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We've long had a CYLOR disclaimer in the tag wiki. A few days ago, SE gave tag specific pop ups. Could we enable this here?

What other tags should we have pop-ups for? What should the pop-ups say?

Please propose messages for other tags as well here. One message + tag per answer, and please make it community wiki so that others can easily work on it.

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    related meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/q/1125/759
    – Double AA Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:23
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    Also related: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/104821/…
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:27
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    I like this idea. There are some other tags that could also use pop-ups - those that name topics that are on our explicit "not automatically on-topic" list, e.g. history, hebrew, yiddish.
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:28
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    Come up with specific wording and this is do-able.
    – Shog9
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:29
  • One limitation to the usefulness of this is that true newbies are less likely to know to use the halacha tag in the first place.
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:41
  • @IsaacMoses That's what the MSE request you linked above is for, no? (But i just tested, and didn't see it...)
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:43
  • @Scimonster, the MSE request I linked was not implemented. The newbie sidebar described in Jeff Atwood's answer went away at some point, I guess when we graduated.
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:45
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    Perhaps in light of the answers, below, the question should be broadened to ask what tags and tooltips the community wants and to specify that only one tag and tooltip is sought per answer in order to clarify what votes are for.
    – msh210 Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 19:11
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    @msh210 How's this?
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 19:14
  • @Shog9 What do you think? I think the top few (currently) are good to go.
    – Double AA Mod
    Commented Dec 18, 2014 at 1:51
  • @DoubleAA and Shog: But i think it should wait until it's in a non-critical color.
    – Scimonster
    Commented Dec 18, 2014 at 8:09
  • @Shog9 Update ?
    – Double AA Mod
    Commented Apr 27, 2016 at 3:30

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For , how about the existing wording?

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Questions about the Hebrew language are not on-topic unless they are also related to Judaism.

Based on the close reason.

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    I know this is the wording of the FAQ, but can we change it to "Questions about the Hebrew language are not on-topic unless they are also related to Judaism" for this pop-up? (It's a less complex sentence)
    – Y     e     z
    Commented Oct 21, 2014 at 1:37
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    @YEZ It's a CW post, feel free to tweak it...
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 21, 2014 at 4:07
  • Ya, I just wanted some confirmation before unilaterally tweaking a suggestion with upvotes.
    – Y     e     z
    Commented Oct 21, 2014 at 15:30
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Please respect that in the Jewish tradition certain questions, especially certain questions relating to sexuality, are discussed only in private. Such questions will be closed or deleted at the discretion of the moderators or community. See here.

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Use this tag for questions about the history of Judaism or about Jewish perspectives on historical event. If this question is about history of Jews or of the State of Israel, consider asking at history.se.

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  • I think I'd prefer something akin to meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/a/2219, personally. It's shorter and clearer, and doesn't also include the tag wiki (which is arguably unnecessary in the tooltip). So e.g. Questions about history are not on-topic unless they are also about Judaism. Perhaps I should post this as another answer here....
    – msh210 Mod
    Commented Apr 18, 2016 at 20:21
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    Do we even need that? We don't claim to be a medical advice site.
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:47
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    @Scimonster, unfortunately, there are people who think that sources of Halacha advice can also be substitutes for sources of medical advice.
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 18:51
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    Perhaps choleh-sick should be considered for this tag tip also.
    – MTL
    Commented Nov 21, 2014 at 20:23
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Use this tag for questions about technique or method -- how to go about doing Judaism related activites.

Questions about halacha should be tagged [halacha]. Questions that ask for practical halachaic advice are off-topic on Mi Yodeya.

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  • What danger would this pop-up be averting?
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 3:20
  • People thinking that how-to allows psak questions. I could totally see that happening. (The rest of it makes it more similar to the MSO post linked to in the question....if you think it's too much you can fix it)
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 3:23
  • But have we ever had a problem like that?
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 7:03
  • @Scimonster How long have we had how-to for?
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 13:42
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    Exactly! I don't think we should add the notice unless we actually have a problem with it.
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 13:53
  • @Scimonster Hm.....I'd rather prevent problems than react to them, but I guess we'll let the community vote on the usefulness of the suggestion.
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 13:57
  • @Scimonster In any event......do you think it should be shrunk to match the other answers here, or left as is (imitating the MSO post)?
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 13:57
  • @IsaacMoses I meant to ask you the above ^^^^^ as well.
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 13:58
  • I agree with @Scimonster that measures like this should be reserved for actually-observed problems.
    – Isaac Moses Mod
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 14:08
  • If we ever use it, probably shrunk, to match our own standard.
    – Scimonster
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 14:09
  • Ok, then. I might shrink it to match anyway. @Scimonster
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 14:09
  • @IsaacMoses ^^^^
    – MTL
    Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 14:13

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