This guide teaches you how and why to use tags when posting.
Resolvists Tier - Everyone
In this community, tags are mainly used to identify the jurisdiction (country, state, province, or region) relevant to your legal question.
Because laws vary widely between jurisdictions, adding the right tag helps other users give more accurate, context-appropriate peer feedback.
Other type of tags can also be used to enrich the post with common cases, or legal phase. The exhaustive list of tags can be found following this link.
What Are Jurisdiction Tags?
Jurisdiction tags are labels you add to your post to indicate where the issue takes place. In the Agora, jurisdiction tags follow the xx-yyy naming convention where xx refer the continent and yyy to the country. You will find examples of tags below:
Europe
France: eu-fra
Belgium: eu-bel
Italia: eu-ita
Spain: eu-esp
Finland: eu-fin
Sweden: eu-swe
Danmark: eu-dnk
Cross Continent
Why Jurisdiction Tags Matter
- More Relevant Peer Responses Legal rules differ by region. Tagging your jurisdiction helps other users who are familiar with that area respond more effectively.
- Faster Help Users searching by location can quickly find your post and contribute.
- Avoids Misleading Information A correct jurisdiction tag prevents accidental mix-ups, such as someone giving advice based on laws from a different country.
- Improves Forum Organization Tags make it easier for everyone to browse topics and for moderators to keep discussions organized.
Tips for Choosing the Right Tag
- Use the place where the issue happened, not where you currently live.
- If unsure, use the location of the contract, property, employer, incident, or court.
- Update the tag if you realize you selected the wrong one.
Other type of Tags
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Help & Support | The help tags is used to highlight posts where users are asking for forum assistance, advice, or guidance from the community but only with regards to the use or experience of the forum. |
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Suggestions | The idea tag is used for posts that share suggestions, new concepts, or proposals for improvement. It helps highlight creative thinking and constructive feedback, making it easier for the community and moderators to identify ideas that could enhance features, processes, or overall user experience. |
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Common Case | Tags reflecting the most common cases to categorize frequently discussed topics and recurring situations on the forum (e.g. divorce startup inheritence tenants-owners workplace neighbor etc.). They help users quickly find relevant discussions, avoid duplicate questions, and understand which issues or themes appear most often. |
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Tagging your country of residence when the issue happened elsewhere
Using no tag at all
Selecting the wrong state/province within a country
Mixing legal concepts from different jurisdictions
Adding too many tags “just in case”
Keep tags specific, accurate, and minimal.