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1##Purpose
2
3Tags are primarily designed to allow users to mark and find sentences that belong to a certain category. Tags can only be added by advanced contributors, corpus maintainers, and admins.
4
5The most important use of tags is to indicate sentences that need special attention: @change, @check, @delete, etc.
6
7If you want to simply mark the author of a sentence, it is best to use a comment.
8
9Tag names are to be written in English. For an explanation of this policy, along with further notes, see [Trang's tag guidelines from 2010](http://blog.tatoeba.org/2010/11/tags-guidelines.html).
10
111##Tags you should know about
212
313###OK
414The tag *OK* indicates that the sentence is considered correct by at least one person.
515
616###Utility tags
717Tags whose names begin with "@" indicate sentences that require attention. They are listed below. The following are representative:
818
919- @change - The sentence needs to be changed.
1020- @check - The sentence needs to be checked.
1121- @needs native check - The sentence needs to be checked by a native speaker. (Ideally, contributors will identify their native languages in their profiles.)
1222
1323##How to help
1424
1525You must be an advanced contributor in order to tag sentences. However, even if you are not a trusted user, you can still leave a comment that contains the same text as a tag (for example, "@check"). An advanced contributor may later choose to add a tag based on your comment.
1626
1727Whenever you notice a possible mistake that can be evaluated by either a native or non-native speaker, add the **@check** tag and post a comment explaining what you think the mistake may be.
1828
1929Whenever you add sentences in a foreign language or encounter sentences written by a non-native speaker, are not completely sure they are correct, and want a native speaker to validate them, add the **@needs native check** tag.
2030
2131Whenever you notice a sentence that you are certain is unnatural or wrong, add the **@change** tag and post a comment to suggest a correction or better phrasing.
2232
2333Whenever you can, browse through sentences that are tagged **@change**, **@check**, **@needs native check** to discuss the sentences with other members and help decide what to do with these sentences.
2434
2535Once the case of a problematic sentence has been solved, tag it **OK**. More generally, you can browse and check others' sentences, and tag them with **OK** to indicate you consider they are correct. But do this when you are 100% sure that the sentence is correct.
2636
2737Note that Tatoeba will not allow you to use the OK tag on your own sentence, whether you have written it or adopted it.
2838
2939You must be a corpus maintainer or admin in order to delete tags. However, even if you are not, you can add an **OK** tag to a sentence that contains a **@check**, **@change**, or **@needs native check** tag, and a corpus maintainer or admin can later delete the other tag. The **OK** tag will generally be left in place to indicate that a native speaker has checked the sentence.
3040
3141## List of utility tags
3242
3343* @change
3444* @change audio
3545* @change flag
3646* @change grammar
3747* @change link
3848* @change or delete
3949* @change or unlink
4050* @change punctuation
4151* @change spelling
4252* @check
4353* @check capitalisation
4454* @check copyright
4555* @check eng-to-jpn translation
4656* @check flag
4757* @check link
4858* @check tag
4959* @check translation
5060* @copyright
5161* @delete
5262* @delete maybe
5363* @duplicate
5464* @link
5565* @needs completion
5666* @needs native check
5767* @not a sentence
5868* @remove annotation
5969* @remove audio
6070* @remove NNC tag
6171* @wrong audio
6272* @wrong translation
6373* @wrong transliteration
6474
6575## See also
6676
67* [tag guidelines by Trang from 2010](http://blog.tatoeba.org/2010/11/tags-guidelines.html)
6877* [tag cleanup notes by Swift from 2011](http://martin.swift.is/tatoeba/tags-cleanup.html)
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Version at: 22/06/2014, 17:09

##Tags you should know about

###OK
The tag *OK* indicates that the sentence is considered correct by at least one person.

###Utility tags
Tags whose names begin with "@" indicate sentences that require attention. They are listed below. The following are representative:

- @change - The sentence needs to be changed.
- @check - The sentence needs to be checked.
- @needs native check - The sentence needs to be checked by a native speaker. (Ideally, contributors will identify their native languages in their profiles.) 

##How to help

You must be an advanced contributor in order to tag sentences. However, even if you are not a trusted user, you can still leave a comment that contains the same text as a tag (for example, "@check"). An advanced contributor may later choose to add a tag based on your comment.

Whenever you notice a possible mistake that can be evaluated by either a native or non-native speaker, add the **@check** tag and post a comment explaining what you think the mistake may be.

Whenever you add sentences in a foreign language or encounter sentences written by a non-native speaker, are not completely sure they are correct, and want a native speaker to validate them, add the **@needs native check** tag.

Whenever you notice a sentence that you are certain is unnatural or wrong, add the **@change** tag and post a comment to suggest a correction or better phrasing.

