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I'd like to vote for the "asmack" tag to become a synonym for the "smack" tag. The rules say that I need "... a total answer score (total upvotes minus total downvotes) of 5 or more..." to vote for the synonym. A look at topusers for the smack tag reveals that I have a total answer score of 7, but still I am not able to vote: You do not have the required score on this tag to vote for this tag synonym

Is this a bug or is the documentation unclear/wrong?

I think that it is not a cache issue, because it is been a while since a answered a post on the tag. Also this answer states that for voting only the tag's answer score counts and not the reputation. See also this quote from the tag help: **Users with more than 2500 reputation and a total answer score of 5 or more on the tag, can suggest tag synonyms. Users with a total answer score (total upvotes minus total downvotes) of 5 or more, can vote for tag synonyms.*

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  • Curious. If you navigate to the main tag synonym page and select the "suggested" tab, do you see the smack synonym propsal?
    – Mat
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:35
  • Yes, it is the first proposal that shows up if you select "all -> newest"
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:37
  • Specifically, in the suggested tab. That tab shows only the suggested synonyms you can vote on.
    – Mat
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:40
  • Yes, it is also there in the suggested tab.
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:46

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The vote code was erroneously checking reputation as well as tag score (the same check was proposals), this will be corrected in the next build.

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  • Thanks for the clarification nick :)
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 19, 2011 at 6:50
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You need a reputation of 2500, to propose tag synonyms and vote on proposed synonyms; your actual reputation on Stack Overflow is 474.

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    I don't like to propose, I'd like to vote
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:39
  • As I have written in my question, this answer just lists a score >= 5 as requirement. Also the tag wiki help states Users with more than 2500 reputation and a total answer score of 5 or more on the tag, can suggest tag synonyms. Users with a total answer score (total upvotes minus total downvotes) of 5 or more, can vote for tag synonyms., which also reads like the score is the only requirement.
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:43
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    I agree with Flow here. The suggested synonym page says: "Users with a total answer score (total upvotes minus total downvotes) of 5 or more, can vote for tag synonyms." It specifically does not state a rep requirement, when it does for suggesting a synonym. I don't know who is right, but if the vote requirement is >2.5k rep, then it's not clear at all.
    – Mat
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:43
  • @Mat It's the privilege page that reports which reputation you need to have the privilege.
    – avpaderno
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:46
  • Well then the suggested edit page needs fixing, IMO.
    – Mat
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:47
  • Also if > 2500 rep is also requirement for voting, then there is no difference between the requirement for suggesting and voting. Why should it then be listed explicitly?
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:51
  • kiamlaluno: The first point is not about the required rep, it lists the criteria for proposing, the second one the criteria for voting. At least that is my understanding.
    – Flow
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:54
  • @Mat Flow is saying that he should be able to vote for synonyms when that privilege requires a higher reputation than he has.
    – avpaderno
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 7:54
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    @kiamlaluno: I understand what you are saying, and what Flow is saying. I don't know which one of you is right (I suspect you are), but the wording on the suggested synonym page does not state the requirement clearly at all, IMO.
    – Mat
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 8:01
  • @Mat What I mean is that it is another topic (and another question). In any case, there is a page that needs to be fixed, but Flow is not objecting that.
    – avpaderno
    Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 8:06

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