https://github.com/taext/mt

The meta-tag adds an additional dimension to tagging while also tightening up the format.
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The meta-tag adds an additional dimension to tagging while also tightening up the format.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/taext/mt
• Owner: taext
• Created: 2024-09-19T10:51:29.000Z (over 1 year ago)
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• Last Pushed: 2024-09-19T14:16:18.000Z (over 1 year ago)
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# MetaTag [..tag] 

#### Conceptual Whitepaper 

September 19th 2024 Copenhagen

## what is it?

Metatags **adds an additional dimension to tagging** while also tightening up the tag format.

It is well-suited for adding quite complex metadata in a fast, free-flow sort of way.

### Value proposition

- saving seconds adding tag information

- adding additional information using "tag structure" in a naturally flowing way

- tightening multiple tags up format-wise, single-string format

- adding tag information directly in the filename (etc.)

### basically just tags and tagged tags

Metatags includes ordinary tagging functionality:

    . (dot) is the normal tag operator

and also allows for tagging tags:

    .. (dot dot) is the metatag operator

(Only one tag can be tagged per dimension. Seems to work nicely in practice.)

## example please

### basic syntax

A normal collection of tags looks like so

**..food.podcast.spaghetti_related**

to signify the hash tags

    #food

    #podcast

    #spaghetti_related

(Note the `..` signifying the start of a metatag)

### full syntax

A metatag utilizing the dimensional aspect (tags tagging tags) looks like so

**..text..freewriting.danish.short_form.funny..not_haha.dark.british**

which corresponds to these hash tags when expanded

    #text

    #text/freewriting

    #text/dansk

    #text/short_form

    #text/funny/not_haha

    #text/funny/dark

    #text/funny/british

(metatag version is 8 words, hash-tag version is  16 words)

### another example

**..mp3..metal.90s.mood..fist_date.last_date**

corresponds with these hash tags

    #mp3

    #mp3/metal

    #mp3/90s

    #mp3/mood/fist_date

    #mp3/mood/last_date

## complex tags using `[]`

To describe a complex self-contained string and/or escape `.` (dot) interpretation, use angle brackets. Examples include `[url.com]`,`[v0.1.2]`,`[hmm...]`. Used below to include a full URL:

**..youtube_video..math.calculus_1.lecture_series.url..[https://youtu.be/rR8imSHCuFk]**

signifying in hash-tag notation

    #youtube_video

    #youtube_video/math

    #youtube_video/calculus_1

    #youtube_video/lecture_series/url https://youtu.be/rR8imSHCuFk