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The new tag popup makes it easy to watch or ignore particular tags and shows the tag info excerpt. Here's one on EL&U:

Single-word-requests tag excerpt

However, the full tag info contains a lot more information which helps users. Getting at that information is not obvious: you need to click the View tag link which provides a list of questions and an abbreviated excerpt, and then click the Learn more... link.

The old tag pop-up used to include a link to the full tag info, and it appears that this was implemented as a result of a request in 2011 which changed behaviour which was remarkably similar to what happens now.

Here's an example I found to give the idea. The Info link showed the full tag info.

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The current behaviour is a regression, breaking something which was previously fixed.

Could View tag in the new popup be changed to Other questions and a new More info link be included which gives easier access to the full tag info? Perhaps something like this...

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  • Agree, but as far as I can see, in the new UX there's simply no proper place for "info" link. Not expert though, so hopefully UX expert can find such a place.
    – Shadow Wizard
    Commented Aug 14, 2018 at 11:51
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    If anything that link should not be titled info but read more ... and I agree that it should be reintroduced on the tag popup
    – rene Mod
    Commented Aug 14, 2018 at 11:59
  • Related, if not a duplicate: Restore previous variant of tag popup – but I think this very post is more clear so maybe we need to close the other way around.
    – rene Mod
    Commented Aug 14, 2018 at 12:01
  • @rene I thought one moderator or another must have asked about this already, but I couldn't find it. As a mod myself, linking to the page in a comment is still a possibility, but I would really like users to find it for themselves.
    – Andrew Leach
    Commented Aug 14, 2018 at 12:05
  • There's a userscript that adds this functionality: stackapps.com/questions/8054/improved-tag-popup
    – Barmar
    Commented Apr 21, 2020 at 15:21
  • Unfortunately userscripts don't help those who don't know about them, in particular first-time users who actually need the extended tag info.
    – Andrew Leach
    Commented Apr 21, 2020 at 15:23
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    It's a little disappointing that despite the "bug" tag, and being obviously a regression error, no-one from SE has reacted in nearly a year.
    – Andrew Leach
    Commented Apr 21, 2020 at 15:24
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    I'm not sure its an error, but its certainly something worth relooking
    – Journeyman Geek Mod
    Commented May 16, 2020 at 14:04
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    Heads up that this is on our list to revisit. Going to look into this with our UX team and see what we can do to address.
    – Jon Chan StaffMod
    Commented Aug 5, 2020 at 19:05
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    @JonChan why not status-review then?
    – Shadow Wizard
    Commented Aug 5, 2020 at 19:08
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    @ShadowWizardWearingMask We've been using status-review for items that get raised to us, but once we actually finish triaging them, we want to indicate it's in the plan for us to address, just not in the short term (also why it's not status-planned and status-deferred instead). We're still experimenting with some of this.
    – Jon Chan StaffMod
    Commented Aug 5, 2020 at 19:13
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    @JonChan While it's buoying that the issue has at long last been recognised, it is a regression error, a bug, objectively harmful to the user experience (especially for new users), and easy to fix. It's even more disappointing that it won't be fixed quickly and is being deliberately pushed even further on to the back burner.
    – Andrew Leach
    Commented Aug 5, 2020 at 19:17

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As an alternative (with strengths and weaknesses of its own), you can request a tag warning (including some instructions on using the tag and linking where you want), which shows up after clicking the "Review Question" button and when adding the tag while editing:

Image of review question panel with a tag warning implemented that starts with "Single word request questions must include…" and continues to explain more verbosely the requirements for posting a question with a given tag

The process is unfortunately more cumbersome than editing the tag wiki, and can't (or shouldn't) be used on as many tags. It's best for the biggest problem tags. Sample meta discussion: Warn people of the rules for [Single-Word-Requests] before posting

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We're aiming to simplify our UI to make it more accessible - an example of that is our new tag popup. While we considered including those links in the new popup, the final designs excluded it in favor of a more focused design with a clear call to action. We do not consider adding a link to the full wiki at the moment.

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    Is there a way to analyze if there are many people who actually click the "View Tag" link? The "View Tag" link goes to the same place as clicking the tag itself. Since there is already an alternative way to get to the tagged question list, maybe "View Tag" can be replaced with the tag wiki link as a compromise.
    – Cave Johnson
    Commented Nov 5 at 16:46
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    "Accessible" is not about "simple" or "call to action". Replacing the entire site's UI with one "do the thing" button would not be accessible in the slightest, so why would progress in that direction lead to accessibility? (Thanks for keeping us informed, though.)
    – wizzwizz4
    Commented Nov 5 at 18:29
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    This answer is almost a deliberate misunderstanding of the request.
    – Andrew Leach
    Commented Nov 6 at 12:39

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