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(04-22-2017 05:47 AM)Gerald H Wrote:  My preference is

HP 32S:

Expecting consistency from members seems rather far-fetched.

My idea was that canonical tag has lowest lexicographic order among all "reasonable" formats, so it appears higher in the list. This way those posts which deviate from the naming convention will be immediately penalized by being lower on the list then the rest of the submissions for that model.

So, if all the tags are (32S) and non-complying poster names their post HP 32S, that post will be stuck at the end of the forum, hopefully prompting a rename.

Of course, somebody might try to game the system by sticking multiple spaces or multiple parenthesis in front of the title, but this is just silly and immediately makes clear that the poster is gaming the system.

Right now there is no consistency and no pattern to follow even by those who want a consistency. I hope that combination of a clear established pattern and lack of benefit from deviating from it, would guide most of future submissions toward consistency.