New Tag Suggestions

[Shaun]

... so it's kind of a nice way of supporting small business.

Indeed. CycleChat threads are picked up very quickly by Google, so if you wanted to "Big-up!" your LBS you could start a thread in the reviews forum with the shop name in the title and a glowing review of the great service you've received there ... perhaps something along the lines of: Shopping for a new bike in Sheffield? Try Tony Butterworth Cycles - excellent service every time!! (if, in your experience, this is true!)

https://www.cyclechat.net/forums/shopping-and-reviews.68/

 

[ColinJ]

Dogs, sheep, horses?

Or perhaps just 'animals'?

(As in - the perils of cycling near the creatures - lots of them round here with Kamikaze instincts and an apparent desire to take cyclists with them!)

 

[Spinney]

Dogs, sheep, horses?

Or perhaps just 'animals'?

(As in - the perils of cycling near the creatures - lots of them round here with Kamikaze instincts and an apparent desire to take cyclists with them!)

Perhaps something like 'animals and bikes' - to avoid all the 'look at my cute puppy' threads in the cafe being given the same tag?

done

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Could we have light and lighting please.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Ask @Shaun if you like - but lots of folks post about Wiggle (good or bad) so it seemed sensible to have a tag for them. Who (other than you) is going to search for a tag with the name of your local bike shop?

I get that every LBS can't have their own tag but I think this answer is a tad harsh. People do come on asking for recommendations for local areas or 'anyone in.....' Type questions. I have a personal ranking of the LBS's in my locality that may be relevant or helpful to people visiting or new to the area.

Agreed it would be tremendously niche and impractical to tag every LBS but this is where CC is so much better than Google for tapping into that local knowledge and experience or wandering into a shop and hoping for the best.

Edit: just.read the rest of the thread, fair play @Shaun.

 

[Spinney]

I get that every LBS can't have their own tag but I think this answer is a tad harsh. People do come on asking for recommendations for local areas or 'anyone in.....' Type questions. I have a personal ranking of the LBS's in my locality that may be relevant or helpful to people visiting or new to the area.

Agreed it would be tremendously niche and impractical to tag every LBS but this is where CC is so much better than Google for tapping into that local knowledge and experience or wandering into a shop and hoping for the best.

See Shaun's reply #34 above...

 

[shouldbeinbed]

See Shaun's reply #34 above...

Yep, I must have been editing as you were typing too.

 

[Spinney]

Could we have light and lighting please.

Why light and lighting, as opposed to just 'lights' for example?

I've created lights - if you want those others as well, persuade me!
(we don't want too many similar tags, or they lose their purpose).

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Why light and lighting, as opposed to just 'lights' for example?

I've created lights - if you want those others as well, persuade me!
(we don't want too many similar tags, or they lose their purpose).

Thanks, of the 2 lights wins as 'what lights' a more regular question but my thinking on lighting too : people can also refer to e.g. dynamo lighting or lighting system / set up & often in recommending such rather than asking the question, I think, although similar, they would widen peoples options if seeking an all round view to a what light question & do hit a different target.

 

[Spinney]

Thanks, of the 2 lights wins as 'what lights' a more regular question but my thinking on lighting too : people can also refer to e.g. dynamo lighting or lighting system / set up & often in recommending such rather than asking the question, I think, although similar, they would widen peoples options if seeking an all round view to a what light question & do hit a different target.

I'm possibly being a bit thick here, but I'm not sure if you agree with just creating the one tag 'lights' as I have done, or want something else.

Are you suggesting 'what lights' instead of 'lights'?

Or maybe
'what lights'
and 'bike lighting' ??
(although having typed that, I'm not sure what the difference would be).

A problem with being too subtle/creating tags for a similar area that are supposed to be interpreted differently, is that the tag creators know what was meant, but using them does rely on all the other members of cyclechat interpreting them in the same way!

 

[summerdays]

The tag bike lights also exists.

 

[winjim]

Surely most tags could be prefixed with bicycle, bike or cycle. But then do you search under "B", "C" or "L" for lights?

 

[Spinney]

The tag bike lights also exists.

Ah, didn't check for that!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I'm possibly being a bit thick here, but I'm not sure if you agree with just creating the one tag 'lights' as I have done, or want something else.

Are you suggesting 'what lights' instead of 'lights'?

Or maybe
'what lights'
and 'bike lighting' ??
(although having typed that, I'm not sure what the difference would be).

A problem with being too subtle/creating tags for a similar area that are supposed to be interpreted differently, is that the tag creators know what was meant, but using them does rely on all the other members of cyclechat interpreting them in the same way!

No I'm happy with lights as a tag on its own.

I was making my rationale, as requested, for creating a tag for the word lighting as well as lights.

Would 'recommend me a Bike light' and 'what lights' titled threads be returned by just searching for a tag 'lights' ?

but you also get the terms dynamo lighting or my lighting setup is.... Is the crux of my rationale. Would ifnI.searched light does the forum software do wildcard searching and would recognise lighting within the word light(S)?

I do think that they can serve a different purpose but was, inelegantly, agreeing that if I had to choose only one of the two words. Lights will be the more useful.

@summerdays I haven't searched on tags yet so this is a genuine question

If someone asked a what lights question and searched for the tag 'lights' would a single tag of 'bike lights' return that thread?

I'm not being funny but on a cycling forum in that context the word 'bike' is superfluous. How many 'what lights' threads have been seeking advice on illuminating a bathroom vs picking lights to cycle by?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Ah, didn't check for that!

you can merge the 2 and select the one that is more appropriate. Lights would probably do, unless you divide between front and rear lights (lights - front, lights - rear).