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+
+%%site.name%% supports
+[tags](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_(metadata)) to help you
+organize your activities here. You can use tags for people and for
+notices.
+
+Tagging a notice
+----------------
+
+You can tag a notice using a *hashtag*; a # character followed by
+letters and numbers as well as '.', '-', and '_'. Note that accented
+latin characters are not supported, and non-roman scripts are right out.
+
+The HTML for the notice will link to a stream of all the other notices
+with that tag. This can be a great way to keep track of a conversation.
+
+The most popular current tags on the site can be found in the [public
+tag cloud](%%action.publictagcloud%%). Their size shows their
+popularity and recency.
+
+Tagging yourself
+----------------
+
+You can also add tags for yourself on your [profile
+settings](%%action.profilesettings%%) page or by using the edit tags
+button on your profile page. Use single words to
+describe yourself, your experiences and your interest. The tags will
+become links on your profile page to a list of all the users on the
+site who use that same tag. It can be a nice way to find people who
+are related to you geographically or who have a common interest.
+
+Tagging others
+--------------
+
+You can also tag other users by using the edit tags button next to
+their profile. Such tags are called *people tags*. Once you have
+created a people tag, you can add or remove users from it using the
+tag's edit form. This makes it easy to organize your subscriptions
+into groups and sort through them separately. Also, it will let
+you create custom lists of people that others can subscribe to.
+
+You can also send a notice "to the attention of" your subscribers
+whom you've marked with a particular tag (note: *not* people who've
+marked themselves with that tag). "@#family hello" will send a
+notice to all your subscribers you've marked with the tag 'family'.
+
+Private and public people tags
+------------------------------
+
+A private people tag is only visible to the creator, it cannot be
+subscribed to, but the timeline can be viewed. To create a new
+private prepend a '.' to the tag in the tags editing box. To set
+an existing public tag as private or vice-versa, go to the tag's
+edit page.
+
+The most used public tags are displayed in the
+[public people tag cloud](%%action.publicpeopletagcloud%%). Their
+size shows their frequency of use.
+
+Remote people tags
+------------------
+
+You can even [tag remote users](%%action.profilesettings%%). Just
+enter the remote profile's URI and click on the "Fetch" button to
+fetch the profile, you can then add tags and save them.
+
+Subscribing to the timeline of a people tag on another server also
+works. Just copy the URL of the people tag's timeline page to the
+[OStatus subscription](%%action.ostatussub%%) form.
+