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asked 2014-01-20 10:43:49 +0300

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Have you seen questions or tags very close to each other, but not quite duplicates? In this wiki we sort these out together. Add an answer to start a new discussion.

1. Sorting of closely related questions (why is this important?)

2. To achieve a meaningful, clear, intuitive and shared notion of set of tags

3. Already cleaned (links to discussions):

4. Code-of-conduct! Before merging duplicates / changing existing tags:

  • Suggestions (formatted as "Answer") should be listed here for at least 2 working days to see what comments they get.
  • Thereafter, answers should be revised according to the result of the comments, for example, making it clear that a certain set of tags should not be merged and stating the reason.
  • Wait another working day before you start editing tags and check what the discussion is. If previously there has been a lot of different ideas and comments, you may even ask that a moderator gives the go-ahead.
  • Report all retagging with a comment, so that moderators can cleanup the back-end (otherwise unused tags are shown in the list of choises when tagging a question)
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@jgr I edited that part to be not so normative: "If you run into a question that can't actually be answered at all, or is a simple How-to or Poll / Survey consider commenting that to the writer and/or convert the question to a wiki (edit -> mark with "community wiki")"

Is it better now?

foss4ever ( 2014-01-20 12:38:03 +0300 )edit

I propose to introduce the concept of sticky topics centralizing news / main ideas and so on. A meta-topic could be created to gather sitcky topics title. Yesterday, I was suggested to use tags, but it's not efficient. I think sticky topics could be good to reduce the number of "duplicate topics".

TNZ ( 2014-01-21 10:44:09 +0300 )edit

@TNZ Who selects sticky topics, and by what criteria? And where are they shown?

foss4ever ( 2014-01-21 11:01:12 +0300 )edit

@jjaone : The main idea is to have a cleaner area. I think that guys who spend a lot of time here are the best (like admins & moderators) to manage sticky topics and the meta-topic.

Maybe, a specific site section giving news about activity here could help instead of maintening sticky-topics.

TNZ ( 2014-01-21 11:12:20 +0300 )edit

@TNZ A Dashboard giving a quick overview of what is happening in here, hot topis, latest questions, answer, comments, whos on line, top 10 roadmapped and / or closed questions, etc etc..with selectable sticky topics, news, howtos, guides + a link section to related Jolla & developnent spesific sites like Care, Store, blogs and community portals..

foss4ever ( 2014-01-21 11:28:01 +0300 )edit

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answered 2014-01-21 11:56:01 +0300

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updated 2014-01-25 10:36:29 +0300

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Edit: CLEANED

The tags

  • contacts (121 uses)
  • list-of-contacts (5 uses)
  • contact (2 uses)

can be merged. I tend to contacts, because it is used the most.

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Thanks for your contribution, merging done.

eric ( 2014-01-21 13:18:35 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-21 11:55:54 +0300

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updated 2014-01-21 15:48:22 +0300

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Edit: CLEANED

There are currently two tags related to The Other Half:

  • toh
  • theotherhalf

I believe we should be choosing one of the above, which one would you choose and why? Please discuss by commenting this answer, thank you.

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IMHO I prefer the "theotherhalf" since some people new to this forum might be a bit unfamiliar with "toh"

TimTTK ( 2014-01-21 12:06:25 +0300 )edit
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I also prefer to prevent abbreviations if possible. Because everyone which is new to the community does not understand them.

Sailor ( 2014-01-21 12:07:55 +0300 )edit

I'd prefer theotherhalf as well.

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-21 12:09:39 +0300 )edit

I agree with theotherhalf, too.

IZ1IVA ( 2014-01-21 12:15:35 +0300 )edit
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Thanks! toh entry deleted, please adjust to theotherhalf tag if you spot more...

eric ( 2014-01-21 13:20:24 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-21 16:56:19 +0300

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updated 2014-01-31 02:23:46 +0300

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Edit: CLEANED

And yet another cleanup suggestion:

  • store (66)
  • jollastore (8)
  • appstore (9)
  • play-store (0) edit: not in use, but still visible in suggested tags

Retagging has been done:

  1. store & appstore & jollastore & jolla-app-store & app-store -> jolla-store
  2. yandex & yandex-app-store->yandex-store
  3. amazon-app-store -> amazon-store
  4. google-play & play-store & google-play-store -> google-store

All future tags for application stores can be retagged with the same format: "name-store"

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Harbour should probably still be a separate tag (that's where the developers add their apps). Maybe keep/swap it to dev-harbour?

