user63: Recently we had a question that didn't really feel like it falls under manga-production, so I provisionally created a general-manga tag. 
Should we have a general tag (either an all inclusive one or or separate ones for anime and manga) for miscellaneous questions that don't fall under either manga-production and anime-production?
Is there a better way we can handle this? Or are we just chasing a figurative unicorn here?

user2044: I think a general-manga would be considered a meta-tag per: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/

The reason meta-tags are a problem is that they do not describe the content of the question. They describe some other aspect of the question, like the author’s skill level, or the author’s motivation for asking it, or generally what “kind” of question it is (poll, how-to, etc.).
Meta-tags are actually a subset of a larger problem that I usually call dependent tags. These are tags that don’t say anything by themselves – you can’t tell what the question is about unless they’re paired with some other tag (or several of them). These tags are a problem because people don’t realize this and will often use that as the question’s only tag.

I propose manga-reading as it describes the content of the question.

user63: I think we should take the simplest route: 
Tag the question with the series (or author) it's from (or by). 
In this case, naruto or masashi-kishimoto.
Even if we have questions about how to read certain panels on pages, it's usually localized to the just that series or author. Even if we have questions about how to read certain panels on pages, it's usually localized to the just that series or author, rarely does an author deviate from a normal style. Questions about panel layout should stay consistent with in a series... 
Questions about why the paneling in two (or more) series differ can probably fall under manga-production, but questions about the panel arrangement of a certain series, should go under fall under the series itself.
Just like how was can examine/ask questions the artistic style of an anime, with the series/author (probably director in this case) tag, I think asking about the panel arrangement falls under the same category.

user24: I'm not a fan of general-manga. It has most of the problems that manga would have had (hence why it's blacklisted), namely that it would be incorrectly applied frequently and too broad. It seems to subsume all other manga-specific tags, such as manga-production, at least in principle. Furthermore, I literally can't imagine any other questions which would be in general-manga that are not already covered by one or more existing tags. Rather, when questions like this come up, we should find more specific tags for them.
In my view, a better tag for this question would be a fairly specific tag for this sort of question, namely panel-arrangement or something similar. This would include all questions asking about the flow of a specific page of manga, and it could be useful for future askers in a relatively small number of cases. For example, I still get confused occasionally when reading shoujo manga, as (for whatever reason) it often has much more complicated arrangements than most other genres. There's quite a bit more to how panels are arranged than just "read left-to-right" so I think the tag makes sense, though it will probably be a low-volume tag.
Finally, regarding this particular question, I think it should be edited to be more descriptive. The OP isn't really looking for the "general rule" of what the right order to read the panels is. The general rule, insofar as one exists, is to read right-to-left, and the OP already knew this. There are exceptions to that rule, which is why panel-arrangement isn't totally trivial, but that's the only simple "general rule" which exists. What the OP really wants to know is how he should read this particular page of manga and why it is not in the usual arrangement. He may have been looking for a rule that can be applied in all such cases, but with the number of exceptions and special cases such a question is probably closeable as "too broad". Making it specific to this particular page of the Naruto manga in both the title and question body would make the question more objectively answerable, avoid spoilers for future viewers, and pave the way for occasional future questions in the same vein about different confusing pages.
So in summary, the changes I suggest (both for this question and in terms of general-manga) are:

Keep naruto on the question
Add panel-arrangement to this question
Remove general-manga from this and any other questions
Make the question title and body specific to this page of manga


63: <p>Recently we had a <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4573/how-do-i-read-manga-with-multiple-panes">question</a> that didn't really feel like it falls under <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>, so I provisionally created a <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/general-manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;general-manga&#39;" rel="tag">general-manga</a> tag. </p>

<p>Should we have a general tag (either an all inclusive one or or separate ones for anime and manga) for miscellaneous questions that don't fall under either <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a> and <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/anime-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;anime-production&#39;" rel="tag">anime-production</a>?</p>

