Topic: spank*/slap*/related mega-thread

(There are so many issues with *spank* tags (& related tags),
that my brain is feeling worn out trying to write a post that makes sense of it all,
i think I'll start thread with a simplified post)

So currently spanking wiki says

A character being spanked by another character; that is, being struck on the
butt with an open hand with sufficient force to hurt, but not to leave permanent
injury. Often used as a sexual fetish in and of itself, but also commonly associated with
bondage, domination and submission, and other aspects of BDSM.

Not to be confused with

...

(with ass_smack, spank, ass_slap all aliasing to spanking)

Shouldn't ass_slap alias to butt_slap instead??

Some taggers seem confused by various *spank*, *slap*, etc tags, WITH:
1) some posts tagged with spanking, but not depicting spanking (as e621 wiki currently defines it)
2) some posts tagged with butt_slap, but not depicting butt_slap (as e621 wiki currently defines it)
3) etc

Suggest use of tags that are more clear:

1) tags for what is spanking:

  • spanking_by_hand (or similar tag)
  • spanking_by_object (paddle, whip, etc)

Wikipedia defines Spanking as "... involving the act of striking the buttocks of another person ..., generally with an open hand. More severe forms of spanking, such as switching, paddling, belting, caning, whipping, and birching, involve the use of an object instead of a hand. ..."
(ie. you can spank someone with an object)

2) who is spanking

  • spanking_another (ie. someone else)
  • slapping_own_butt (a followup post will be about how butt_slap is confusing some taggers)

and MAYBE
3) what is being spanked/etc

(is there a general term for when a non-butt part is being struck by object such as paddle,whip,etc?)

Updated