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[izhilzha]

So, this is an LJ question. I figured I would ask all of you before bothering LJ Support--and before you ask, yes, I have been through the FAQ and poked around experimentally with the Manage Tags page. No dice

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[feliciakw]

Indeed, if it's possible, please let us know.

My first guess . . . well, my first guess would be that you have to re-tag the individual posts by hand with your new tag.

My second guess would be . . . um . . . rename the redundant tag in the manage tags?

I have no idea.

[rose_griffes]

Yes, renaming the redundant tag should work. Then you can delete the old tag. All that can be done in the manage tags area, so it works on all your posts.

[izhilzha]

How can I tell if that worked? I tried doing that, but the old tags were not renamed, they were still listed as being in existence. (I expected the old tag to still be in the list, until I deleted it, but I also expected the number of uses to drop to "0".)

[rose_griffes]

Weird. I just practiced and the renamed tag only showed up under the new name; the old name wasn't even on the list. I don't know what to try next, since it didn't 'behave' the same way for me.