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Could the existence of http://gis.stackexchange.com be mentioned in the description of the GIS tag on this site? That might cause askers to realise it exists and it might be a better place for their question.

Suggested additional text: "A dedicated site for GIS questions, gis.stackexchange.com, might be a better place to ask GIS-related questions"

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    $\begingroup$ I like the idea. $\endgroup$
    – Fred
    Dec 22, 2021 at 17:01

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I think it's a great idea and can't think of any downsides, as long as it's clear.

Selecting tags is part of the process when first composing a question and happens before the question even gets posted. If it serves to suggest that the question might better be asked in GIS, the post author has a chance to stop before it gets posted here and post there instead.

Especially if "consider asking there instead" is an explicit part of the wiki excerpt.

This can potentially save days, work by users and moderators (migration), frustration and even acrimony, so it really seems like a good idea.

I'd say go for it!

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    $\begingroup$ I've just altered the tag. $\endgroup$
    – Fred
    Feb 16, 2022 at 8:56
  • $\begingroup$ @Fred that looks good to me. In Space SE and Astronomy SE I think the mods like to update the tag of the meta question to status:completed to show that action has been taken, but not sure if the mods here like to do the same. $\endgroup$
    – uhoh
    Feb 16, 2022 at 9:17
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    $\begingroup$ I just tried to add the tag to the meta question, but not being a mod my request was denied. We'll have to wait for the mods to complete the change. $\endgroup$
    – Fred
    Feb 16, 2022 at 9:21

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