Are system tags only for directly rules-related questions?

Question

This question is tagged with pathfinder. This suggested edit removes the tag, and replaces it with system-agnostic, on the grounds that the question does not directly concern the pathfinder rules. However, the asker in question is playing pathfinder.

Is the pathfinder tag only appropriate when the question directly concerns the rules of pathfinder, or should it be used whenever the asker wants a solution for a pathfinder game?

Is this the case for all system tags?

This question is not a duplicate of this one, as it is asking specifically whether a requirement of system tags is that the question must directly concern the rules of the system.

Answer 1

System tags are for more than just rules, and we're supposed to be providing solutions to the real problems folks are facing. Leave the tag.

Most game systems have playstyle assumptions and table etiquette built into them: the kind of stories being told, the relationship between GM and players, the interaction between PCs in the group, and much more.

If the question can be answered in a way that doesn't rely on Pathfinder assumptions, that's great! But it doesn't make the question any less about how to encourage teamwork in a Pathfinder game, and by removing that information we risk losing out on PF-specific answers (I can't imagine any, but one thing this site has taught me is that the RPG world is far broader than my mind can encompass or even predict).

(Experience has shown that attempts to artificially broaden a question's scope usually make answers vague and hand-wavy, of little use to anyone. Good answers to specific questions explain themselves so that others in similar situations also find them useful.)