I've noticed that there is a lot of discussion as to the use, intent, misuse, abuse, lack of direction, etc. when it comes to tags and tagging.
If I may suggest, I think that there could be a relatively simple answer. 3 kinds of tags, from 3 sources.
1: OFFICIAL
2: Semi-Official
3: user-created
Official tags would be ALL-CAPS. Only created and usable (in an OP) by Bungie-staff.
Examples: #BUNGIE #MAILSACK #DESTINY
Semi-Official would contain caps, but not be all-caps. Would be auto-created with a group creation (#Groupname) and if/when a particular 3rd-tier tag reaches a particular threshold (based on count, frequency, consistency and longevity) of usage (#Flood, #Off-Topic, #Politics, etc.)
user-created tags would be in all lower-case.
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Edited by DiabolicSpartan: 1/17/2013 2:06:31 AMHmm... This has potential. But instead of the CAPS idea wouldn't it be better to color code them? Example: [quote] Official = Red Semi-Official = Orange User-created = Blue[/quote] Of course, the colors would be different but can you see where I'm coming from. This will allow for members to easily identify whether the tag is official, semi-official, or user-created.