<p>Is there a better way we can handle this? Or are we just chasing a figurative unicorn here?</p>
 2044: <p>I think a <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/general-manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;general-manga&#39;" rel="tag">general-manga</a> would be considered a meta-tag per: <a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/">http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>The reason meta-tags are a problem is that they do not describe the content of the question. They describe some other aspect of the question, like the author’s skill level, or the author’s motivation for asking it, or generally what “kind” of question it is (poll, how-to, etc.).</p>
<p>Meta-tags are actually a subset of a larger problem that I usually call dependent tags. These are tags that don’t say anything by themselves – you can’t tell what the question is about unless they’re paired with some other tag (or several of them). These tags are a problem because people don’t realize this and will often use that as the question’s only tag.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I propose <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-reading" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-reading&#39;" rel="tag">manga-reading</a> as it describes the content of the question.</p>
 63: <p>I think we should take the simplest route: </p>

<p><strong>Tag the question with the series (or author) it's from (or by).</strong> </p>

<p>In this case, <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/naruto" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;naruto&#39;" rel="tag">naruto</a> or <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/masashi-kishimoto" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;masashi-kishimoto&#39;" rel="tag">masashi-kishimoto</a>.</p>

<p>Even if we have questions about how to read certain panels on pages, it's usually localized to the just that series or author. Even if we have questions about how to read certain panels on pages, it's usually localized to the just that series or author, rarely does an author deviate from a normal style. Questions about panel layout should stay consistent with in a series... </p>

<p>Questions about why the paneling in two (or more) series differ can probably fall under <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>, but questions about the panel arrangement of a certain series, should go under fall under the series itself.</p>

<p>Just like how was can examine/ask questions the artistic style of an anime, with the series/author (probably director in this case) tag, I think asking about the panel arrangement falls under the same category.</p>
 24: <p>I'm not a fan of <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/general-manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;general-manga&#39;" rel="tag">general-manga</a>. It has most of the problems that <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga&#39;" rel="tag">manga</a> would have had (hence why it's blacklisted), namely that it would be incorrectly applied frequently and too broad. It seems to subsume all other manga-specific tags, such as <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>, at least in principle. Furthermore, I literally can't imagine any other questions which would be in <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/general-manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;general-manga&#39;" rel="tag">general-manga</a> that are not already covered by one or more existing tags. Rather, when questions like this come up, we should find more specific tags for them.</p>

<p>In my view, a better tag for this question would be a fairly specific tag for this sort of question, namely <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/panel-arrangement" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;panel-arrangement&#39;" rel="tag">panel-arrangement</a> or something similar. This would include all questions asking about the flow of a specific page of manga, and it could be useful for future askers in a relatively small number of cases. For example, I still get confused occasionally when reading shoujo manga, as (for whatever reason) it often has much more complicated arrangements than most other genres. There's quite a bit more to how panels are arranged than just "read left-to-right" so I think the tag makes sense, though it will probably be a low-volume tag.</p>

<p>Finally, regarding this particular question, I think it should be edited to be more descriptive. The OP isn't really looking for the "general rule" of what the right order to read the panels is. The general rule, insofar as one exists, is to read right-to-left, and the OP already knew this. There are exceptions to that rule, which is why <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/panel-arrangement" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;panel-arrangement&#39;" rel="tag">panel-arrangement</a> isn't totally trivial, but that's the only simple "general rule" which exists. What the OP really wants to know is how he should read this particular page of manga and why it is not in the usual arrangement. He may have been looking for a rule that can be applied in all such cases, but with the number of exceptions and special cases such a question is probably closeable as "too broad". Making it specific to this particular page of the Naruto manga in both the title and question body would make the question more objectively answerable, avoid spoilers for future viewers, and pave the way for occasional future questions in the same vein about different confusing pages.</p>

<p>So in summary, the changes I suggest (both for this question and in terms of <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/general-manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;general-manga&#39;" rel="tag">general-manga</a>) are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Keep <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/naruto" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;naruto&#39;" rel="tag">naruto</a> on the question</li>
<li>Add <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/panel-arrangement" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;panel-arrangement&#39;" rel="tag">panel-arrangement</a> to this question</li>
<li>Remove <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/general-manga" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;general-manga&#39;" rel="tag">general-manga</a> from this and any other questions</li>
<li>Make the question title and body specific to this page of manga</li>
</ul>
