Why?
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Mining is a central topic in cryptocurrencies deserving of more than one tag to separate different aspects of it into their own collections. This will enable interested users to find related content more easily.

Who?
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Anyone can help! If you can't edit yourself, you can suggest edits! Each suggested edit gives you +2 reputation when accepted.

How?
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1. Find any questions tagged with [tag:mining].
2. Read questions and answers to figure out what the topic is.
3. Remove [tag:mining] and replace with tags from the following list.

**Bonus:** Where appropriate vote, edit for quality, add answers, or flag. Questions that are edited are bumped to the front. That's a great time to fix 'em up.

(Likely) Targets
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- [tag:miner-configuration]  
Collects questions about configuration of mining hardware, and optimizing the software settings of mining rigs.

- [tag:mining-hardware]  
Collects questions about mining rigs, cpus, gpus, fpgas, and asicminers, as well as the production, and producers of such.

- [tag:mining-pools]  
Questions about organizing groups to collaboratively work on block creation.

- [tag:mining-profitability]  
Collects questions about the economics of mining operations.

- [tag:mining-theory]  
Questions about the function, the reason for, and the underlying concepts of mining.

- [tag:cpu-mining]  
Questions about using CPUs for mining.

- [tag:gpu-mining]  
Collects questions about mining setups on basis of GPUs.

- [tag:pool-payout-methods]  
Questions about sharing revenue in mining pools.

- [tag:shares]  
Shares refers to a method for accounting mining pool contributions. It does not cover company shares. 

- [tag:solo-mining]  
refers to mining by yourself, not organized in a mining-pool 


When?
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Starting now, until there are no questions left with the tag [tag:mining]. :)