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Be advised that the Tag Wiki is a somewhat experimental feature at the moment. The intention is explained in the default help text on any blank tag wiki:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Tag wikis help introduce newcomers to the tag. They contain frequently asked questions about the tag and guidelines on its usage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tag wikis can be edited by users with more than 2000 reputation, provided:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>They are in the top 20 answerers for this tag or\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>They have more than 100 answer upvotes in this tag\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>As for synonyms, the javascript tag has two so far. This means that \u003Cstrong>any question tagged [js] or [java-script] will be automatically and silently remapped to [javascript] behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fstrong> This is the key quality of life improvement, because it means that new users can no longer accidentally pollute the tag pool by adding or contributing to yet another oddball variant of an existing tag. Again. And Again. And Again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of Stack Overflow moderator \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.com\u002Fusers\u002F1288\u002Fbill-the-lizard\">Bill the Lizard\u003C\u002Fa>, we've imported most of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmeta.stackoverflow.com\u002Fquestions\u002F50088\u002Fofficial-repository-of-tag-synonyms\">common community generated synonyms\u003C\u002Fa> into the Stack Overflow synonym list already. For new synonyms, we will require that \u003Cstrong>any proposed tag synonym must already exist as a tag on at least one question in the system\u003C\u002Fstrong>, otherwise we'll go crazy trying to predict every possible synonym of every possible tag. Instead, observe what real live users actually create, then base your synonyms on \u003Cem>that\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you click the \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.com\u002Ftags\u002Fsynonyms\">see all tag synonyms »\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong> link from any specific tag page, you can browse all current and suggested tag synonyms, across \u003Cem>all\u003C\u002Fem> tags. If you're a moderator, you should have this page bookmarked. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.com\u002Ftags\u002Fsynonyms\">\u003Cimg src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002FH680N.png\" alt=\"\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is our hope that these tag synonym pages are fairly self-explanatory, at least to the higher reputation users that they are designed for. And if not, we'd like to make it so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you'd like to help tame the tag folksonomy with us:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>browse the \u003Cstrong>info tab\u003C\u002Fstrong> for tags you actively participate in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>edit\u003C\u002Fstrong> the tag wikis to make them better\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>vote\u003C\u002Fstrong> for the tag synonyms you think should (and \u003Cem>shouldn't\u003C\u002Fem> exist)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>suggest\u003C\u002Fstrong> new tag synonyms we might need\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>monitor\u003C\u002Fstrong> the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.com\u002Ftags\u002Fsynonyms\">master tag synonym page\u003C\u002Fa> and see which ones are working, and which ones aren't.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>Good luck, and happy tagging!\u003C\u002Fp>","html","2010-08-01T12:00:00.000Z",{"current":494},"tag-folksonomy-and-tag-synonyms",[496,504,509],{"_createdAt":497,"_id":498,"_rev":499,"_type":500,"_updatedAt":497,"slug":501,"title":503},"2023-05-23T16:43:21Z","wp-tagcat-community","9HpbCsT2tq0xwozQfkc4ih","blogTag",{"current":502},"community","Community",{"_createdAt":497,"_id":505,"_rev":499,"_type":500,"_updatedAt":497,"slug":506,"title":508},"wp-tagcat-company",{"current":507},"company","Company",{"_createdAt":497,"_id":510,"_rev":499,"_type":500,"_updatedAt":497,"slug":511,"title":513},"wp-tagcat-design",{"current":512},"design","Design","Tag Folksonomy and Tag Synonyms",[516,522,528,534],{"_id":517,"publishedAt":518,"slug":519,"sponsored":12,"title":521},"76c9771b-34e6-4d98-8641-ecefc711f0ef","2026-07-06T15:23:34.559Z",{"_type":10,"current":520},"when-the-sensor-starts-thinking-snortml-agentic-ai-and-the-evolving-architecture-of-intrusion-detection","When the sensor starts thinking: SnortML, agentic AI, and the evolving architecture of intrusion detection",{"_id":523,"publishedAt":524,"slug":525,"sponsored":12,"title":527},"28e560af-f0aa-4d46-bd90-f435ad604aa7","2026-06-26T14:00:27.102Z",{"_type":10,"current":526},"paging-charity-how-can-engineering-leaders-avoid-becoming-bond-villains","Paging Charity! 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