If I make a new tag, then the question is deleted, does the tag disappear?
Or does the tag wonder around cyberspace?
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1Tags not associated with questions are pruned daily by the system. I am not entirely sure if the process includes tags that only appear in deleted questions or it's only about tags that have been removed from questions (i.e. orphan tags). I guess we can... experiment and see what happens?– yannis ModFeb 24, 2018 at 17:08
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@yannis It hangs around cyberspace. Symbols tag- mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/symbolism%2b– Andrew JohnsonMar 5, 2018 at 2:18
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Ah, that's a very misleading page. It doesn't check if a tag exists or not, it just parses whatever is in the url and makes it look like a valid tag. For example, see: mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/Andrew%2bJohnson. To actually check if a tag exists, use the search in mythology.stackexchange.com/tags.– yannis ModMar 5, 2018 at 12:47
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The tag removal process is simple, as shown in an FAQ post on the Main Meta:
How can we get rid of misspelled and unused (or "zombie") tags?
Tags that have no associated open question are deleted by a script that runs overnight.
answered Feb 26, 2018 at 14:06
