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^*>> assuming the admins are here often enough and long enough that they aren't fully saturated dealing with keeping the site running*^
We've gone from a minimum of 3 tags to 4, and to be honest there are actual images I've uploaded where 4 tags pretty much covered it and thinking of a fifth was a stretch. Going to more tags is something we've discussed but it's very difficult to find a 'right number' that works without discouraging uploads or requiring people to sometimes 'make up tags' just to get the image on the site.
Also for a lot of uploaders - myself included - it's significantly easier to get the image on the site and add tags once the image is being rendered by the site. That way I can use my clipboard for more than the URL of the image or the description.
And if you see uploads that are persistently being badly tagged we ask that you report them and I've already shared a"[wall of text":](/forums/meta/topics/lazy-tagging?post_id=5129712#post_5129712) talking about what we do when those kinds of reports are received.
Beyond that, two moderators have replied to you, including one of our top tagging wonks, so I'm not sure what more you are looking for.
So - what is it that you are asking the admins to do or say?
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^*>> assuming the admins are here often enough and long enough that they aren't fully saturated dealing with keeping the site running*^
We've gone from a minimum of 3 tags to 4, and to be honest there are actual images I've uploaded where 4 tags pretty much covered it and thinking of a fifth was a stretch. Going to more tags is something we've discussed but it's very difficult to find a 'right number' that works without discouraging uploads or requiring people to sometimes 'make up tags' just to get the image on the site.
Also for a lot of uploaders - myself included - it's significantly easier to get the image on the site and add tags once the image is being rendered by the site. That way I can use my clipboard for more than the URL of the image or the description.
And if you see uploads that are persistently being badly tagged we ask that you report them and I've already shared a
Beyond that, two moderators have replied to you, including one of our top tagging wonks, so I'm not sure what more you are looking for.
So - what is it that you are asking the admins to do or say?