Suggestion: Suggested tags based on those already used when posting

[ColsCreations]

I know that the power of a database comes from its searchability and that  crud in means crud out. Data input needs to be consistent to maximize usefulness.  With posts here, we can all make up tags (data input) on the fly which is really cool but that means results from searching the forum will be as random as results searching the marketplace where what you get depends on what the designer/poster thought to enter which might be way different than what the searcher thinks to enter.  Now that we have a high-end forum that's searchable by key words and/or by clicking on something in the tag cloud/list, we need some consistent tagging to really maximize the potential here to quickly find what you're looking for. Whether it's a Creator looking for help with the design tool, or a Customer looking for info on shipping options, or an affiliate looking for  a certain design style .. I think having some consistent tags to choose from would help make things more cohesive. Even just for defining whether the question, comment, tech issue is with the forum or the website. I'm not saying we shouldn't be able to make up our own tags (we should, that's a cool feature and one probably most useful in the Show Me section) but there should also be a way to select from a set of common/standard tags already in use to tie like things together for the benefit of the searcher. I'm thinking of Stack Exchange as an example.

[Scott]

Thanks for the idea here. For now, we're opting to allow users to enter their own tags and labels. We will see how this goes. We may make adjustments as time goes on. Gonna wait and see how it's adopted.