I vote for a removal/merging of appstore, and think jollastore (or, preferably, Jolla-Store, or jolla-store) would be the best, even though store is used more, as that would make it clear that it's none of the other app stores.

phle ( 2014-01-21 17:28:34 +0300 )edit

Agreed. Almost all harbour tagged questions refer to the dev-part of the store as far as I can see. Didn't check carefully enough before. Sorry for that. Will edit answer above.

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-21 17:35:57 +0300 )edit
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+1 for jolla-store, to be expanded later (if needed) with yandex-store and possible other xxxxx-store's

simo ( 2014-01-21 18:47:35 +0300 )edit
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I suggest, putting "store" at the front, i.e. store-jolla, store-yandex etc.

By the way, tags are lower case only -- automatically converted to.

jgr ( 2014-01-22 01:59:03 +0300 )edit
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@jgr when adding tags, starting to write "sto..." makes suggestion like jolla-store to become visible. Iget your point, but via that there's no great risk for people adding wrong tags later. Starting with the name of the store might just be adopted easier by our new members.

simo ( 2014-01-22 02:26:10 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-21 12:29:56 +0300

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updated 2014-01-21 12:30:49 +0300

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Tidying up tags: It seems that eliminated tags are not (automatically) removed from the list. "ambient" and "toh" are not used in any question but still offered when adding a tag. Tidying makes most sense, when eliminated tags are removed from the list. In addition, when entering "toh" the proposal should be "theotherhalf" (most-wanted-synonym feature).

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@eric said he regularly cleans up tags in the back-end. I guess we have to wait for those events to happen for the tags to disappear.

Mohjive ( 2014-01-21 13:06:51 +0300 )edit

@jgr@Mohjive: Thanks for bringing this up :) The entries are removed now...

eric ( 2014-01-21 13:26:08 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-21 16:30:52 +0300

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updated 2014-01-21 16:31:50 +0300

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I have another quite tricky one. I've spotted questions concerning android compatibility with tags

  • alien-dalvik (37)
  • android (126)

Both address the same IMO. Maybe there could be a difference between them, if alien-dalvik only addresses the software part, i.e. the compatibility layer provided by Sailfish OS, whereas android only addresses the hardware part. But I don't think that this is really the case for all questions and I would prefer to use one tag for all questions for now. I'd prefer android because it's used more often already.

Edit: converted to wiki, so that no karma is awarded for this and anyone can edit/improve.

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Just use android for both. I see no value to differentiate between hw and sw, besides is it really clear that alien-dalvik is sw, and android is sw.. seems quite arficial separation.. So, just Android for anything not SailfishOS / native Jolla stuff..

foss4ever ( 2014-01-21 16:34:21 +0300 )edit

It could become useful, when Sailfish OS runs on former android devices. Then maybe there is an issue with camera support of nexus or anything else and be referred to as "Android" hardware. On the other hand, libhybris would be the correct tag there anyway, wouldn't it?

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-21 16:37:22 +0300 )edit

Just a small question. Am I supposed to do this clean-up? I didn't dare to do anything because I thought the cleaning is done by moderators. I don't even know, if I am able to retag other users question with my "low" karma. If I am supposed to do it, I will do it of course. Am I correct, that "everybody" agrees to change alien-dalvik to android tags?

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-22 10:11:00 +0300 )edit
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I have a little concern here. android is generally referring to apps whereas alien-dalvik is quite specific to the layer itself. I honestly believe they both can used and I don't see how they overlap. I wouldn't personally merge, as I see a need for granularity when we talk about Android in general...

eric ( 2014-01-22 10:40:27 +0300 )edit

When I go through the questions, I see a lot using both tags, some referring to android apps using only alien-dalvik as tag and some referring to android compatibility/layer specific problems but using android as tag. So, allthough I agree that they don't have to overlap and may used both, currently the questions are totally mixed up within those alternative tags (IMHO).

