# Automated tagging

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [September 2, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497 "2023-09-02T10:39:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497/4 "2023-09-02T12:30:42Z")

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What led to this and some of the limitations actually came up in an ATMB thread starting here:

> [@Forums names and subjects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-names-and-subjects/988415/81):
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> So I was able to create a rule that if the First Post or title of the thread contains “Trump” it will be tagged #trump. Now I have to see if I can apply this to other tags.

Speaking of avoiding problematic terms:

> [@Forums names and subjects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-names-and-subjects/988415/88):
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> Anyone can tag them as they create their OPs. But I can’t automate Bridge, that would cause a lot of mistaken tags.

Though “Trump” itself may cause some few issues.

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