Holy cow.....check out the tags

Gina,  thanks for the additional explanation.  I saw the other thread about it just a minute ago.  I didn't exactly know how I got to this thread except that I clicked on something and it just appeared!  Yes, I really need to study this new forum more. 

rwbeagles

Yes...the poster of the post has control of what tags they enter and thus what "tags" are displayed in the listing of tags on the front page. I believe the LARGER fonted tags are the ones with the most "hits" or uses.

Well, it isn't the first time and it won't be the last time, but I'm disappointed in how something useful has been misused.

Thanks Gina for explaining things...I got a little busy here with the real part of my job..LOL!

Again, you all get to list the "Tag" topic/title in your posts. As long as they are are not inappropriate all is well. Should they become obnoxious we will have to deal with the poster behaving in this manner.

I do know this post was for fun, I too thought it was a funny list for a dog forum but the Admin in me also realized that some people being the way they can be it was best to make sure I put it out there the end result if it got out of hand.

So what about those of us  who are to technologically dense to know how to enter a tag? I'm just assuming here that I'm not the only one. Do tags still show up anyway, or are we sort of off the hook?

Joyce

If you don't enter a tag in your post...then no tag is present

rwbeagles

If you don't enter a tag in your post...then no tag is present

So if there's no tag does that mean it's free? 

amstaffy

As long as they are are not inappropriate all is well. Should they become obnoxious we will have to deal with the poster behaving in this manner.

For the sake of clarity, would you (or someone "up there";) explain what is and is not appropriate and/or obnoxious?

I've seen a lot of posts that have tags that having nothing to do with the SUBJECT of the post, rather, it seems like they're tagging their post with every other word contained in the post (and some that aren't). I think this is just going to make a mess of the tagging feature. If I tagged my post with "clarity", "explain", "obnoxious" and "mess", it would serve no purpose but to crowd the tag list and point people to inappropriate posts.

Or am I confused about the purpose of this feature?

I have a question about the hooters - sorry I mean the haemmarhoids, sorry I mean the TAGS.

If I reply to a thread on housebreaking and I tag my response "house breaking", when you search for that does it bring up MY post or the whole thread?

We dont HAVE to use tags, right?  ANd they are only there to make searching easier yes?  So why ON EARTH have roids been tagged?  Who is going to come to a dog forum LOOKING for advice on haemaroids  for goodness' sake?  I dont understand that.  Is that a correct use of the tags????

Chuffy,

They were placed there by members who were likely having a joke. They have been removed. No you do not have to use them, videos, photos or any of the other bells and whistles here. When you click a tag it will bring up all posts where that tag is entered as a "tag". You can then read the entire thread...or just that post...it's up to you.

As to what's appropriate? No there isn't/will not be a list, members here who want to use tags can use them...and as long as the tags they use are RELEVANT to the post/thread...and RELEVANT to the forum...they will be fine.

Tags will be edited by mods when necessary, and if you are unsure, just don't use them. That's about as clear I can be.

rwbeagles

Tags will be edited by mods when necessary, and if you are unsure, just don't use them. That's about as clear I can be.

Thanks for cleaning it up.  Looks good now.

 i thought the tags were supposed to be thread appropriate? if a thread is about haveing hemorrhoids, then using that as a tag is thread appropriate... no?

We respectfully ask that any tags you attach to your post are relevant to the content of said post

 Well yes... and no. As I understand it, the tags are supposed to be relevant to your post, but should also be tagged only if they would help members who needed to search for information to help them with their dogs. As such, tagging the "new club" thread with "bra" would not be considered a good use of the feature, while training a peeing problem thread with "house training" would be good.

 IMO, that's leaving things too ambiguous. I'd rather have there simply be a drop-down like list of options for tags, forcing members to choose between the pre-existing list if they feel the need to enter a tag. It seems like that functionality is already there, since you can get suggestions for what tags to include. That would keep out both the ambiguous guesswork and the mischief makers.

I know, just one more thing for the to-do pile, right? In the meantime perhaps we can all sit on our hands a bit better.
 

Even if we completely discount the NDR, How Are We Doing and Technical sections, I think the topics discussed here are much too diverse to have a set list of tags.  Every day the tech people would have a request for a new tag to be added because there wasn't anything on the approved list that fit, and the tech people are working really hard as it is.

It would be good if everyone could remember 2 things:  The kind of forum we are on, and that the more a tag is submitted the more prominently it appears on the main page.  Some things are simply not appropriate even if they are relevant, and do not contribute to the intended functionality and smooth running of the forum.  When questionable tags appear on the main page the mods have to go through and remove them, which means extra work for us, and the more time we have to spend on moderation that really should be unnecessary, the more likely we are to miss a personal attack buried in a post somewhere. 

The forum membership here is mainly comprised of adults who really should not need to be taken by the hand and told what is and is not appropriate - please  just use common sense here.  Those that find themselves unable to do this will be subject to having their tags edited and private correspondence between themselves and mods and/or admins.

To quote Gina, I don't know how much clearer I can make this.
 

Food for thought:  What about a pull-down list of existing tags to select from with the capability of "submitting a new one to mods for approval".  That would sure stop the "nonsense/inappropriate" tags abusers are using.  I don't think the abusers will submit "bra" and the like as the abuse would be apparent. 

I think that a list is not going to happen...there is already an "autocomplete" feature when you put in a tag, BTW.

I think the membership here is capable of using the tag feature properly...esp if they want to remain a member of this forum. Not everything should need to be spelled out...nor will it be. Not everything must be micromanaged. Sometimes one has to use one's own judgement and be accountable for it.

Again...don't use the tag feature if it causes anxiety.