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As part of The Great Tagging Survey, I've noticed that the pluralisation of our tags is a bit inconsistent. The following lists all tags that refer to some kind of object that is dealt with in the corresponding challenges.

Singular

Plural

This is probably not a huge deal, but I think it would be nicer if this was consistent. I don't know if devs can rename tags (although I think they can since they can also delete them), but maybe we want to at least set up a guideline for future tags?

I'll add a few answers, please vote according to your preference or add your own answer.

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Whichever one sounds better

The tag roman-numeral would sound funny as this phrase is nearly always used in the plural. On the other hand, no one in his right mind would prefer markov-chains to markov-chain.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ +1. I think plurality it should be determined on a per-tag basis. \$\endgroup\$
    – Alex A.
    Mar 25, 2015 at 0:11
  • \$\begingroup\$ roman-numeral doesn’t sound weird… \$\endgroup\$ Nov 1, 2023 at 18:32
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Tags should be plural, please fix the existing ones if possible

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  • \$\begingroup\$ +1 from me (can't vote) \$\endgroup\$ Mar 21, 2015 at 13:43
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Tags should be singular, please fix the existing ones if possible

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Future tags should be plural, but don't fix the existing ones

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  • \$\begingroup\$ +1 from me (can't vote) \$\endgroup\$ Mar 21, 2015 at 13:45
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Future tags should be singular, but don't fix the existing ones

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It doesn't matter. Flip a coin for all I care!

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  • \$\begingroup\$ -1 from me (can't vote) \$\endgroup\$ Mar 21, 2015 at 13:46

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