Thereās been some discussion of ācountry-specific tagsā (and region-specific tags) here
I think perhaps decisions about general principles for country-specific tags and general principles for EA-chapter-specific tags should be made in tandem
E.g., because itād be a bit weird to have both a tag for the Philippines as a country (e.g., about the relevance of that country for EA cause areas) and a tag for EA Philippines
Maybe the best option would be to just have country- or region-specific tags that also serve sort-of like EA-chapter-specific tags, unless there are e.g. more than 10 posts relevant to that EA chapter specifically, or more than 20 posts thatād be in the whole tag?
(This is just one possible, quickly thought up principle)
But Iām not actually sure what the principles should be
E.g., if something like the above principle is adopted, Iām not sure what numbers should be used (I chose 10 and 20 pretty randomly)
And Iām not sure how that sort of principle should interact with the option of region-specific tags
E.g., maybe itād be best to just have a tag like Southeast Asia, and let that play roles similar to that that would be played by country-specific and EA-chapter-specific tags for each country in that region?
Or maybe if thereās a tag for Southeast Asia, thatās so broad that it then becomes useful to have an EA Philippines tag (but without there being need for a Philippines tag)?
I think itās a good idea to go with a Philippines tag rather than an EA Philippines tag. Both are quite interchangeable because 100% of past posts (thereās 5 of them) related to the Philippines are also written by people in EA Philippines, and 100% of past posts by EA Philippines are related to the Philippines.
I think this will continue for quite a few years for ~80-100% of posts, since we expect only a few people to not be affiliated with EA Philippines but still be writing about the Philippines. I think that 90-100% of posts by EA Philippines will relate to the Philippines.
I also agree that for national EA groups, rather than have an EA-chapter-specific tag as well as a country-specific tag, we should just have the country-specific tag.
I donāt understand how a post related specifically to an EA chapter wouldnāt also be related to the country, so I think one country tag (rather than a country and a chapter tag) is enough.
I would prefer to just have a Philippines tag already rather than a Southeast Asia tag. This is because:
I think weāll hit 10 posts soon, i.e. by the midpoint of 2021
We already have 5 past posts that could be tagged under Philippines
I have ~3 more posts coming up (likely this month) that would also be tagged under Philippines
Therefore rather than tagging these posts as under Southeast Asia, then having to move them to Philippines after we hit 10 posts, Iād rather we just have them tagged as under the Philippines already.
I think the principle should be like āIf there are 5 or more posts already for a specific country or EA national chapter, and if you would want to create a tag for easier visibility of posts related to that country/āchapter, then you should create a tag for that specific country already.ā Let me know what you think of this principle!
I think the principle should be like āIf there are 5 or more posts already for a specific country or EA national chapter, and if you would want to create a tag for easier visibility of posts related to that country/āchapter, then you should create a tag for that specific country already.ā Let me know what you think of this principle!
That sounds good to me :)
(Though of course this is just one personās thoughtsāI have no official role in the EA Forum; Iām just a nerd for tags.)
Alright. Iāve gone ahead and made the Philippines tag here, along with a description for it. Iāve also tagged all 5 pasts posts on this topic already. The description I wrote could be a template for how other country-specific tags should be like. I felt that the description you wrote for China didnāt apply as much to the Philippines tag.
If you or anyone else wants to let me know if the description is alright, or if I should change anything, let me know!
Quick thoughts:
Thereās been some discussion of ācountry-specific tagsā (and region-specific tags) here
I think perhaps decisions about general principles for country-specific tags and general principles for EA-chapter-specific tags should be made in tandem
E.g., because itād be a bit weird to have both a tag for the Philippines as a country (e.g., about the relevance of that country for EA cause areas) and a tag for EA Philippines
Maybe the best option would be to just have country- or region-specific tags that also serve sort-of like EA-chapter-specific tags, unless there are e.g. more than 10 posts relevant to that EA chapter specifically, or more than 20 posts thatād be in the whole tag?
(This is just one possible, quickly thought up principle)
But Iām not actually sure what the principles should be
E.g., if something like the above principle is adopted, Iām not sure what numbers should be used (I chose 10 and 20 pretty randomly)
And Iām not sure how that sort of principle should interact with the option of region-specific tags
E.g., maybe itād be best to just have a tag like Southeast Asia, and let that play roles similar to that that would be played by country-specific and EA-chapter-specific tags for each country in that region?
Or maybe if thereās a tag for Southeast Asia, thatās so broad that it then becomes useful to have an EA Philippines tag (but without there being need for a Philippines tag)?
I think itās a good idea to go with a Philippines tag rather than an EA Philippines tag. Both are quite interchangeable because 100% of past posts (thereās 5 of them) related to the Philippines are also written by people in EA Philippines, and 100% of past posts by EA Philippines are related to the Philippines.
I think this will continue for quite a few years for ~80-100% of posts, since we expect only a few people to not be affiliated with EA Philippines but still be writing about the Philippines. I think that 90-100% of posts by EA Philippines will relate to the Philippines.
I also agree that for national EA groups, rather than have an EA-chapter-specific tag as well as a country-specific tag, we should just have the country-specific tag.
I donāt understand how a post related specifically to an EA chapter wouldnāt also be related to the country, so I think one country tag (rather than a country and a chapter tag) is enough.
I would prefer to just have a Philippines tag already rather than a Southeast Asia tag. This is because:
I think weāll hit 10 posts soon, i.e. by the midpoint of 2021
We already have 5 past posts that could be tagged under Philippines
I have ~3 more posts coming up (likely this month) that would also be tagged under Philippines
Therefore rather than tagging these posts as under Southeast Asia, then having to move them to Philippines after we hit 10 posts, Iād rather we just have them tagged as under the Philippines already.
I think the principle should be like āIf there are 5 or more posts already for a specific country or EA national chapter, and if you would want to create a tag for easier visibility of posts related to that country/āchapter, then you should create a tag for that specific country already.ā Let me know what you think of this principle!
That sounds good to me :)
(Though of course this is just one personās thoughtsāI have no official role in the EA Forum; Iām just a nerd for tags.)
Alright. Iāve gone ahead and made the Philippines tag here, along with a description for it. Iāve also tagged all 5 pasts posts on this topic already. The description I wrote could be a template for how other country-specific tags should be like. I felt that the description you wrote for China didnāt apply as much to the Philippines tag.
If you or anyone else wants to let me know if the description is alright, or if I should change anything, let me know!
The description looks good to me!
And I agree that it seems like it could be a useful example/ātemplate for other country-specific tags to draw on.