The tag alias #14352 sling -> sling_(disambiguation) has been approved.

(UPDATED alias link above. OLD alias link was:
Aliasing sling -> sling_(disambiguation) : Link to alias )

Reason:

Sling tag is a mess. Sling wiki is "A bandage to support an injured arm…", but other things tagged with sling:

1) sling_(weapon) (example: post #491266 which is tagged with sling & sling_(weapon) )
2) sling_bikini (example: post #1373994 )(edit: changed tag from sling TO sling_bikini)
3) sex_sling
4) some probably tag with suspension instead (example: post #1140302 )
5) post #1157436 (already tagged with suspended_bra - only one upload tagged with suspended_bra)

6) whatever is going on with upload 1043752 (e621 rating of "safe", but house-size-obese character seems completely nude.)
with vaguely similar post #1032966 tagged with sling and lift_(disambiguation)
7) harness (example: post #689696 )
8) character apparently named "Sling" ( post #816294 )
9 etc) some I'm not sure why tagged with sling (example: post #1344757 )

EDIT: The tag alias sling -> sling_(disambiguation) (forum #247478) has been approved by @gattonero2001.

Poking around sling tag today.

Wiki sling says

A bandage to support an injured arm, consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging around the neck.

Not to be confused with:

• sex_sling
• sling_bikini
• sling_(weapon)
• rifle_sling

42 undeleted posts tagged with sling (+ 5 deleted),
but most of those posts are NOT of bandage/injured-arm sling.

Tagged with sling:

1) post #1675447 , changed to sex_sling
2) post #1665632 , changed to sling_bikini (BTW, also tagged with species tag at (24 posts), but wiki doesn't have any info on what species that is)
3) post #1654836 , sling_bikini?
4) post #1654184 , changed to sex_sling
5) post #1640332 , removed sling tag ( couldn't figure out why tagged with sling until saw clothed variant (post #1640337 ) where character wearing a sling_bikini )
6) post #1594967 , changed to sex_sling
7 to 9) post #1577998 and post #1577202 and post #1572244 , already tagged with sling_bikini (removed sling tag)

Let's try and speed this up, of the remaining 33 posts (tagged with sling):

10) sling_bikini (six posts) : post #1566527 , post #1550529 , post #1525869 , post #1525058 , post #1523353 , and post #677227

10b) sling_bikini or other bikini?? : post #463088

10c) BUTT_FLOSS (3 posts) or sling_bikini ??: post #1362587

11) rifle_sling : post #1539360

12) weapon_sling ??: post #689696 (transport strap on ax)

13) suspension: post #1157436 (also tagged with suspended_bra, one post) , post #1032966 , and post #106541

13a) suspension??: post #1043752 , post #395710 , and post #389404

14) I don't see any sling (artist name??): post #1344757

15) what??: post #1008875 , and
post #67458 (I see a swing, but no sling)

16) fourteen are correctly tagged with sling (see section below)

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correctly tagged with sling (bandage/injured-arm sling):

re-tag as arm_sling ???

1) post #1657665 (in end-credits)
2) post #1581747
3) post #1573916
4+5) post #1463068 and post #1463067
6) post #1332520
7) post #1320584 (one of the guards)
8) post #1239054
9) post #1045483
10) post #481715
11) post #475108
12) post #450037
13) post #227249
14) post #143886

EDIT: I guess each forum post stops making thumbnails after the 25th thumbnail.

+1

While you wait for approval, you can create sling_(disambiguation) and list all the different sling tags.

Thanks, started wiki at sling_(disambiguation).

Earlier (in this thread) I suggested tag for weapon strap in image such as
post #689696
be weapon_sling,
but then I realized could get confused with strap for firearms (tag currently rifle_sling ). (firearms are weapons too)

How about tag be melee_weapon_sling ?

By the way, wondering about strap on other long guns (such as machine gun) ...

Another BTW, post #192991 is tagged with sling_brief (one post),
not sure if sling_brief best tag ... but closest underwear tag I can think of is Fundoshi.

EarthFurst2 said:
Thanks, started wiki at sling_(disambiguation).

Earlier (in this thread) I suggested tag for weapon strap in image such as [thumb] be weapon_sling, but then I realized could get confused with strap for firearms (tag currently rifle_sling ). (firearms are weapons too)

How about tag be melee_weapon_sling ?

By the way, wondering about strap on other long guns (such as machine gun) ... maybe

Another BTW, [thumb] is tagged with sling_brief (one post), not sure if sling_brief best tag ... but closest underwear tag I can think of is Fundoshi.

Maybe weapon_sling, gun_sling, and melee_weapon_sling should be created, and then we'd have an implication web that looks like

weapon_sling
         |          |
 gun_sling          melee_weapon_sling
     |                      |
 rifle_sling             axe_sling

Then the other gun/melee sling types can be created and implicated to gun/melee_weapon_sling per necessity.

gun_sling could also be aliased to firearm_sling

(since there upcoming mass rejection )
... a reply hoping alias at start of this topic gets approved.

NEW* art tagged with sling that don't include a bandage sling (ie. demonstrating simple sling tag still too vague):
(* = ie. apparently not in earlier posts in this thread from quick check)

1) post #4083827 , probably re-tag as baby_carrier

2 to 7) post #4053616 (& related posts), suggest re-tag with sex_sling

8 to 10) post #4004811 (and child posts), suggest re-tag with sex_sling

11 to 14) post #3777553 (and child posts), already tagged with sling_bikini

15) post #3738299 , suggest re-tag with sex_sling

16) post #3737486 , already tagged with sling_bikini

17) post #3490866 , probably re-tag with shoulder_strap

18) post #3399279 , i don't know (= don't know what tag applies to that thing)

19) post #3283984 , i don't know

20) post #3174442, i don't know (I guess mis-tag from another post in same pool: post #2790148)

21) post #3074159 , already tagged with sex_swing

22) post #2702985 , presumably they saw the strap on the keytar ... closest tag i can find is guitar_strap ... maybe musical_instrument_strap ??

(I'll stop this list here, the list seems long enough as it as)

Wikpedia article for bandage sling at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(medicine) . . . (INCLUDE the bracket at the end of the URL)
which says "A sling, also known as arm sling, ...".

so tag for bandage sling could be sling_(medicine)
(or arm_sling).

The bulk update request #4957 is active.

change category sling_(disambiguation) (36) -> invalid

Reason: The accompanying recategorization.

EDIT: The bulk update request #4957 (forum #367269) has been approved by @gattonero2001.

The bulk update request #4957 (forum #367269) has been approved by @gattonero2001.

The tag alias sling -> sling_(disambiguation) (forum #247478) has been approved by @gattonero2001.

Thanks Clawstripe.

Thinking the medicine sling should be tagged as sling_(medicine),
because some might think an arm_sling tag is for the sling weapon that an arm uses.

edit: oh COOL, 56 posts now tagged with sling_(medicine) ... awesome!

EDIT: can wiki sling be moved to sling_(medicine)? (ie. is there a move button for admins, as opposed to simply copy-paste from one wiki to the new wiki)

earthfurst2 said:
EDIT: can wiki sling be moved to sling_(medicine)? (ie. is there a move button for admins, as opposed to simply copy-paste from one wiki to the new wiki)

No clue, but it's easy enough to transfer over the old-fashioned way. (Did and done.)