I don't upload. It's not because I can't find images, but because tagging intimidates me. And so, after being coerced to do it, I made a userscript to implement a checklist to the upload page.

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This userscript will add a checklist to the upload post page. It also adds a small quality of life feature on the upload page; The preview image now scrolls with you as you move through the checklist.

I plan to extend this to the edit page on posts, but haven't gotten around to it.

If you want to help contribute to the code, there are instructions on the github. If you just want your checklist to be in this userscript format, I would be happy to translate checklists to the proper format. Just leave a link (or the checklist itself) in this thread and I will get to it when I have time.

Isn't this kinda same thing as the upload form?
https://e621.net/post/upload?use_new=true

kahen_kilon_vittu said:
Isn't this kinda same thing as the upload form?
https://e621.net/post/upload?use_new=true

It is similar, but the new upload form is lacking in what can be done to it. There is just not enough options in the new form to make me feel like using it results in sufficiently tagged posts.

kahen_kilon_vittu said:
Isn't this kinda same thing as the upload form?
https://e621.net/post/upload?use_new=true

not an uploader, so I've never seen that page but have definitely been curious. the suggestion that's had me thinking for a while is could we have a small chain of mandatory dependent tags for uploads?

so:
the first, mandatory tag would be a # of characters tag. if zero_pictured is tagged then the chain stops. but if any other #ofC tag was used then a "character sex" tag would become mandatory to move forward. also maybe a body type tag(anthro, feral, etc).

(I'm guessing a rating tag is already necessary for each post before upload?)
for safe posts, nothing would have to be tagged but if a user is uploading an explicit or questionable pic they would have to enter at least 1 tag they feel makes the post mature with the suggestion of entering multiple if there are more than one. maybe a few more tag suggestions would be helpful for that, the help section lists a bunch but because of the way they're presented you might not know the words used are actually tags on first glance. the primary list that's to the left of the rating area might be expanded with:

cum, pussy_juice, anus, sex_toys, gore, snuff, vore, scat, or watersports

and then a few tags for questionable: skimpy, suggestive, breasts, and bulge come to mind

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a section to tag background would also be nice: simple_background abstract_background detailed_background with a help link to https://e621.net/wiki/show/tag_group:background

the "related tags" option is also really cool! I feel like it should be more prominent, I almost glanced over it

Idem said:
It is similar, but the new upload form is lacking in what can be done to it. There is just not enough options in the new form to make me feel like using it results in sufficiently tagged posts.

was looking at the form thinking "despite the huge list of quick tags the site provides?" those would be my quick tags lol.

sneezer22 said:
the suggestion that's had me thinking for a while is could we have a small chain of mandatory dependent tags for uploads?

Yes, but it would hardly be a simple chain. I think even a tree is too simple. You would need to have a fairly complex directed graph. The bigger hope is there are no loops in the graph. I can not think of anything that would produce a cycle, but it may exist.

I nearly setup another project to create this graph of tags and tag categories. In fact I nearly started to map out all the tag categories. I gave up on this project because of its sheer size and complexity for something with little gain. I hope to return to it at some point. If you want to work on something yourself, godspeed.

This project does implement some of that requirement to progress feel. Sections and options require on previous ones to determine their visibility. eg. male/female will not appear unless both male and female had been tagged.

sneezer22 said:
(I'm guessing a rating tag is already necessary for each post before upload?)
for safe posts, nothing would have to be tagged but if a user is uploading an explicit or questionable pic they would have to enter at least 1 tag they feel makes the post mature with the suggestion of entering multiple if there are more than one.

Any request to upload a post without a rating \*should\* result in a rejection. The issue is you can not guarantee a safe rating with tags. You can only impose more restrictive ratings. For example, if penis is tagged, I know the image can not be safe but the lack of tags does not tell me it is safe.

sneezer22 said:
the "related tags" option is also really cool! I feel like it should be more prominent, I almost glanced over it

You'll have to tell the administration about that as it is a feature of the site, not me.

sneezer22 said:
was looking at the form thinking "despite the huge list of quick tags the site provides?" those would be my quick tags lol.

I know other people do have extensive tagging checklists, even if just mentally. This is supposed to provide a way so people will not have to worry about missing sections of their checklist. It may also help speed up their tagging while maintaining a high level of quality.