This can be avoided with the `tagopt = --no-tags` option in .git/config;
see <http://git.pseudorandom.co.uk/smcv/ikiwiki.git?a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ready/no-tags>
-> [[done]] thanks. Also cleared propigated tags out of origin. --[[Joey]]
+> *done* thanks. Also cleared propigated tags out of origin.
+>
+> Hmm, in testing I still see tags get pulled the first time a remote
+> is added. If those are then locally deleted, it doesn't pull them again
+> with the `--no-tags`.
+> --[[Joey]]
+
+>> Oh, I see why. Try the same branch again... --[[smcv]]
+
+>>> [[done]] --[[Joey]]