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Serverfault cut off/truncated on long post?

I think I know what that is. I used a SQL server .NET CLR regex to un-nofollow internal links in posts, and I suspect it has a maximum length based on the SQL data type it is cast to. Hopefully that …
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The Canada tag should probably go

http://www.l-way.com/no-canada.gif this tag has been burninated.
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Can the Vmware tag be deleted ?

If you need tags to be destroyed / removed, PLEASE have a developer do it -- otherwise you will edit-push hundreds of questions to the front page for no good reason, and add revision history that is m …
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Colasoft "Spammers"

Blatant spamming will not be tolerated. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
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These tags should probably be blacklisted.

ok, I blacklisted ^(system-administration|it)$ from tags, and destroyed system-administration -- these are what we call "intrinsic" tags meaning they are assumed on the site, like you wouldn't tag a q …
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Free tag - multiple meanings

Agreed, it is now burninated.
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Too much focus on Stack Overflow?

As documented in http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/05/one-year-of-server-fault/ We now have http://blog.serverfault.com And participation on both sites is not optional for our (soon to be) two fu …
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Kill [sysadmin] tag on SF with fire

Agreed, it is now burninated.
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Changing the FAQ: Home networks

OK, I changed the /faq to: Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity. If your question is about … …
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Can the Vmware tag be deleted ?

This is tricky, because there are a ton of questions with only the vmware tag -- 1,090 as of the time I originally wrote this. Note the sidebar where it says "related tags", pay close attention to th …
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System Administrator Appreciation Day

great idea! doing it now!
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Change or retract a vote to close

Close votes age away harmlessly after 4 days if they do not reach the threshold.
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Retag or Synonym Script(s)(ing)

Excellent point -- merged and set up synonyms, all into the dominant scripting.
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Ways to improve the quality of questions concerning some tags (tag-triggered suggestions?)

We now show an excerpt of the tag wiki when selecting the tag: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/08/improved-tagging/ so whip those tag wiki excerpts into shape -- they should be teaching users HOW …
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Bug: Unanswered My Tags empty after clicking on a couple tags

If you are on the "My Tags" tab it will override any other selections w/r/t tags. Yes, this is confusing, yes, there are many other requests about it, etc. etc. I finally fixed this. Hey, 6-8 month …
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