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Choosing a tagline and a motto

Similar to the elevator pitch - what would you suggest as a tagline or motto? Taglines can be a short and clever sentence to the point, an even shorter motto could be a good companion to a logo. Who …
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Should we avoid manufacturer prefixes in tags in general?

This is a bit related to the question about prefixing tag names for equipment with manufacturer's name. For example, currently we have such tags: cisco-nexus-1000v, cisco-ios-15, cisco-catalyst, cisc …
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Tag synonyms - which one should be the main tag?

There has been some discussion regarding tags with models, series, and manufacturers, and combinations. If we make synonyms, what should we choose to be the main tag? The shorter one? …
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Our set of tags

Well chosen tags improve the experience of the site regarding browsing and searching. If we would create some guidelines regarding tag names, we could get more consistent tags and avoid creating too m …
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We need your questions - now!

You are reading this post on meta - great! So you are interested in this site, and very probably you have been watching it for some time. Seeing the questions come in, do you think, it's launching? D …
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Network Engineering Stack Exchange on Slashdot

I submitted an announcement for our site to slashdot.org: Network Engineering Q&A Site Launched It's now on the frontpage, on top of the stories: I hope for a nice discussion also there and for new …
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Are questions about specific devices off topic?

Are questions about a specific product off topic? For example, about problems with a certain hardware model, questions about upgrading a specific product. It's already discussed if comparison and sh …
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How do we work out a concept together?

I just noticed this question: Network-related regular expressions. Actually, it's not a question, but it's compiling some useful snippets for work, done by the original poster, with an invitation to e …
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