# Update on Tags \[was Adding tags to many Cafe Threads to organize them better\] **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 29, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842 "2020-09-29T22:30:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**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 29, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/1 "2020-09-29T22:30:07Z")
Trying out the tags system in discourse. It looks pretty useful. You should start seeing tags in The Cafe like: [tv-shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/tv-shows) [movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/movies) [food-cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/food-cooking) Clicking on these tags will pull up all the threads tags the same. Almost like a sub-forum. All of this is manual, so I am sure to make some mistakes. But I would appreciate feedback and will consider some additional tags going forward. Other tags I’m using: netflix, amazon, comic-strips, comic-books. Adding celeb-rip tags. Changed to celebrity-death\*, the change works great.\* ~~2 bad side-effects. Some posters are getting notification there threads are having tags added. Also adding tags bumps threads. Unexpected behavior.~~ How to find all the Tags: [https://boards.straightdope.com/tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags) **All Tags For The Cafe** [celebrity-death](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/celebrity-death) x 143 [tv-shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/tv-shows) x 123 [netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/netflix) x 98 [food-cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/food-cooking) x 42 [movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/movies) x 38 [music](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/music) x 30 [disney-hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/disney-hulu) x 24 [amazon-prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/amazon-prime) x 17 [books](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/books) x 15 [middle-earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/middle-earth) x 11 [reality-or-game-show](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/reality-or-game-show) x 6 [comic-books](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/comic-books) x 3 [comic-strips](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/comic-strips) x 3 [hbomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/hbomax) x 3 ---
**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 29, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/2 "2020-09-29T22:30:38Z")
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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 29, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/3 "2020-09-29T22:34:27Z")
I could also use some help testing. I need someone to create a thread in Cafe and see if they can use an existing tag. I think that might be allowed by the software. Please report back. ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/4 "2020-09-30T13:38:07Z")
_Unpinned this thread and bumping it._ **Could someone please try start a thread in The Cafe and seeing if you can use a tag also.** These 3 tags will be good for a lot of The Cafe threads: [tv-shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/tv-shows) [movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/movies) [food-cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/food-cooking) In case of a Celebrity Death, celeb-rip. Adding Tags for a new Thread (new Topic) should look like this: [![](https://i.postimg.cc/SQZ5xtQw/Adding-Tags.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/SQZ5xtQw/Adding-Tags.jpg) ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/5 "2020-09-30T14:11:31Z")
Test is successful and many thanks to **LSLGuy**. > [@Test Thread for @What\_Exit's Tag effort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-what-exits-tag-effort/921891): > > I have tagged this thread with tv-shows and with middle-earth. Going forward, in The Cafe if posters creating new threads could also choose a tag if appropriate it would be appreciated. I’ll add new tags if desired. I’m going to add music & books shortly. Though I’m not going to add tags to a bunch of older threads, that caused enough chaos last night. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/6 "2020-09-30T15:24:12Z")
To be perfectly honest, I don’t think these are necessary. At least not on every thread. I don’t need the tag “tv-shows” on a thread called “Most Revolutionary TV series”. The thread list looks really noisy now. ---
**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 30, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/7 "2020-09-30T15:26:41Z")
Noted. Its does give added functionality though. Click on tv-shows and get a subcategory of everything tagged tv-shows. That is the idea. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/8 "2020-10-01T03:36:27Z")
