Admins need to do something about these ADS posing as "image uploads"

deathsia
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I see this far more commonly these days and yes, I can use filters that much is true, but here’s the thing, Filters are for explicit, questionable, and gorey content I do not want to see.
 
Filters should NOT BE NEEDED for artists trying to self-promote their patreon, subscribestar, <insert subscription based site here>, to get people to come to their page and throw money at them.
 
THAT IS WHAT ADS ARE FOR!
 
But if the site staff are so okay with this stuff than PLEASE ADD a “self-promotion” tag to the standard quick tags you have on image uploads and update the site policy to require people who promote their patreon and shit with that tag or get punished.
 
I certainly hope I’m not the only one who grows tired of seeing people upload these glorified ads.
 
I mean freaking hell, just check the https://derpibooru.org/tags/advertisement or Paywalled content tags to get an idea and no, the original uploaders have NEVER(as far as i know) added these tags on the upload and they have only been added by people like me.
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This is an art site.
 
I would be hesistant to involve any coercive behavior on behalf of new artists. Most users, and especially not artists unfamiliar with the site (whom I’m assuming are the ones you’re targeting with this post), aren’t used to the complex tagging system and have next to no idea how to tag images, let alone what tags describe the image.
deathsia
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@byte[]
 
Well, I’m not admin here but I’d think it would as simple as a “3 strikes and you’re out!” policy. Warn them the first time, no punishment, they do it again, warn them again but prevent uploads for 24hrs on that account, and 3rd time…  
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But hey, I don’t run this site so what do i know? :3
Blossomforth
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I’d think it would as simple as a “3 strikes and you’re out!” policy. Warn them the first time, no punishment, they do it again, warn them again but prevent uploads for 24hrs on that account, and 3rd time…
 
No.
 
Feel free to add the “advertisement” tag if you’d like to those images, but as byte has stated - we have a complex tagging system with over 100,000 tags in existence. Unless it appears that someone is intentionally and maliciously leaving tags off images to avoid filters, we don’t ban people for missing a tag or two.
 
Also, TBH, I’m more in favor of getting rid of the “advertisement” tag anyway - it causes some issues with ad blockers falsely blocking images.
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@Blossomforth  
If the adblockers block images that are actual advertisements (i.e. it doesn’t spill over to images that weren’t tagged “advertisement”) then it’s acceptable collateral, IMO.
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I’m in the same boat as OP. I add the advertisement tag to a lot of those images since I hate seeing them. The artists who post the ads often only bother with the site when they wanna promote their content. Enforcing any tagging is very difficult though. Even messaging the uploaders in question about it, without serious consequence, would be pretty heavy-handed.  
The advertisement tag is highly useful but could use an overhaul. I think there’s a difference between self-promotion, other images of real ads (Gameloft etc.), and especially art that has fake ads in them.
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