In praise of tagging (This may help new myLotters)

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I have come to believe that the lowly, common tag is the most valuable and versatile tool we have here - and few give it a second thought! I am not an expert on myLot or anything like that, but today is the first time I have fully appreciated this little wonder, and I just have to share! First, it's our ONLY organizing tool. Good buddy MsSnow says she tags everything with her username, and one word to let her identify the post. Best idea I've heard so far! Tags can save time another way: if you put down 5 tags the first time you write a discussion or respond to one, you will never be prompted to tag it again, no matter how many times you return to post there! If I understand this correctly, putting 5 tags on your discussion keeps others from changing the tags. Now, the interesting thing is, when I look at the discussions I've 5-tagged without logging in, I see my original tags. When I log in and look at the same discussions in my list, I see tags added by others. I'm still not completely sure about this, it's just my observation, so far. Big hug and thanks to myLot legend and valued friend TeresaK, who helped me learn about this. You can use the tag to give your friends a laugh! If organization isn't your top priority, you can make your tags reflect back on the discussion with humor. You can also do this with photos, once you've passed 500 (like me, yesterday!). A true master of the well-tagged photo is funny, funny friend Alfieklondyke, although some of his tags are definitely Mature Audiences Only. Then there are the infamous tag wars. Anyone who doesn't 5-tag their discussions has left open a potential battlefield! The funniest example of this I have seen was my own discussion on Jerry Falwell's death. I took a controversial position, and both sides participated most enthusiastically! It seemed like there was a new set of tags every time I refreshed the page for about two days, I was rotflmfao... people were SO creative! So, the next time you have a choice between "tag this discussion" and "skip", think about it. You may be missing an opportunity to make someone's day - or your own! (says she as she gleefully adds scurrilous tags to all her friend's stuff!)