General Tag Discussion

Tag for what the image looks like, or what the original was meant to convey?
 

 
This image is an alternate of one that shows Rainbow Dash peeing, and the steam from her pee is becoming the cloud. In this one, however, it’s an alternate version without the pee. The general look of it is that she’s queefing out the cloud. The artist/uploader, however, removed the queef tag.
 
Should these be tagged for the original image, or should they be tagged on what they look like on their own merit?
 
Side note: the reason I tagged it as such (and believed it was such) was I have urination filtered.

@Damaged  

 
Absolute monster.
 
I don’t have an answer to your question as I can’t recall any similar scenarios before.

@Damaged  
I don’t see how intent vs. look actually matters here, both are saying she is forcing a cloud of her pussy. The question is just whether clouds count as gases or liquids when released from orifices; I don’t really know, but I think both with viscosity and technicality, liquid actually makes more sense.

@Princess Luna  
I’ll leave it with vaginal secretions then.
 
It’s somehow reassuring to know that some situations are beyond even this comprehensive tag system to properly categorize.
 
Edit: I just realized how terrible a pun that sets up.
 
Rainmaker maker.

@Damaged  
It’s really not ideal that excretion-related tags aren’t designed to deal with non-standard substances, and there aren’t really alternative tags. I don’t think “vaginal secretions” is really correct either for this, as it’s supposed to apply to particular liquids released by arousal or orgasm. It’s similarly arguable whether it should be tagged “pissing”.

I suggest we change the tag name of giant demon alicorn cozy to cozypocalypse, apocozypse or shorter name.

@DR35  
Maybe “chaos cozy”? (It would be consistent with chaos pinkie)

Isn’t Li’l Cheese a filly? Why is everyone thinking she’s a colt?

@Rbloxmlp69  

@Algebroot  
chaos cozy  
Seconding that; it keeps the same standard as chaos pinkie– which could then be applied to any other character if someone draws them in Chaos Mode– and takes up a lot less space.

Body swap, personality swap, brain swap, mind swap should be in one tag. This effect happens when their minds or personalities are swapped either by magical or physical means.

@DR35  
I agree on all points, except personality swap. In that case the character is still the same person as before, but they’ve taken on the personality of a different character. I won’t contest that it isn’t too different from a body swap, however it’s specific enough that I feel it’s worth keeping separate.

What’s the difference between stinky and smelly? Smelly has stink alias to it. Should stinky be alias as well? stinky -> smelly?

@DR35  
Personality swap is staying separate; not only is it rather different, but it was the premise of an episode as well (Magical Mystery Cure), further distinguishing it.
 
@Background Pony #A8E1  
Maybe stinky describes objects and smelly describes the general air? That’d be my guess, but I suspect even if that’s the intent, it’s not followed, and I recall seeing a lot of weird usage on certain fetish stuff.

Should a female kirin also be tagged as mare?

Why am I unable to add the “drama in the comments” tag on >>1176000 ? I had to settle for “derail in the comments” instead because it wouldn’t let me add the “drama in the comments” tag.

@Blissful690  
Is that tag (“drama in the comments”) even used anymore?

@Blissful690  
Unless I’m mistaken, it was blacklisted along with a few other drama meta-tags. Some people like to browse for drama to fan.

Can anyone help in separating some images that are tagged as both snake pony and lamia as it is already in the description on how they’re classified.

@DR35  
That looks like lamia needs a definition too

Seems to be a little problem with neon lights in that his name is a very common term. I can see a pile of images of actual neon lighting effects in there. Perhaps renaming meon lights to neon lights (character) and then making a fresh tag for neon lights (lighting)?

I’m pretty sure the name tags usually have precedent. Think it would just be neon lights (lighting). As for the tag, I think neon is the applicable tag. Alongside neon sign.

@Damaged  
I agree with this.

@Damaged  
Neon and neon sign (now implies neon, it didn’t before).

It seems straw is overwhelmingly used for drinking straws. Straw is also the name for the golden-colored dried grass that’s scattered on a lot of equestria’s floors or in bales for rodeos.
 
The pedant in me would love for all the drinking straw pics to be retagged from straw to drinking straw, but I think that would end up needing constant monitoring. Though they are technically different, maybe that type of “straw” and “straw bale” should just be tagged as “hay” and “hay bale” respectively? The show seems to call golden-colored straw “hay” anyway.
 
I guess it’s not just a problem here: