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Old 31-07-2009, 03:58 PM
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apart from people taking the piss
Old 31-07-2009, 04:00 PM
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Thread tags are keywords that are attached to each thread, so threads can be put together into groups. They make information easier to find.
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so someone searching for a relevant thread can do so with ease, or using google
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But they only work if they are used properly, IE not used to say something that you not brave enough to say in the thread.

Originally Posted by Chip
search engine optimisation, the tags are designed to help search engines index the site, and to allow users to navigate the site better, they arent actually intended for comedy effect.

If you put "YB Cosworth Engine" in as a tag to a few threads, those threads then become linked via their ascociation with that tag.

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Ive always wanted to know about these too.
Old 31-07-2009, 05:54 PM
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Tags are AWESOME fun
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Tags are one of the best things on Passionford these days IMO.


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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Tags are one of the best things on Passionford these days IMO.


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If you're allowed to use them that is
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Originally Posted by Lambchop
If you're allowed to use them that is
....haha, its you guys that are missing out with my inability to tag. All that wit and comic talent, wasted.

But I'm sure you'll survive.


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Old 31-07-2009, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Tags are one of the best things on Passionford these days IMO.


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So True!

I've been bent over crying with laughter at some of them, I always get fucking busted with mine thou, also mine always seem to get deleted by a certain mod i think i've upset.
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