Whenever you can, browse through sentences that are tagged **@change**, **@check**, **@needs native check** to discuss the sentences with other members and help decide what to do with these sentences.

Once the case of a problematic sentence has been solved, tag it **OK**. More generally, you can browse and check others' sentences, and tag them with **OK** to indicate you consider they are correct. But do this when you are 100% sure that the sentence is correct. 

Note that Tatoeba will not allow you to use the OK tag on your own sentence, whether you have written it or adopted it.

You must be a corpus maintainer or admin in order to delete tags. However, even if you are not, you can add an **OK** tag to a sentence that contains a **@check**, **@change**, or **@needs native check** tag, and a corpus maintainer or admin can later delete the other tag. The **OK** tag will generally be left in place to indicate that a native speaker has checked the sentence.

## List of utility tags

* @change
* @change audio
* @change flag
* @change grammar
* @change link
* @change or delete
* @change or unlink
* @change punctuation
* @change spelling
* @check
* @check capitalisation
* @check copyright
* @check eng-to-jpn translation
* @check flag
* @check link
* @check tag
* @check translation
* @copyright
* @delete
* @delete maybe
* @duplicate
* @link
* @needs completion
* @needs native check
* @not a sentence
* @remove annotation
* @remove audio
* @remove NNC tag
* @wrong audio
* @wrong translation
* @wrong transliteration

## See also

* [tag guidelines by Trang from 2010](http://blog.tatoeba.org/2010/11/tags-guidelines.html)
* [tag cleanup notes by Swift from 2011](http://martin.swift.is/tatoeba/tags-cleanup.html)

version at: 22/06/2014, 17:18

##Purpose

Tags are primarily designed to allow users to mark and find sentences that belong to a certain category. Tags can only be added by advanced contributors, corpus maintainers, and admins.

The most important use of tags is to indicate sentences that need special attention: @change, @check, @delete, etc.

If you want to simply mark the author of a sentence, it is best to use a comment.

Tag names are to be written in English. For an explanation of this policy, along with further notes, see [Trang's tag guidelines from 2010](http://blog.tatoeba.org/2010/11/tags-guidelines.html).

##Tags you should know about

###OK
The tag *OK* indicates that the sentence is considered correct by at least one person.

###Utility tags
Tags whose names begin with "@" indicate sentences that require attention. They are listed below. The following are representative:

- @change - The sentence needs to be changed.
- @check - The sentence needs to be checked.
- @needs native check - The sentence needs to be checked by a native speaker. (Ideally, contributors will identify their native languages in their profiles.) 

##How to help

You must be an advanced contributor in order to tag sentences. However, even if you are not a trusted user, you can still leave a comment that contains the same text as a tag (for example, "@check"). An advanced contributor may later choose to add a tag based on your comment.

Whenever you notice a possible mistake that can be evaluated by either a native or non-native speaker, add the **@check** tag and post a comment explaining what you think the mistake may be.

Whenever you add sentences in a foreign language or encounter sentences written by a non-native speaker, are not completely sure they are correct, and want a native speaker to validate them, add the **@needs native check** tag.

Whenever you notice a sentence that you are certain is unnatural or wrong, add the **@change** tag and post a comment to suggest a correction or better phrasing.

Whenever you can, browse through sentences that are tagged **@change**, **@check**, **@needs native check** to discuss the sentences with other members and help decide what to do with these sentences.

Once the case of a problematic sentence has been solved, tag it **OK**. More generally, you can browse and check others' sentences, and tag them with **OK** to indicate you consider they are correct. But do this when you are 100% sure that the sentence is correct. 

Note that Tatoeba will not allow you to use the OK tag on your own sentence, whether you have written it or adopted it.

You must be a corpus maintainer or admin in order to delete tags. However, even if you are not, you can add an **OK** tag to a sentence that contains a **@check**, **@change**, or **@needs native check** tag, and a corpus maintainer or admin can later delete the other tag. The **OK** tag will generally be left in place to indicate that a native speaker has checked the sentence.

## List of utility tags

* @change
* @change audio
* @change flag
* @change grammar
* @change link
* @change or delete
* @change or unlink
* @change punctuation
* @change spelling
* @check
* @check capitalisation
* @check copyright
* @check eng-to-jpn translation
* @check flag
* @check link
* @check tag
* @check translation
* @copyright
* @delete
* @delete maybe
* @duplicate
* @link
* @needs completion
* @needs native check
* @not a sentence
* @remove annotation
* @remove audio
* @remove NNC tag
* @wrong audio
* @wrong translation
* @wrong transliteration

## See also

* [tag cleanup notes by Swift from 2011](http://martin.swift.is/tatoeba/tags-cleanup.html)

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