allow posters in communities to remove tags from their own posts

[ratcreature]

Title:
allow posters in communities to remove tags from their own posts

Area:
communities

Summary:
I think it would be useful if the poster in a community was allowed to remove tags from their own posts, even if tag creation rights are admin only, because then an admin wouldn't have to edit in case of mistakingly picked tags.

Description:
I have a community set up so that only admins can create new tags, because I'm fussy about the formatting of tags, but the rights are such that in the second tagging option it's picked that all members can add existing tags to posts. So unless a new tag is needed the tagging is done by the posters themselves, rather than needing admin action.

However when a member accidentally picks a wrong tag for their post, maybe due to the auto-complete completing wrongly, or slipping a line in the list or such without noticing right away, the poster can only add the correct tag later, but not remove the wrong tag. So they then need to ask an admin to fix their tags for them.

I think it would be useful if posters could remove tags from their own posts when they edit them.

Poll #7088 allow posters in communities to remove tags from their own posts

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 70

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Should be implemented as-is.
41 (58.6%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
16 (22.9%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
2 (2.9%)

(I have no opinion)
9 (12.9%)

(Other: please comment)
2 (2.9%)

Comments

[cesy]

I'd rather have another option in that list, for removing tags, that could be set to either admin-only, poster, members or everyone.

The default would need to be the same as for creating new tags, to match the current behaviour.

[ratcreature]

I'd be fine with that too, and think it would be logical to separate tag removal as option, but I suggested this because it wouldn't mean a new option. I'm not against new options personally, but there was this post here about how too many options are bad, and I thought it safer to suggest something with just the existing options.

[dancing_serpent]

I really like that solution - changing my vote now.

[ninetydegrees]

And that would be http://dw-suggestions.dreamwidth.org/394718.html :)

[saekhwa]

+1

[matgb]

I've always been boggled by the current restriction--I regularly typo tags, even with teh improved UI on DW, and when i post to a comm and want to fix an error it confuses me when I can't, most of my posting is in my journal.

Definitely want poster tag editing as an option for posters not just 'everyone'.

[azurelunatic]

So would I. Though I believe this is the one thing where communities can use security groups if they have them, as well.

[senmut]

+1

I have several comms and some, this would be useful. Others, it would make my admin harder than it already is just getting them to put two tags on each post so I can find things.

[majoline]

+1

[eruthros]

+1

[nonethefewer]

+1

[delladea]

+1

[instantramen]

+1

[lurkingcat]

+1

[turlough]

+1

[montuos]

+1