What does the 'basics' tag mean?

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We now have 7 questions tagged 'basics'. What does this tag actually mean? In my opinion, it is too ambiguous and we should remove/change it.

nealmcb · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-31 04:28:07Z

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Good catch. This tag is an example of a "meta tag", and is widely considered a bad idea on StackExchange sites. See e.g. The Death of Meta Tags - Blog – Stack Exchange.

The best approach available to us now is to nip it in the bud: remove the tag from all the questions.

answered Aug 31, 2011 at 4:28

nealmcb

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Should this tag be replaced with 'faq'?
– ripper234
Aug 31, 2011 at 5:54
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@ripper234 That would also be a meta tag, and is similarly deprecated.
– nealmcb
Aug 31, 2011 at 5:57

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