And one more thing...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

So many tags...
I've been editing the TAG column, and removed quite a few.
I took out what seemed extraneous or wrong, and anything that had less than 5 usages recorded. A couple of tags were left that I know are new, some of the name tags as well.
Tags are a great help when trying to locate a challenge story, or the challenge itself.  But variations on the original make it confusing.
For Example:
PicFic Tuesday has been eliminated. That one is old and we no longer refer to the challenge that way. Just use picfic.
Short Affair had 3 variations, and only one is correct: short_affair.
Single use tags that only apply to one story are gone.  If you don't see a specific word to describe your story, just use what is applicable for the challenge, or the tag closest to your content.
Please don't create new tags, we have plenty to chose from and they're easy to locate.
Thanks!

Comments

[threecee.livejournal.com]

Good for you! Too many people think tags are just for idiosyncratic rambling and forget they are search tools. I blame Twitter for letting people call anything a tag.

Really, no one is going to search for a story tagged #Idon'tknowwhyIwrotethis #blamethemargaritas #sorryformisspellings #threemargaritas. (This is a made up example. If anyone actually used these tags, I'm not calling you out, but please don't do it again.)

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I love your examples :D
It gets a little worrisome, mainly because when there are multiple variations on the correct tag, it gets really difficult to find things, or to link to a collection of stories, because different tags have been used.
The next step is to go through entries and put the correct tags in. I've done that before, it's a long process.
Thanks for the input on this.

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Sounds as if you had a bit of a task on your hands. Possibly you could include some of your expanded tag instructions in the Pic Fic post? Maybe that would help remind people?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Hopefully people will read through all of our posts, but that's a good idea. Thanks!

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! I was having problems. Thank you! Good job!

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Me too. When I post links to stories I have a heck of a time chasing them down because the tags are incorrect. Main thing: don't make new tags. If a person thinks one is warranted, it needs to be added in the proper way. I've done it too, so no one is being singled out.