I think that the tag system is still evolving. It certainly isn't at its endpoint, and mk is always willing to implement suggested changes. And there need to be some more changes. (For example, the poster should always have full control over what their post is tagged, if they can control who is going to post on it.)Note however that someone - you? - tagged it #reddit after I tagged it.
Not I.
the poster does have the control to implement one of the tags. Kleinbl00 is a conscientious objector. The tag conversation has been around for some time.
I have now confused myself, probably. But I'll go ahead and believe you.Had someone tagged it #rddit or #reddt by mistake, we'd be stuck with it and someone else would have to notice.
the poster does have the control to implement one of the tags.
Every post can have 2 tags. One by the person making the post and one by the community. KB chose to not tag the post. He's right that if someone from the community tagged it rddit by mistake we'd be stuck with it unless someone from the community changed it. Once you get a badge, you'll see a +# symbol indicating that you can suggest a tag to a post you didn't author. If multiple members of the community suggest tags then the most popular suggestion prevails.
So, if I tagged kb's post #somethinginappropriate, he himself couldn't change/remove it? He'd have to wait for someone else to come along and suggest something better? That seems to go against the control function that mk is ultimately working toward wherein posters can control what happens in the discussion on their post.
if it was #somethinginappropriate, it would more than likely get changed relatively quickly. But, you do raise a valid point. I think it's worth making sure that someone you ignore cannot community-tag your posts. mk.