I just got an answer of mine edited so it now uses identifier formatting like `mdframed`
(rendered “mdframed
”) instead of tag names like [tag:mdframed]
(rendered “mdframed”). I can see how this would be more correct in the sense of what tags are supposed to do. On the other hand, I have the feeling that using tags in the way my original post used them might be useful nevertheless, since it would provide a pointer for people to click on where they could find a wiki, useful other questions and so on, without me having to research links. So I wonder, was this edit just a matter of personal taste, is this some established policy, or should we perhaps even encourage the use of tags in post text? I have no strong feelings either way, just being curious.
1 Answer
Policy from 'the early days' has been
- Package names are inserted as code
If pointing to a package in an answer, it should if possible be linked to CTAN:
[`some-package`](http://ctan.org/pkg/some-package)
Tags are used for tagging, which means that they are almost exclusively placed in the 'tags' part of a question and not in the main body. Sometimes tags make sense in comments ('There are lots of questions about <tag>
'), or on meta (where the discussion may be about a tag rather than the package itself), but both cases are relatively rare.
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4Martin’s User Script comes in handy when linking to CTAN or
texdoc.net
: User script for CTAN Package and TeXDoc.net buttons May 12, 2013 at 12:08