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It seems the tags , and are all used for the same thing. Should the latter two be superseded with the first? Should either of the first two be retained as redirects, or should they just be burniated?

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    Adding synonyms would be best.
    – curiousdannii
    Jul 28, 2015 at 23:06

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Let's keep and make the other two synonyms.

It is the clearest and searchable out of the three. The other two can still function as redirects. If something gets tagged with a synonym, the master tag gets shown anyway.

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  • I support the idea of synonyms, but I feel that tagging to [derivative-Works] isn't the best, as it retags something that may not be a work to this tag.
    – Zizouz212
    Jul 29, 2015 at 18:37
  • @Zizouz212 that seems like a very obscure use-case, but I'm no expert.
    – overactor
    Jul 29, 2015 at 18:39
  • It may not be common, but it is a possibility. I like the concise tag more, but then of course, voting will take the community opinions. If someone likes mine, then so be it. Likewise with yours.
    – Zizouz212
    Jul 29, 2015 at 18:40
  • I'm just going to play a little devil here... But that's bad grammar! You should be using [derived-works]!!! :)
    – Zizouz212
    Jul 31, 2015 at 12:31
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I agree, let's make the tags synonyms.

However, I say let's make the tags synonyms of as it is a more concise tag. That way, something that is a derivative but not a derivative work will not be automatically retagged to .

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  • "Derivatives" or "Derivative" is very bad tag for this. It is used in calculus, chemistry and finance. These meanings has nothing to do with Derivative work or things that is relevant to our site. As for anything relevant that is "a derivative but not a derivative work", I am unable to understand what that should be.
    – Free Radical
    Jul 29, 2015 at 21:06
  • @FreeRadical Do note, that this is similar to the drm tag discussion meta had earlier, drm is ambiguous, but half the things won't apply to this site. I'm sure that calculus != open source. If we're nervous about ambiguity, then there is also the tag wiki, and tag wiki excerpts.
    – Zizouz212
    Jul 29, 2015 at 21:14
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    What kind of derivatives do you think would be on-topic at the site that aren't derivative works?
    – curiousdannii
    Jul 31, 2015 at 12:29
  • @curiousdannii I'm not entirely sure. I suggested this idea mostly because it was more concise, and it would be another thing for the community to vote on.
    – Zizouz212
    Jul 31, 2015 at 12:30

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