Questions tagged [blocked-tags]
Per-site lists of tags that cannot be created or used. To suggest a tag be blocked, use [tag-block-request] instead.
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Why is blocked tags list only allowed to edit by the staff, but not on site moderators level? [duplicate]
Modify the list of blocked tags is only possible by the staff as mentioned here.
What the problem we can face if we allow to make it on site's moderators level?
Is there something other than technical ...
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Confusing error message when trying to add a blocked(?) tag
A while ago, I was trying to edit a question on Web Applications, but got a rather confusing error message:
The tag [charts] is too similar to [charts]. If you think this new tag should be allowed, ...
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Can the [untagged] tag be blocked on the newer sites too?
As per the details in What is a blocked tag?, the tag untagged is supposed to be blocked throughout the network. However, apparently the tag needs to be manually blocked for each new site separately, ...
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Do not allow the author or a moderator to override an edit if it results in blocked tags being applied
Due to a feature, a user was allowed to override an approved edit, which resulted in their question getting tagged with the untagged tag. That should not be allowed, given that no question should be ...
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Forbidden tags popup isn’t consistent
My previous related bug report has been drastically downvoted. But now I see that at least on Stack Overflow some forbidden tags are shown in a single line (old BR), others one per separate line.
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Using multiple forbidden tags says about one single tag
When I try to use multiple forbidden tags, the message box text is the concatenated text of all the tags, as if it is one tag.
In this case the correct form could be the next:
The 'a', 'the', '...
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What is a blocked tag?
Following Implement a Tag Black List, I would like to know what exactly it means for a tag to be marked as blocked (formerly blacklisted) on a Stack Exchange site.
Does it mean I can't use that tag ...
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Do not show blacklisted tags under "Explore Our Questions" for non-logged-in users
From the inception of Anime.SE until about May of this year, the tag "identification-request" was permitted on our site. This led to us accruing around 3500 of these questions total (including deleted ...
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Inappropriate match on tag prevents use
A user on meta Raspberry Pi Exchange, where I'm a moderator, recently asked this question which seems to indicate a bug.
In brief, the user went to edit a question tagged qtonpi. When the edit was ...
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Don't ask whether to create a new tag if the new tag name is invalid
Stack Exchange ate my edit!
The steps to reproduce are pretty specific.
Go to a site where there is a warning pop-up when you attempt to create a new tag. This is enabled on some graduated sites, ...
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Let moderators use blocked tags on historical questions
The Stack Exchange team has the ability to block a tag even when the tag still exists. With the combination of Shog's new tag-specific popup messages, some tags which are blocked now have messages ...
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Why don't we block all tags that we remove?
Currently, on Stack Exchange, it is customary to burninate a tag first, and block it from creation only if it becomes a recurring issue. I'm sure there's a good reason for this, but it eludes me.
Why ...
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How do we request to have a tag blocked?
A Stack Exchange site I use has identified a tag that should be blocked, discussed it on Meta and come to an agreement that it should go (our request is here).
We and the site moderators understand ...
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Would it be possible to alter the tag blacklist to work alongside the tag synonym system?
One of the most common reasons we hear for not adding things to the site's blacklist is the cost of checking each item on every single post. While I'm not at all familiar with the mechanisms in place ...
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Make it clearer when a tag is disallowed
Looking at the following screenshot, there is no indication that google is blacklisted:
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