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Burninate the [dba] and [database-administration] tags?
Yes dba should be burninated because it...
Isn't useful to connect experts in a topic area to questions they can answer
Doesn't help describe the content of the question
Doesn't add any meaningful ...
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Burninate the [dba] and [database-administration] tags?
Yes database-administration should be burninated because it...
Isn't useful to connect experts in a topic area to questions they can answer
Doesn't help describe the content of the question
Doesn't ...
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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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Let's burninate the SQL tag!
I agree.
The sql tag is just too generic.
Having the following tags should be sufficient enough to tag questions correctly with whatever Structured Query Language Dialect/Programming Language is ...
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Remove [query] as synonym for [sql]
Yes
The only justification for the synonym I could find was in the answer to Why is "query" a suggested synonym for "sql"?:
Simply because when the site was young, we repeatedly ...
Paul WhiteMod
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Tag for Ola Hallengren's scripts?
I don't have very strong feelings about this, but on balance I think it is OK to create this tag.
Some factors that I considered before making that statement:
We did have an ola-hallengren tag ...
Paul WhiteMod
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Tag cleanup: migration
This answer disagrees that major changes to the migration tag excerpt or wiki are required.
Maybe the existing content could be tweaked slightly to emphasise that the tag is primarily for one-off or ...
Paul WhiteMod
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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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9
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Merge crosstab tag into pivot
Yes, crosstab should be a synonym of pivot and merged.
Any product-specific differences are indicated by the product tag.
Update
A synonym has been created.
crosstab has been removed from 9 questions.
...
8
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Can we tag a user to get his attention?
My suggestion: do not target specific people simply because you think they can answer your question (people do that to me and, while I'm happy to help wherever I can, I also appreciate the ability to ...
Aaron BertrandStaff
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Let's burninate the SQL tag!
The sql tag has now been burninated.
It has also been blacklisted.
(technically, marked intrinsic, so inbound migrations are not blocked; the tag is removed during migration).
Thanks to everyone ...
Paul WhiteMod
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7
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Accepted
SQL Server AG Listener (tag)
I'm not a fan of having tags per product (aside from the top level ones, of course), so sqlserver-listener is a non-starter for me.
There does not appear to be any crucial difference between an ...
Paul WhiteMod
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Adding tags based on my answer
No.
Tags are used to categorize questions so that subject area experts can locate them easily. Adding a tag that describes the answer does not assist in this purpose.
From the Stack Exchange FAQ:
Why ...
Paul WhiteMod
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7
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Remove the dash from [tag:big-table]
Would it be possible to remove the dash?
Sure. Renamed big-table to bigtable for you.
Paul WhiteMod
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7
votes
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Burninate the [dba] and [database-administration] tags?
These tags are gone, and cannot be recreated; they're marked "intrinsic" so as to allow inbound migrations, but cannot be used on questions here.
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Tag synonyms and edits
The general SQL Server tag is useful for people looking to answer questions about SQL Server in general.
The specific version tag is useful for:
answerers, so they know what features and syntax may ...
Aaron BertrandStaff
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7
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Tag rename [ansi-sql-standard] to [sql-standard]
sql-standard seems to be more general.
I suggest we make both ansi-sql-standard and iso-sql-standard synonyms to sql-standard. ANSI and ISO have both been associated with the standard and I've seen ...
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6
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Accepted
Policy on PostgreSQL spin-offs
I agree — a greenplum question shouldn't also be tagged postgres.
From the Greenplum website:
Originally based on PostgreSQL
Apart from that there is hardly a mention, and I assume it will ...
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6
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Merge date, time and datetime tags
No, the 3 tags date, time and datetime should remain separate.
6
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Merge tag:postgresql-performance with tag:query-performance?
Given that every single question that is tagged postgres-performance will also be tagged postgres, the only gain in having a separate postgres-performance tag is the ability to have a customized tag ...
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6
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Closing questions of the same pattern or answering them for the use case?
Closing questions of the same pattern... (wiki)
If we only ever closed exact duplicates, there would be very few of them.
Closing instances of the same pattern against the canonical Q & A is ...
Paul WhiteMod
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6
votes
Accepted
Nuke 'sp_askbrent' tag
According to First Response Kit is missing sp_AskBrent, this procedure was renamed to sp_BlitzFirst.
I removed sp-askbrent from a few questions that needed editing anyway, then made sp-askbrent a ...
Paul WhiteMod
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6
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Revisiting upsert vs merge
I'd be inclined towards the latter - keep the tags as specific as possible.
Then, if a user isn't sure/makes a mistake/whatever, it'd most likely be picked up by experienced users who could add/delete ...
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Please add a tag for griddb
Ok, I have recreated the tag, with reservations.
Please be aware the tag will only live as long as there is at least one visible question associated with it.
If the community here determines that ...
Paul WhiteMod
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Merge tag:postgresql-performance with tag:query-performance?
No action needed
Benefits of the status quo
The postgresql-performance tag is relatively popular (253 questions)
It is actively curated and promoted by its subject area experts both here and on SO
...
Paul WhiteMod
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5
votes
Accepted
Please add a tag for Google BigQuery
Ok. I have added this tag with the SO description as a starting point and added it to the linked questions.
Paul WhiteMod
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5
votes
Accepted
A [hint] for a tag synonym
Yes.
If this answer wins, we'll make query-hints a synonym of hints and merge.
Update: this has now been done.
Paul WhiteMod
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5
votes
Accepted
Tag merge request osx -> mac-os-x
Done
updating post history, 16 rows affected (pipe delimited)
updating posts, 15 rows affected (pipe delimited)
updating PostTags associations, 14 rows affected
updating Documentation tag proposal ...
jcolebrandMod
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A convention for RDBMs specific options?
From the "create tags" privilege page:
When should I create new tags?
Most common tags already exist on a mature site. You should always favor existing tags; only create new tags when ...
Paul WhiteMod
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