
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Merge tags [lighting-fixture] and [light-fixture]
I'm just passing it along that there is a "lighting-fixture" tag and "light-fixture" tag. As much as I know, these should be combined as they're one and the same.
The "light-fixture" tag is the one ...
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We have too many [ceiling-fans] in our Stack
The ceiling-fans tag should become a synonym for ceiling-fan. (Besides, there are some klutzes who put ceiling and fan on their ceiling fan question -- that should be rectified sometime as well...)
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The [fridge] should be a tag synonym for [refrigerator]
fridge should be a synonym for refrigerator
This should be an obvious tag synonym, but hasn't happened yet...
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Merge the [dog-door] and [pet-door] tags
The dog-door tag was created earlier today as part of an approved suggested edit. We already have a pet-door tag that is applicable to that question. The suggested tag wiki for dog-door even ...
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Should the [thermostat-c-wire] tag have a [c-wire] synonym?
Earlier today, @gregmac created the thermostat-c-wire tag (and its tag wiki) and applied it to all the questions that we have about "C" wires.
A couple of times, I had thought about doing the same ...
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Should the [dwv] tag be a synonym of a new [drain-waste-vent] tag?
We had some questions edited today to add the dwv tag. My understanding is that Stack Exchange generally prefers tags not be abbreviations:
When naming a tag, think about how someone would google ...
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Tag merge [tag:molding] to [tag:trim]
molding should be a synonym of trim, it looks like moulding already is.
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“floor” and “flooring” tags - Synonymous?
I've created wiki excerpts for both the floor and flooring tags; the "floor" tag is awaiting peer review. Currently as stated, these tags differentiate based on whether the question relates to design, ...
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Brand names as tags
We have a few questions that are tagged with brand names:
What is the best way to get superglue off a Corian countertop. [Corian]
Replace a glass stove top…in unconventional ways? [Whirlpool]
Humming ...
