In 2.0 there are the site_type
and site_state
fields. On Meta sites these fields give the same information, site_type = meta_site
and site_state = linked_meta
Instead it would be more useful if linked_meta
was removed, and instead site_state
shows whether the site is in closed or open beta or normal.
I can't see any reason for this duplication?
linked_meta
means that the meta site is linked to a main site as it is normal for SE sites, i.e. no independent user accounts and reputation. While Meta.SO is a meta site but is independent in these regards from SO.