The ime (30 Qs) and input-methods (10 Qs) tags arose in possible to streamline existing tags?. I think they're the same thing, but maybe there's some nuance I'm unaware of.
If they're basically the same thing, it would be useful to synonym-ize these.
Question: Should the ime and input-methods tags be synonym-ized, and if so which one should we keep?
From wikipedia:
An input method (or input method editor, commonly abbreviated IME) is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input.
The above quote is to back up your proposal. As for which one to keep, I vote for keeping input-methods and synonymize ime as I suspect the former is simply clearer to a larger audience.
"IME" might be an acronym not everyone is familiar with, whereas "input method" is more immediate, and autocompletion-friendly. When typing in the tag bar, it's probably more likely to go for the longer version and start with in, which yields input-methods, than the other way around.
Done. I kept input-methods as per blackgreen's answer, but it can be easily changed if desired. I added an off-the-top-of-my-head tag wiki (feel free to improve this):
For questions about Chinese input methods, Pinyin, Bopomofo, Cangjie, etc., or just drawing characters by hand.
For the record these were the questions prior to merge. I'm fairly sure they're tagged based on whether the user first thought of input or IME.
