What's in a Tag?: Behind Weoped's Tagging Tips

A lot of thought and research has gone into Weoped's Tagging Tips and Guidelines.  As the organization and architecture of the site -- Weoped Articles, Groups, Debates, and each of our Members -- is based on a system of tags, and by following these tips, your actions on the site are more easily found and categorized.  So please read these over when filling out the your "Interests" in your profile and wherever else you are provided with an option to tag. 

1. Use lower-case unless it requires proper capitalization (acronyms like NAFTA or names of people, etc.)
2. Use plurals for categories.  (“blogs” instead of “blog”)
3. For public figures, use their full name with no title. (Joseph Biden, George W. Bush)
4. Include any synonyms and groupings. (Legislative Branch, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives or New York and New York City)
5. Check for spelling
6. Include both the specific tag and the general category (Presidential Election, Democratic Candidates, Barack Obama)
7. No symbols please (#$%^)
8. Don’t hold back. If it is relevant then put it in there.
9. Look around the community and see how others tag.