Help chapter Tags

Help topic What are tags?

Tags are a superb way to ensure people who share your hobbies and interests can find you, and you can find like-minded people too.

A tag is a word or phrase describing something that is of importance to you. It could be a hobby or special interest such as scuba diving. Or it could be a place of importance to you, such as your home town or country. You can have as many tags as you like, and the more tags you have the more chance you have of being found.

Help topic How do I use tags to help people find me?

You add tags to your profile in the profile update page. Each tag should be on a separate line, and can only contain letters and spaces - no punctuation. Here is an example of a tag list:

scuba diving
walking
sheffield
west yorkshire
vegetarian

Some common mistakes with tags

Mistake 1 - all tags on the same line The most common mistake with tags is to put them all on one line like this: scuba diving walking sheffield yorkshire. Make sure you put each tag on a separate line (press Enter on your keyboard after each tag).

Mistake 2 - all on one line with no spaces Another common mistake is putting tags all on the same line with no spaces like this: scubadivingwalkingsheffieldwestyorkshirevegetarian. Some other web sites do use this use strange format, but we use the much-easier format of one tag per line.

Mistake 3 - unnecessary verbiage Each tag should contain nothing more than the noun or verb you're describing. So don't use tags like: I like scuba diving or I live in West Yorkshire or I am a vegetarian. Just use scuba diving etc.

Mistake 4 - too few tags Think about how other people might use tags. So if you enjoy running, use a tag of running and one of jogging and maybe cross-country. Or if you are a vegetarian, use vegetarian, veggie and vegetarianism.

Help topic How do I use tags to find other people?

There are currently two ways to use tags to find other people. Either see a list of the most popular tags. Or, go to the URL http:///tags/tag, replacing tag with the tag you want to find. This will display a list of people who have that tag (if any).

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