# Forum groups vs tags - when to use each

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-groups-vs-tags-when-to-use-each/6300>\
**Category:** Forum Guide & Feedback\
**Tags:** process, gitlab\
**Created:** [June 10, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-groups-vs-tags-when-to-use-each/6300 "2024-06-10T11:30:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-groups-vs-tags-when-to-use-each/6300/2 "2024-06-10T12:19:17Z")

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Hey thanks @Incrediblestorm!

You mention discussing best practices etc - all good aims. However, I don’t think you want to be hiding that in group discussions - that’s valuable discussion for everyone. The groups _tend_ to be so we can mark out the experts in a particular collection or tool (eg the [AWS group](http://forum.ansible.com/g/AWS/members)) and so that they can be mentioned if needed.

So looking at what you’re trying to achieve here, I think a tag is probably the way to go? I agree there isn’t a _great_ place for this kind of discussion yet - it’s not exactly **help** and not exactly **project work** either. My gut instinct is that we need to push @leo on [Dedicated category for Collection development?](http://forum.ansible.com/t/dedicated-category-for-collection-development/6166), get that category made, and then get posting in there with the #gitlab tag? Would that work?

Happy to be corrected on any of that, and of course we can make a group - I just don’t want to see useful productive discussion squirrelled away in private messages 🙂

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