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Omen

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King Shimkus

First!

Wait, no I wasn't.

Omen

21:03

lol, you were first to write a smiley

um silly question - is the private beta starting yet? I have not had an invite

nevermind :) answered my own question!

winwaed

21:35

Yes I think it has started :-)

Omen

indeed... I have written 2 questions

Danu

21:48

So excited for this SE!!!

Hi @Omen

Omen

Hiya

Danu

Nice to see you here too

I'm about to write a meta question to lay out my vision for tagging :D

(and I asked a question about gauge theories)

winwaed

I've just asked a meta question about tagging - how should we tag peoples' names?

Danu

I certainly think we should not tag people's names

As I said, I'll lay out my vision ;)

Actual names are way too specific

You need to keep in mind that a tag should get ~50+ questions usually

Maybe Einstein, or Newton, but even then I'd vote against using a name tag to remain consistent

winwaed

But if the question is about someone or someone's theory. Okay my Thomas Digges might be a bit obscure, but we've already had Pythagoras and Fermat

Omen

21:57

well, done my first answer...

Danu

@winwaed Still, I think they should be tagged by (1) field of research (2) more specific topic (if it applies) (3) historical context

perhaps some exceptions for really famous people, but I'm hesitant

I think it is absolutely essential to avoid overly specific tags at all costs

(see bigger SE's to get an idea of what works)

Omen

perhaps write a meta post about that

Danu

yes

I'm doing it

will be big though

so willl take a while

in the meanwhile I"m retagging

Omen

meanwhile I am writing answers and questions

Danu

everybody wins ;D

Omen

22:05

approved your edit of my light question @Danu

Danu

@Omen thanks :)

Omen

hmmm 2Q's and 1A... cracks knuckles... falling behind my own schedule...;p

hey @Danu

can you see the irony of an answer to a question about zero having a vote score of zero hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/4/…

!spooky

Danu

@Omen so meta

Omen

lol

i think I have upvoted everything so far...LOL

winwaed

Going by the questions, it looks like we have a lot of mathematicians!

Perhaps I should start asking some questions about the early days of the Geological Society (of London) :-)

Omen

22:16

I might start asking some atmospheric physics questions....oh...... OH YEAH!!!

Danu

go for it!

Omen

sorry, getting a bit excited here

Franck Dernoncourt

I'm very glad this SE got finally created, looking forward to reading Q&As!

Omen

it is awesome so far

I am writig 2 more questions then I will need a cup of tea

Danu

@FranckDernoncourt I'm having a hard time coming up with an easy way to classify your question!

winwaed

22:22

@omen: the problem is I have to think of the questions. Hopefully be able to come back tomorrow or the day after with a few

Omen

I had a cupof tea, it gave me inspiration

boom 3rd question written

Omen

22:35

4Q's and 1A.... need a cup of tea and some toast

Danu

please, all

Q: Proposal: A tentative tagging scheme

One of the most important questions to be settled is: How are we supposed to tag questions on this site? I happen to have some opinions on this matter, and I will use this meta post to lay out my 'vision'. Please provide alternatives by means of an answer to this question, or express your opinion...

Respond, vote, comment, answer!

Any reason why I can't edit your question, @Omen? I think the 'atmosphere' tag is much too specific (sorry!)

you also need an experimental-physics tag

Omen

not at all sure

Danu

ok, leave atmosphere for now then

but you do need experimental-physics! :D

Omen

where?

Danu

on the atmosphere question

oh, another edit is awaiting approval, thats why I cant edit it

Omen

22:44

i put the tag in

Danu

winwaed

sorry yes I was fixing the typo on "atmosphere". minor stuff I know

Omen

all good!

Danu

Man, it's annoying to not have the privileges that I'm used to from physics.SE lol

instant editing etc

Omen

lol 2 rep each time!

this is fun

Omen

23:06

lol

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