I just noticed these. I don’t think they’re intrusive or clutter-y. And I fucking LOVE organization! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/9 "2020-10-01T18:08:38Z")
Just FYI when you tag a thread the OP gets notified that you edited, but doesn’t exactly say why. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/10 "2020-10-01T18:10:39Z")
I know and sadly I can’t control that part. So I am trying to do this like removing a band-aid. A whole lot all at once and then stop for an extended period. I’m not sure if I’m doing any more after the Disney+ Hulu tags. I might be done tagging. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/11 "2020-10-01T18:11:47Z")
I’m sure it’s addictive 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 1, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/12 "2020-10-01T18:16:11Z")
I want to thank everyone. I’m organizing the Cafe Society Forum on the Straight Dope with Tags and catching people off guard as every time I tag a thread it notifies those watching the thread that the thread has changed. I was expecting some bitching and moaning when people got the messages and emails. That was my general experience back in my days at another board. Instead posters are taking it well and helping out. Refreshing. Thank you all. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/13 "2020-10-09T15:42:40Z")
Do we have enough Anime threads to justify an Anime Tag? **Is anyone using the tags?** I saw a few people adding them on their own so that’s cool. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/14 "2022-01-13T00:02:06Z")
So 4117 tags have been added at this point. I’m providing a table of them sorted alphabetically and by number of threads tagged. I generally check every new thread in The Café and The Game Room. The tags are overwhelmingly in those two related forums. They are catchalls to give these two forums subcategories. | Tag | # | | Tag | # | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | amazon-prime | 37 | | food-drink-cooking | 605 | | apple | 11 | | music | 547 | | arts-crafts | 32 | | tv-shows-scripted | 518 | | baseball-mlb | 112 | | movies | 477 | | basketball-nba | 25 | | celebrity-death | 265 | | beer-wine-liquor | 49 | | books-writing-myths | 249 | | bicycling-cycling | 8 | | netflix | 153 | | board-card-word-game | 39 | | video-games | 136 | | books-writing-myths | 249 | | baseball-mlb | 112 | | boxing-wrestling-mma | 8 | | disney-hulu | 94 | | cartoons-animation | 64 | | football-nfl | 80 | | celebrity-death | 265 | | middle-earth | 75 | | college-sports | 2 | | cartoons-animation | 64 | | comedian-jokes | 42 | | reality-or-game-show | 57 | | comic-books-manga | 53 | | comic-books-manga | 53 | | comic-strips | 32 | | commercials | 52 | | commercials | 52 | | beer-wine-liquor | 49 | | cricket | 5 | | hbomax | 45 | | dance | 1 | | comedian-jokes | 42 | | death-pool | 41 | | death-pool | 41 | | disney-hulu | 94 | | board-card-word-game | 39 | | documentary | 18 | | amazon-prime | 37 | | factual | 9 | | arts-crafts | 32 | | food-drink-cooking | 605 | | comic-strips | 32 | | football-nfl | 80 | | football-soccer-fifa | 32 | | football-soccer-fifa | 32 | | olympic-sports | 30 | | gardening | 4 | | basketball-nba | 25 | | golf | 14 | | documentary | 18 | | hbomax | 45 | | rpg-war-games | 18 | | hockey-nhl | 17 | | hockey-nhl | 17 | | horse-sports | 3 | | golf | 14 | | middle-earth | 75 | | toys-models | 12 | | middle-earth-game | 9 | | apple | 11 | | movies | 477 | | radio-podcast | 11 | | music | 547 | | factual | 9 | | netflix | 153 | | middle-earth-game | 9 | | olympic-sports | 30 | | bicycling-cycling | 8 | | photo | 3 | | boxing-wrestling-mma | 8 | | racing-auto-boat | 7 | | racing-auto-boat | 7 | | radio-podcast | 11 | | tennis | 7 | | reality-or-game-show | 57 | | cricket | 5 | | rpg-war-games | 18 | | gardening | 4 | | talk-variety-show | 3 | | horse-sports | 3 | | tennis | 7 | | photo | 3 | | theater-plays-stage | 3 | | talk-variety-show | 3 | | toys-models | 12 | | theater-plays-stage | 3 | | tv-shows-scripted | 518 | | weed-pot-marijuana | 3 | | video-games | 136 | | college-sports | 2 | | weed-pot-marijuana | 3 | | dance | 1 | | **TOTAL** | 4117 | | **TOTAL** | 4117 | \*\*Clicking on a tag will give you a list of all threads with such tags. \*\* **Here is the list with the links** : [Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags) I believe I’ve entered over 3000 of the 4117 tags. I do make mistakes at times. Let me know and I’ll fix them of course. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/15 "2022-02-17T02:42:13Z")
Some of the tags don’t seem to work. Were some of them deactivated? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842/16 "2022-02-17T03:11:12Z")
Weird, they should all work. Can you recall which tags?