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What is the benefit of encoding fullstops before storing them in the tags table?

I read that fullstops are encoded as aspûnet on SQLServerPEdia: StackOverflow limits you to five tags per question (answers aren't tagged), and all five are stored in this field. … For example, for question 305223, the Tags field is "<offtopic><fun><not-programming-related><jon-skeet>" [...] StackOverflow allows periods in the tag, like the .NET tag and ASP.NET tag. …
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Why are badges and tags handled differently in the database schema?

Post tags are handled differently, and I would like to know why. Each post tag is stored as an individual record with a postId and tagId columns in a PostsTags table, without an id column. … Why does it make sense to apply one strategy for badges and quite another for tags? Can anyone elaborate on this? …
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Un-merge the tags for CFScript and ColdFusion [closed]

I am no longer proposing this feature request. I'm older and wiser now. Unfortunately it can not be deleted, it's here for historical reference. Stack Overflow merges cfscript with the coldfusion …
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In which table do tag excerpts get stored?

After digging around the data-dump, I found that excerpts are also stored in the posts table under postTypeId of 4. This still does not explain how a tag-wiki can be referenced by the tag itself. Ther …
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In which table do tag excerpts get stored?

I imagine the excerpt column is stored in the tags table, but the data-dump does not reflect this, and if it is true it would raise another question. …
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