Revisions to app tag wiki excerpt

excerpt: no need to shout about the 'list' or 'announce' because that's what a lot of tags are used for, and we don't say that on all of them (eg. [script]) -- we only need to stress the 'only' IMO

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edit approved Jan 21, 2016 at 16:16

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Use this ONLY to LISTlist or ANNOUNCEannounce your application; and ONLY if that application either uses the Stack Exchange API or works on any of the Stack Exchange websites. ... See stackapps.com/questionsq/7/ for more information.

Make the tag excerpt clearer, to hopefully reduce abuse of the [app] tag.

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edit approved Aug 4, 2015 at 13:56

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ApplicationsUse this ONLY to LIST or ANNOUNCE your application; and ONLY if that useapplication either uses the Stack Exchange API or workworks on any of the Stack Exchange websites are listed as questions and tagged with this tag. The body of the question contains details and screenshots of the application... See stackapps.com/questions/7/ for more information.

apps don't necessarily use the API

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edit approved Jul 2, 2015 at 20:44

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Applications that use the Stack Exchange API or work on any of the Stack Exchange websites are listed as questions and tagged with this tag. The body of the question contains details and screenshots of the application.