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Getting rid of "company tags" early on
So it appears that we've gotten our first "company tag", Apple. We know from SO that company name tags were always problematic since:
- Questions are about products, not companies.
- Given that the product tag is present, the company tag doesn't add any relevant information to the question.
- These aren't technical tags and they are also ambiguous.
- Companies tend to change name quite often.
So instead of Apple, the relevant products and technologies should be listed: Xcode, macOS etc.
We got a chance to get rid of these tags early, before they accumulate. SO had some monumental "burnination projects " where they tried to get rid of company tags (including Apple). This was a whole lot of work since when they realized that the tags weren't helpful, there were already millions of them.
What I'm asking for here is that we make a policy against using company tags and that moderators & veteran users keep an eye open for such tags and replace them with product tags.
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I agree that company name tags should not be used, since tag can point to a product, framework etc. and that tag description includes the information about the owner of the product.
Of course, for the rare cases when the product name includes the company name or for disambiguation reasons (cannot find any example for such a case) we should include the company name.
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