<p>See <a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/">The Death of Meta Tags</a> for the official party line on meta tags, and the broader category of "dependent" tags.</p>

<p><sub>Reference: excerpt and wiki adapted from the main <a href="http://meta.stackexchange.com/tags/meta-tags/info">Meta Stack Exchange</a> site.</sub></p>