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-22 10:49:18 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-22 01:54:21 +0300

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updated 2014-01-31 04:22:55 +0300

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  • outcoming call (0): There is no "outcoming" call, only an outgoing call.

For all "call" related tags, I suggest writing all of them with "call" at the beginning and in singular only, i.e.

  • not outgoing-call but call-outgoing
  • not incoming-calls (0) but call-incoming (14)
  • not emergency-call (0) but call-emergency

(Looking at the numbers, these tags are used, probably just "call" (44) would do for all of them.)

Current back-end (31-Jan-2014)

  • call × 55
  • calling × 18
  • call-incoming × 17
  • call-list × 5
  • call-ending × 2
  • emergency-call × 1
  • call-timer × 1
  • call-waiting × 1
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Just interested: On how many of these a tag phone has been used together with callrelated tags?

simo ( 2014-01-22 02:57:08 +0300 )edit
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Why reverse the natural ordet?.Much better and more easy to use if they are outgoing-call, incoming-call and emergency-call. No need to introduce technical jargon to tags on purpose, and IMI the tags search and conpletion work fine irrespective of where in the string the matching part is.

foss4ever ( 2014-01-28 00:33:15 +0300 )edit

@jjaone: Was a suggestion, because in the list of tags (on page "ALL" to the right) it would sort better. But since it is not supported with the other tags (e.g. shop), it should not be done here.

jgr ( 2014-01-28 11:09:30 +0300 )edit
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I'd also stick with the natural order, and keep all three jgr mentioned. I also added all the call- tags (currently in the back-end) to the answer.

simo ( 2014-01-31 04:21:05 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-22 11:24:00 +0300

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updated 2014-01-28 11:02:56 +0300

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Edit: CLEANED

An easy one: lockscreen and lock-screen.

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I'd favour lock-screen, but I'd like to hear from English native speakers...

IZ1IVA ( 2014-01-22 12:03:55 +0300 )edit

https://together.jolla.com/question/5465/how-to-naming-jolla-ui-screens-gestures-and-components/#post-id-17401: "lock screen" (with space), i.e. for a tag with dash: "lock-screen".

jgr ( 2014-01-23 03:03:55 +0300 )edit

Lock screen as 'lock-screen', Home screen as 'home-screen', Launcher screen as.'launcher-screen' etc. What's there to discuss abt still?

foss4ever ( 2014-01-28 00:26:57 +0300 )edit

I am sure a native speaker would agree with lock-screen instead of lockscreen. Besides there only two questions tagged with lockscreen and 47 with lock-screen. In other words, I have retagged those two. Oh... seems somebody beat me to it. The lockscreen tag can be removed from the backend.

avdwoude ( 2014-01-28 09:14:14 +0300 )edit

@avdwoude: Thanks, done.

eric ( 2014-01-28 11:03:32 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-21 12:12:02 +0300

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updated 2014-01-27 22:50:48 +0300

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Edit: CLEANED

I'd say that the tags feature and feature-request can be merged as well. Or is there something I miss?

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Hmm, this one is trickier IMHO. Would someone be kinf enough to go through the existing reports and adjust if needed? We currently have 17 tagged with feature and I suspect some might not be requests...

eric ( 2014-01-21 13:23:40 +0300 )edit

I prefer "feature-request". "feature" alone would be valid 90% of the questions in this forum as most of the questions refer to a specific feature that is already implemented or needs improvement or needs to be added.

jukey ( 2014-01-21 13:25:04 +0300 )edit

agree with @jukey that "feature" alone is a bit confusing.

TimTTK ( 2014-01-21 13:56:39 +0300 )edit

@jukey@TimTTK@jjaone and others: So anyone willing to go through and update? I'll remove the feature tag then :) Thanks!

eric ( 2014-01-21 14:04:05 +0300 )edit
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I have some spare time. Starting to change all feature tags to feature-request tags now. --> DONE.

simo ( 2014-01-21 15:28:52 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-22 01:31:57 +0300

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updated 2014-01-28 21:04:25 +0300

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EDIT: Partially cleaned (list updated to current tags in use, discussion seems to be close to a solution)

What is the difference between:

  • suggestion (25)
  • idea (164)
  • enhancement (101)

What is their relation to feature-request? (Maybe a feature regarded as not so urgent to be implemented than the ones tagged "feature request"? I am not sure.)

