# Staff can ignore tag requirements?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [4월 11, 2019, 11:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810 "2019-04-11T23:02:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)
#### Post date: [4월 11, 2019, 11:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810/1 "2019-04-11T23:02:43Z")
For categories with required tags, it says tags are optional.
This is also leading to some moderators posting items without tags as I guess it’s set so they can ignore the setting? (I think it may be better if all users follow the requirements for the category.)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [4월 11, 2019, 11:26오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810/2 "2019-04-11T23:26:32Z")
I suggest you remove moderator status from these users to “encourage” them to remember.
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### Author:  [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)
#### Post date: [4월 11, 2019, 11:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810/3 "2019-04-11T23:33:15Z")
I run into this as well. They’re human, they forget. Why would a mod not need to add a tag if it’s required in that category?
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### Author:  [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)
#### Post date: [4월 11, 2019, 11:47오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810/4 "2019-04-11T23:47:13Z")
It’s easily done - especially if not all categories require a tag and when the input box says ‘optional’. If it is not optional it should not say it is optional.
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### Author:  [@Qqwy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qqwy)
#### Post date: [5월 29, 2019, 10:54오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810/5 "2019-05-29T10:54:05Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> I suggest you remove moderator status from these users to “encourage” them to remember.
This seems like a very harsh approach.
Could you elaborate why tags are optional for staff members even in categories where they are required?
Another approach would be to show a warning message if a staff member attempts to create a topic without tags in a category where it is required. This way, they can ignore the restriction if they have to, but at least make a conscious choice.
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### Author:  [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)
#### Post date: [10월 23, 2021, 5:30오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-can-ignore-tag-requirements/114810/6 "2021-10-23T05:30:23Z")
음.. 흥미로운 주제네요. 저도 특정 카테고리의 게시물에 태그를 잊지 않도록 하기 위해 필수 태그를 설정해 보았습니다. 외부 채널로 채팅 연동을 설정해 두었다면 특히 중요합니다. 나중에 태그를 붙여도 푸시 알림이 트리거되지 않기 때문이죠.