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An unofficial style guide to our tag wikis

I've been updating tag excerpts with Japanese translations. The format of our tag wikis is inconsitent, so I'd like to record what format I've followed for the tag wikis I've edited, in case anyone ...
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Please help translate our tags

This is a follow-up of Should tag descriptions be prefixed with their kanji/kana equivalent?. For accessibility for native Japanese speakers (as well as for learners), I think it would be nice to ...
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When to use the JLPT tag?

Tag description: The Japanese Language Proficiency Test, or JLPT for short, is a standardized test used to measure skill in the Japanese language of non-native speakers. The current JLPT (revised ...
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How in-depth should the tag wiki be?

I've noticed some of the tag wiki entries are only very basic one-line definitions, while others go into some detail and provide examples of the topic. I personally do think that a little extra ...
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Are there tags for specific dialects? [duplicate]

dialects says in its wiki: Language and vocabulary differences between specific regions of Japan. Mostly used with specific dialect tag(s). Applies to any question asking about differences ...
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Can someone explain the ellipses tag?

There is no tag wiki on the "Ellipses" tag...and I can't figure out what it means exactly. There are questions with this tag that as far as I can tell don't have anything to do with the use ...
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Merge or reword the "set-phrases" and "expression" tags?

I wrote the tag wiki for the set-phrases tag, which is used 11 times and reads: Phrases with fixed words used as a single unit, many of which are idioms. We also have a expression tag which I ...
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Text of the "verbs" tag wiki.

I know verbs are tricky to define which is why I left that tag wiki alone for a long time. So let's work together on the best wording. I think I defined it as words which describe actions, which is ...
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How to get to the place from where I can vote on tag wiki edit suggestions?

I recently acquired enough of that rep stuff to get a new priv thing. But I can't figure out how to use it. I've tried looking through the "Tags" section and also the "review" section but nothing ...
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Why is the Etymology tag excerpt missing some words on the Tags page?

I was looking through the tag excerpts and I noticed the Etymology excerpt that appears on the Tags page doesn't match what appears on the tag pop-up tooltip, the etymology tagged questions page, or ...
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How should we phrase tag wiki excerpts and descriptions?

hippietrail has already done a good job of adding descriptions and excerpts to tag wiki and there are many still in queue (which I regretfully can't approve because I have a daily approval limit :(). ...
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Should we merge the "informal" and "colloquial" tags?

This question over whether or not to merge informal and colloquial may be a bit trickier than some other tag merging proposals. I took the liberty of asking over on English L&U about the ...
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Why can't I propose tag wikis on meta?

I know there is an edit queue which can fill up, but us mortal users are not informed of this circumstance so maybe this is the problem. I definitely can propose tag wiki edits in the main site so ...
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What to do with the "words" and "vocabulary" tags?

Currently we have both words and vocabulary tags which seem both pretty alike and pretty vague but each have a number of questions under them. From looking at the questions of each I couldn't quite ...
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There doesn't seem to be a reputation level listed for the "edit tag wikis" priveledge

I just noticed that even though a lot of rep levels necessary for privs are quite low since this is a beta site, the "edit tag wikis" priv isn't listed at all. Not only that but we seem to be able to ...
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Tag Excerpts and Descriptions, OK to copy Wikipedia?

Is it OK to copy text from Wikipedia when filling out Tag excerpts and descriptions?
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