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Q&A Should post tags go above the post content, rather than below it?

Tags should be at the top In addition to the possibility of navigating to the question from somewhere other than the questions list (which means I haven't seen the tags), I'd also find it useful t...

posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T02:39:32Z (over 1 year ago)
## Tags should be at the top
In addition to the possibility of navigating to the question from somewhere other than the questions list (which means I haven't seen the tags), I'd also find it useful to see the tags at the top of the question when I **have** navigated from the questions list. I don't necessarily memorise everything about the question before navigating to it. I might not realise that a particular tag is critical to my understanding until after I start reading the question. I also don't have a perfect memory.

## Tags should be at the bottom
When I finish reading a question, I need to see the tags as a last minute reminder before I start writing my answer. There may be tags that I only realise are important after having read the question. If I have to scroll all the way back to the top of the question to double check what the tags were, I may forget, or be put off looking.

## Why not both?
Since tags are all on one line and do not add a significant height to the page, is there any reason not to show them both above **and** below a question?

I'd like to see the tags in both places for the same reason that I like to see page number links at both the top and bottom of paginated lists. Both places are useful, so why not make both available?