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The bulk update request #11768 has been rejected.
create alias pushbutton -> button_(switch)
Pushbutton is a word I haven't heard spoke aloud even once in my entire life. This alias makes the tag much more intuitive for any users under the age of 60.
tbh "button (switch)" doesn't really make it any more obvious what this tag is for.
nonamethanks said:
tbh "button (switch)" doesn't really make it any more obvious what this tag is for.
We should at least have "button (something)" as an alias. If you're trying to tag something like post #4758963 and the only name you know for those things is "buttons", it'll save you some grief.
The bulk update request #12433 has been approved by @nonamethanks.
create alias momentary_switch -> push-button
other rather common term for a push-button
nonamethanks said:
tbh "button (switch)" doesn't really make it any more obvious what this tag is for.
Would something like "button_(mechanism)" or "button_(switch_mechanism)" make it clearer?
nonamethanks said:
tbh "button (switch)" doesn't really make it any more obvious what this tag is for.
Perhaps, but the advantage it does have over pushbutton is that if you start typing "button", the proposed new version would be suggested. Of course, changing to "push-button" would satisfy that too, and I'd consider that moderately more clear than "button (switch)". Whatever gets used mostly needs to disambiguate from clothing buttons, and "push-button", despite being called antiquated here, does the job: it's the kind of button that gets pushed. If we have to go with a "_(something)" tag, then I agree with NWF Renim that "mechanism" would probably be clearer than "switch", even though the latter is still accurate and more specific.
anon7631 said:
Perhaps, but the advantage it does have over pushbutton is that if you start typing "button", the proposed new version would be suggested.
Auro-complete was recently changed to find matches anywhere in the tag, not just the beginning, so "button" works regardless of whether the word "button" is at the beginning or not.
The bulk update request #12446 has been approved by @evazion.
create alias pushbutton -> push-button
I'll go with push-button because that's what Wikipedia uses and because it works with autocomplete when searching "button". I don't like button (switch) or button (mechanism) because I hate it when I'm reading a tag list and I see tags with awkward qualifiers you wouldn't use in real life. Push-button may be uncommon but button (switch) is more uncommon.
The bulk update request #12446 (forum #221982) has been approved by @evazion.
The bulk update request #11768 (forum #219296) has been rejected by @evazion.
The bulk update request #12447 has been approved by @evazion.
remove alias button -> buttons
deprecate button
Ambiguous tag.
The bulk update request #12447 (forum #221986) has been approved by @evazion.
The bulk update request #12433 (forum #221941) has been approved by @nonamethanks.
