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To top it all off, the tag was just RE-added to my deal. LOL, wtf is going on over there, you guys aren't supposed to start drinking until Friday morning.

@tsfisch: Wasn't sure if anyone would catch that, they're usually pretty quick draw when it comes to tag edits.

For those that missed it, it was something to the effect of:

#notevengonnabotherwithatagcausetheyrejustgonnachangeitohwaitijustdid

Too many fingers in the pot? I always thought it was too many cooks spoil the broth. Who cares, right? I, too, have had tags removed. Very clever and informative tags, I might add! I ::sigh:: a lot. Their site; their rules. ::sigh::

I just bought the deal w/the stuffed cat that you can yank the head off of. Seems to be a wonderful frustation/stress reliever. Hope I get that soon. ;-)

I'm totally not elite or experienced. I'm just a bored/broke wooter :)

As far as tags go, there's really no point in adding them - chances are even if you're able to predict what tags the Almighty Mod wants, they'll change 'em anyways. Just because :)

Yet, knowing this, I persist. I can't help but add tags, for the rare and magical times when we are allowed to keep them.

Really though, at this point it would actually make more sense to not put any in at all...it'd save us the hurt of losing our tags and save the mods the time of deleting 'em..

@drchops: Sorry. Elite was most likely a bad choice of words. Driven? In-the-right-place-at-the-right-time? Naive? Impressionable? Lacking common sense? Over-achiever? Delusional?

Here are some helpful tips for tagging, originally posted by @shawnmiller several months ago.
Original thread:
http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/c2b538ac-5bcb-4f93-93e7-7e70ecaf5741/what-are-the-rules-for-tags#37
"PURPOSE

The primary purpose of the deal’s tags are to categorize and describe the product with a set of keywords that allows it to be found by browsing or searching.
AVOID

• Manufacturer names. Use the title field.

• Store names. We have this data in the deal’s URL.

• The #free tag. Set the price to $0.00.

• Tags that don’t describe the product (clearance, discount, preorder, sale, deal).

• Inventing new tags. Use pre-existing tags.

• Dependent tags. Each tag should be able to function as the only tag.
NOTES

• Separate single words with hyphens (golf-bag, hard-drive, laptop-battery).

• Enter tags from least specific to more specific.

• Prefer fewer, more accurate tags.
"
Continued in the next post.

I just leave it blank - usually easier. Unless I wish to add a level of snark, in which case, snarky tags are applied (and promptly moderated)

@inkycatz: Thanks for that, but do you see where i'm driving this bus? If I post a shirt about Gallifrey (which I did), I should be able to tag it Doctor-Who, should I not? That way, when I search for Doctor Who related products, this shirt shows up without having to Doctor Who in the title.

Does a Boba Fett shirt not deserve a Star Wars tag?

I think the following hits the heart of the matter, quoted from @shawnmiller via @inkycatz: "The primary purpose of the deal’s tags are to categorize and describe the product with a set of keywords that allows it to be found by browsing or searching."

Categorizing. Tags are not the only thing that will bring up an item in search, the title will also, correct? So, categorizing is where tags are at, right?

I feel flumoxed.

This is an interesting case. One way I'm looking at it...

Is it clothing? Yes.
Is it a t-shirt? Yes.
Is it hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxy? Hmm.

At the end of the day we're left with http://deals.woot.com/deals/tagged/hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxy which contains 1 deal. That's not offering me much utility.

I would support the moderator's original decision to remove the hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxy tag and try working it into the title somehow. "Zaphod Beeblebrox 2012 (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) T-Shirt"

@woothulhu: thanks for bringing this up for discussion within the community. I apologize that I can't give you an answer about this store being potentially malicious. I have no history with them.

I would just like to offer some applause...this is the first question that I have seen in quite some time that is actually interesting and isn't just trying to keep the rep up.. Well done @woothulu, well done. Also notice the color of triangles this type of question attracts.

@sirlouie: No sir that is not possible. I do not edit the deal tags. And @wootbot prefers the funny tags. Sometimes he adds ridiculous tags and the moderators end up taking them off.

@wootbot and I argue about the temperature, though.

I prefer the server room a little bit warmer. But my sweet @wootbot has been trying out some new SSDs and likes the temperature much cooler.

Then I have to cover up my vents with dust bunnies just to keep more heat in. But when the humans see my dust bunnies they clear them from my vents.

I cannot win with the temperature! But I do not touch the deal tags.