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Currently there are tags for , , and .

Are these tags needed, or should this information be noted in the question body instead?

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They do seem to be meta tags.

Would the questions be OK if these were the only tags?

Do the questions still make sense if this tag is removed?

If the answers are "no" and "yes" then they can be safely removed.

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It's not totally clear to me that the answer to the second question is "yes". There are a nontrivial number of questions where the answer depends on the asker's country. If someone in the UK is searching an electrical issue, it could be very helpful to use a tag to limit the scope of their search. Country tags would also help improve the "related" question selection so that they're actually questions relating to the same country, and therefore the same baseline assumptions and standards. – Brad Mace Apr 13 at 5:12
Though if we were to have such tags, they should only be used/allowed on questions where the location is significant. If you're building a chair no one cares what country you're in. – Brad Mace Apr 13 at 5:15
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For me, the solution would be to require a country/state/province in the profile in order to post a question. But, it's a one-off for DIY, so I doubt it's practical

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