I have deleted identification-request tag and added missing tags as mineralogy, petrology or sedimentology from questions that are related with field or theorical geology (example). Also questions about clouds and meteorology instrumentation to facilitate the deletion task.
Then if a "ban" is applied to every question that has the tag those questions will be saved (I still don't understand how is gonna this be solved).
For all questions related with fossils I started to do it, but I was told not to do it from other reviewers. There are still only 3 questions of fossils taged id-request. The total amount of question asking for identify a fossil can round 30, no more. I have sugested their edition to place them where the rest of fossils question are.
I completed the review.
The result is:
- Questions retaged deleting id-request tag (~60)
- Questions taged with identification-request (391):
- Questions asking to identify his mineral or rock (388, we are closing everyone, will be done in some days).
- A few questions about fossils (3). (Are fossils questions going to be deleted too?)
My sugest is to retag the onl 3 questions that are not id-my-rock/mineral (and delete the word rock from title) to leave the list clean of questions we don't want to delete, but as you wish, I sugested the edit as I did before being prompted:
I have found this fossil tooth, could it be pliosaur ? Or maybe theropod?
What type of fossil is this found at northern Ohio?
I am for accepting fossils questions, but if you wish not to, you can see the rest of questions asking to identify a fossil on fossils tag, that has only 60 question in total. It does not represent a traffic trouble and fossils can be very commonly identified from morphology are my reasons.
I hoppe it is correct with the thougths of the community, facilitating the deletion task (and the process of including the tag in a black list, if it is done).
ps: @Gimelist and @Semidiurnal Simon. Today a good new. I typed "identify my rock" and we are no longer the first entrance. The first is now USGS, were there is adviced what we should have adviced some time ago:
"Rocks and minerals are extremely difficult to identify through photographs. You will get the best results by taking your rock or mineral to a local source where it can be handled and examined closely. Possibilities include:
- Your state geological survey
- A natural science museum
- A college or university with a geology department
- A rockshop Members of a local Gem & Mineral club or Rockhunting club (many hobbyists are experts at identification)
- Vendors at a Gem & Mineral show"