Once upon a time in SF land, [there are mass-killing and burnination ritual][1] of [tag:vmware] tag. This mass-killing initiated at [Mar 10, 2011][2] and [lasted until July 6, 2011][3]. The last-killing blow [is done by Jeff Atwood himself][4].

In the present, looks like the [tag:vmware] still haunted us. You can see it yourself by

* Visit <s>the graveyard</s> [old question tagged with vmware-*](https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/vmware-*?page=79&sort=active&pagesize=50). 

* Click one of them to bring up the question page, for example: [How do I get the Activation Key in Windows 2003 Server][5]. You can see there are no [tag:vmware] tag in the question.

    > ![enter image description here][6]
* Right click **edit button** and select *Open in new tab*.

* Out of nowhere, the [tag:vmware] shows up in tag list, replace [tag:vmware-server] tag. **The ghost has been revealed himself to us...**

    > ![enter image description here][7]

This happened when you edit other questions as well, for example

* https://serverfault.com/questions/2640/minimize-vmware-hd-space-with-multiple-snapshots
* https://serverfault.com/questions/112014/where-does-esxi-decompress-files-to-during-install
* https://serverfault.com/questions/202645/kickstarting-vmware-esx-4-1-error-no-nic-with-name-bootif
* https://serverfault.com/questions/222557/vmware-lab-manager-whats-the-difference-between-capture-to-library-and-archive

I tried to compare the *Tags* data from [SEDE][8]. And the result is [there are no \[vmware\] in *Tags* table][9]. Also, this question - **How do I get the Activation Key in Windows 2003 Server** - [doesn't have \[vmware\] tag][11].

So what can we do to kill this *ghost* once and for all?


  [1]: http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/1316/can-the-vmware-tag-be-deleted
  [2]: http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/1316/can-the-vmware-tag-be-deleted
  [3]: http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/1316/can-the-vmware-tag-be-deleted#comment2823_1316
  [4]: http://meta.serverfault.com/a/1323/218590
  [5]: https://serverfault.com/questions/2490/how-do-i-get-the-activation-key-in-windows-2003-server
  [6]: https://i.sstatic.net/pUlRl.png
  [7]: https://i.sstatic.net/0xp5p.png
  [8]: http://data.stackexchange.com/
  [9]: http://data.stackexchange.com/serverfault/query/295445
  [10]: https://serverfault.com/questions/2490/how-do-i-get-the-activation-key-in-windows-2003-server
  [11]: http://data.stackexchange.com/serverfault/query/295388