If we find a tag synonym that is incorrect, does anyone have the privilege to remove or delete it?
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Yes, ♦ moderators have the ability to remove tag synonyms. If you see one that should be removed you can post a question tagged discussion
and tag-synonyms
here on Meta so the community can weigh in on it before an action is taken.
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2But, after that, some manual retagging might be needed? If I understand correctly, then the tag that was selected by a user might be lost if it is a synonym?– ArjanApr 5, 2011 at 15:40
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@Arjan: Yes, some retagging is needed, particularly when a synonym is removed. When a new synonym is created we can use the mass retag tool to make all the questions affected have the same tag. If a synonym is reversed we can do the same. Unfortunately it's not as easy when one is just removed. Apr 5, 2011 at 15:52
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