[Similar to the old "bad tag collection" thread][1], I'm looking for suggestions/submissions of tags we still have hanging around on Server Fault, that we would be better off not having in existence anymore, because they're no longer on topic ([tag:career]), [because they should be merged into something else][2] ([tag:443]), or because they just plain suck so much it's painful ([tag:fixed]).
I'm also looking for tags that are a mess and need cleanup, but not might not need destroyed ([tag:documentation]).
Either way, questions that are locked for historical significance can be ♦-edited (therefore, retagged) without bumping them to the top of the active list... so I'll be temporarily locking questions I retag to minimize disruptions.
I've also created a new tag, [tag:historical] to help me deal with questions that don't really have a valid, on-topic tag that's applicable to them anymore.
Like the older bad tag older thread, the idea is to consolidate a bunch of retag/burninate requests into one, and this also allows me track tags I wish to kill off easily, without having hundreds of open browser tabs devoted to the purpose.
And of course, if anyone thinks a tag that I'm working on shouldn't be destroyed or cleaned up, that feedback is welcome as well. Post answers however you like - one tag per answer, multiple tags per answer, whatever - and I'll come by and add suggested tags to my list of tags to look into.
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**A couple notes to anyone who wants to search out tags in need of being killed off:**
- Tags that **actually** have 0 questions are automatically deleted by a script daily.
- Tags with locked questions in them aren't affected by the deletion script.
- The individual page for a given tag (such as https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/career) may ***lie*** to you!
- ![enter image description here][3]
- ![enter image description here][4]
- The default page for all tags is also a filthy, filthy liar.
- ![enter image description here][5]
- The small, grey number to the side of a tag indicates the number of questions a tag has, but doesn't count the number of *locked* questions in that tag.
- Tags without a number either have 0 unlocked questions in them, or aren't actually tags, but are synonyms.
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# Tags that I'm currently working on getting rid of: #
[tag:upload][tag:usage][tag:easyapache][tag:scheduling][tag:requirements][tag:centralization][tag:document-management][tag:wildcard][tag:failed][tag:device][tag:path][tag:persistence][tag:response-time][tag:undo][tag:analysis][tag:analytics][tag:block][tag:checklist][tag:color][tag:controller][tag:customization][tag:diagnostic][tag:editor][tag:extract][tag:filenames][tag:filter][tag:fonts][tag:interrupts][tag:library][tag:limits][tag:mapping][tag:media][tag:mirror][tag:program][tag:remote][tag:resume][tag:tagging][tag:task][tag:theory][tag:upload][tag:twitter][tag:options][tag:thrashing][tag:open-iscsi][tag:shares][tag:remove][tag:lag][tag:imagick][tag:virtuozzo][tag:setenv][tag:setenvif][tag:local-system][tag:design][tag:cost-savings][tag:sort][tag:indexing][tag:create][tag:keys][tag:paypal][tag:page][tag:collision][tag:span][tag:soa]
# Tags that I'm currently cleaning up: #
[tag:password][tag:documentation][tag:maintenance][tag:upgrading][tag:troubleshooting][tag:small-business][tag:infrastructure][tag:debugging][tag:testing][tag:user-management][tag:daemon][tag:configuration][tag:administrator][tag:licensing][tag:web][tag:directory][tag:files][tag:optimization][tag:port][tag:process][tag:service][tag:startup][tag:users][tag:application][tag:automation][tag:boot][tag:package][tag:packaging][tag:remote][tag:replication][tag:testing][tag:video][tag:vulnerabilities][tag:install][tag:timeout][tag:virtual][tag:rackmount][tag:imaging][tag:image][tag:images]
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[1]: https://meta.serverfault.com/q/3042/118258
[2]: https://meta.serverfault.com/q/7869/118258
[3]: https://i.sstatic.net/kTpgW.png
[4]: https://i.sstatic.net/Exgse.png
[5]: https://i.sstatic.net/IojRf.png