If the category "suggestion/idea" is required as tag, I would favour "suggestion". However, I am not even sure that it is required -- and could be eliminated altogether.

If "enhancement" is required as own category, at least "enhanced" should be eliminated.

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I've no idea what semantic difference of those tags here might be, but I've understood that for some questions or topics 'feature-request' might be too strong and specific to apply and that's why a more abstract wish/need/proposal can be tagged. I'd vote those to be tagged as 'suggestion'' from now on to differentiate from feature-requests. (or leave even that out so the type of question is then implied from not having any specific tag to identify it as such, i.e. an abstract idea)

foss4ever ( 2014-01-22 01:40:08 +0300 )edit

You edited the Q after I commented it, so addendum: enhancement is wish to make something existing better thus not a feature-request and not suggesting it but expressing a need to improve something..

foss4ever ( 2014-01-22 02:08:38 +0300 )edit
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A very good list of candidates, thanks for contributing :) I see these as:

  • feature-request = totally new feature, not existing in SailfishOS / app at all. Should be left.
  • enhancement = making an existing feature better. Should be left.
  • idea = quite free about it's content, both bigger and smaller changes. Should be left, as it's well adopted.
  • Other tags mentioned in your answer could be changed to one of these three.
simo ( 2014-01-22 02:11:15 +0300 )edit

Concerning comments: sometimes comments don't even appear directly but only after some time. Making it even more difficult to answer. I got some mails with comments and had to reload 3 times to see the "real" answer... Back to topic: I think the three tags suggested from @simo (idea, feature-request, enhancement) are good. I'd even drop enhancement, because an enhancement is either a feature-request (if it is concrete) or an idea (if it is vague).

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-22 10:19:08 +0300 )edit
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@naytsyrhc Enhancement is to improve existing functionality, not a request for more or a new one. And 'idea' isn't very good as tag at all, cause anything can be an idea. Even in this comment there is an idea. So lets keep a feature-request, enhancement and suggestion (or proposal) for three different kind of user needs or reqs. And 'bug' for reported or identified or suspected failure or erroneous behaviour of system or apps (i.e. an issue or a problem for which no solution exists or the root-cause is unknown).

foss4ever ( 2014-01-22 10:45:49 +0300 )edit
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answered 2014-01-22 10:33:23 +0300

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updated 2014-01-23 03:04:25 +0300

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And another cleanup that is not trivial I'd say. There are several different tags concerning the alarms of the Jolla. Some refer to alarm-sound, some mean the alarm-clock, some calendar-alarm. But there seems to be no common agreement on that.

  • alarm (29)
  • alarm-clock (14)
  • alarm-setting (3)
  • alarm-off (3)
  • alert (9)

What is the difference, if there is. I browsed the questions and am not yet able to tell if they all should refer the same tag - e.g. only alarm or if there is a good reason to differentiate. What do you think?

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I would change them in following manner:

  • Use only alarm and drop alarm-setting & alarm-off.
  • Change alarm-clock to clock, Alarm clock is part of Clock-application, after all.
JiiHoo ( 2014-01-22 10:57:14 +0300 )edit
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List continued (damn comment length limitations):

  • Leave alert as it is, as it may mean e.g. calendar alert which is bit different thing. Perhaps questions with this tag have to be checked, i.e. are they really about alarms or not.
JiiHoo ( 2014-01-22 11:04:25 +0300 )edit
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@JiiHoo Just continue writing when comment length is exceeded. The "...characters left" is just an indicator to help you, but it will not block the comment. I have posted some comments that have more characters than allowed and posted with "-xxx characters left". Maybe this will change in the future, but for now it is working. (This comment also has -73 characters left.)

naytsyrhc ( 2014-01-22 11:09:46 +0300 )edit

+1 for JiiHoo's suggestions.

simo ( 2014-01-31 04:33:55 +0300 )edit
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