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Rename [ssms] → [sql-server-management-studio]
No.
I do acknowledge that generally it should be easier to understand what the question is about when the tag shows the full name of a product than when it shows an abbreviation.
However, in my view ...
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Can we be allowed to choose a suitable forum if DBA.SE is not suitable?
You should flag the question as in need of moderator intervention.
Moderators are able to migrate suitable questions to any destination.
The belongs on another site close/flag shortcut exists for ...
Paul WhiteMod
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Can we be allowed to choose a suitable forum if DBA.SE is not suitable?
I migrated it and the migration was rejected: that's not a bad outcome for a question we aren't sure about, but the response I had in chat was:
I'm not sure whether it is an ontopic question or not,...
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Rename [ssms] → [sql-server-management-studio]
Sort of.
It is worth having sql-server-management-studio but it should be a synonym of ssms as management-studio currently is.
Result: ssms would remain the display tag, but tag search etc. would ...
Paul WhiteMod
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The forum needs a tag for Windows 2019 Server!
The question doesn't make an explicit case for the new tag, beyond continuing the line of existing Windows Server version tags. So, this seems like a good time to look at the utility of the whole ...
Paul WhiteMod
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Rename [ssms] → [sql-server-management-studio]
No
SSMS is the common term among users, it would be like renaming SQL to the full term!
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Rename [ssms] → [sql-server-management-studio]
Yes.
This makes sense. We should do this (with ssms as a synonym), at least as a trial.
The rename could be easily reversed if any of the anticipated drawbacks actually materialize.
Our tags are ...
Paul WhiteMod
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