We need consistency in the various records tags

Question

As expected, our tag list is full of tags describing different types of records:

How can we make this more consistent?

FYI, I'm waiting to act on this until we get pro-tem moderators so that they can create the tag synonyms; otherwise we run the risk of the tags being used again.
JustinY, it's possible to create tag synonyms now, with enough reputation.

JustinY · Answer 1 · 2012-12-12 16:44:49Z

up vote 7 down vote

The "certificates" tags should become synonyms for the "records" tags:

marriage-certificates doesn't actually exist, but we should create it as a synonym for marriage-records anyways.

edited Dec 12 '12 at 16:44

answered Dec 10 '12 at 22:12

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I prefer records, too. – GeneJ Dec 12 '12 at 23:12

lkessler · Answer 2 · 2012-12-10 23:32:51Z

up vote 4 down vote

Get rid of the general "records" and always require a "type" prefix.

answered Dec 10 '12 at 23:32

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	How about one category "general-records" – GeneJ Dec 12 '12 at 23:13
	@genej - better to specify than to generalize. Misc-records is better if it doesn't fit into other categories. – lkessler Dec 12 '12 at 23:18
	We do all long for the perfect balance between consistency and accuracy. It's a little like setting up source types, itn's it. Once you get beyond birth, marriage, death, the categories might seem easy, especially if you do a lot of work with one or two record providers. Notions will be more challenging across all users. There will be also questions that involve more than one record type/record group. Maybe for this group, you could have some kind of "multiple-records?" Whatever you decide to do is fine with me. – GeneJ Dec 13 '12 at 0:08
	@GeneJ when a question involves multiple types of records it should include all of the relevant tags. If that adds up to more than 5 then I would choose the most important. Plus, chances are if it involves more than 5 and they're all "important" then the question is asking too much. – JustinY Dec 13 '12 at 0:23
	I wouldn't disagree, except that records are location and sometimes langage centric, too. It doesn't matter to me what you decide to do. Those classifying source types run into this too. – GeneJ Dec 13 '12 at 0:52

JustinY · Answer 3 · 2012-12-10 22:10:57Z

up vote 3 down vote

All of the tags should end in "s".

answered Dec 10 '12 at 22:10

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JustinY · Answer 4 · 2012-12-10 22:14:15Z

up vote 1 down vote

land and deed should become land-records, perhaps with a synonym created for deeds -> land-records.

answered Dec 10 '12 at 22:14

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