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Assessing the 5 tag limit
We currently have a limit of 5 tags per question.
Should we keep this the same or would any changes be of benefit?
For example:
- Should the limit be higher or lower?
- Should there be different limits for different contexts:
- Different communities?
- Different categories?
- Different post types?
- Is there a need for a limit?
I think this also depends on the community, so I suggest changing the limit at the community level instead of having a l …
9mo ago
The tag limit is a trade off. If you allow many tags, you have more freedom when tagging, but also you must work harder …
9mo ago
Such a tag limit seems low to me, though I can't think of any specific cases in which more than 5 tags would apply. Howe …
9mo ago
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Such a tag limit seems low to me, though I can't think of any specific cases in which more than 5 tags would apply. However, I'm not sure what the use in limiting this upfront is; I'm not sure it solves any problems that aren't better addressed in other ways. In case there actually is a need for more than 5 tags, this limit is nothing but an annoying barrier. In other cases, in which there's not a need for that many tags, but a user attempts to apply an excess amount nonetheless, that's an indicator that the post is in need of an edit anyway. As such, a large amount of tags serves as a sign that the post in question somehow needs an improvement. That is not a bad thing.
Completely removing the limit opens the system to abuse. That is not a good idea, but the limit doesn't have to be this low to prevent that. Increasing it to 10 should satisfy all the needs. There are possibly some cases where 6-10 tags might apply; more than that, seems too unlikely at this moment.
I suggest increasing the limit to 10 tags, and rather show a warning when a user attempts to add more than 3-4 tags; this ensures that one's never hard limited for when the need actually arises, and that users are cautioned and taught to attempt using fewer tags.
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