Topic: [APPROVED] snake_tongue fix BUR

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

The bulk update request #2160 is active.

create alias snake_tongue (0) -> forked_tongue (16642)
create implication snake_for_a_tongue (12) -> unusual_tongue (149)
create implication snake_for_a_tongue (12) -> snake (48905)

Reason: snake tongue had 150 uses - of those, 140 were forked tongues. The tag was intended to be used for characters who have an actual snake for a tongue (akin to snake tail, snake penis, etc.), but it was being used almost exclusively for forked tongues. I moved all 10 posts featuring actual snake tongues to a much less ambiguous snake for a tongue tag so that this one can be safely aliased away.

Also, characters with a snake for a tongue have an unusual tongue. I’m not sure if this tag should also imply snake or not. I’m thinking not, since it’s not a separate entity - just an anatomical feature, but I’m not sure. snake tail and snake penis imply snake already.

EDIT: The bulk update request #2160 (forum #329482) has been approved by @bitWolfy.

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scaliespe said:
I’m not sure if this tag should also imply snake or not. I’m thinking not, since it’s not a separate entity - just an anatomical feature, but I’m not sure. snake tail and snake penis imply snake already.

I just noticed this tag change from a recent wiki edit. I would argue that implying snake can lead to (rare-ish) issues where other sentient penis are not actually snakes but are "visually coded" in the same way would end up incorrectly tagged as snake.

post #3484190 post #1788472 post #2204831

Compare snaked, which has no such implication and can thus account for variations like dragonairs, eels (nevermind, there's eel_insertion, though one may wonder if it's needed, given ophidicism includes the use of eels by most definitions) and so on.

post #1053153 post #711748 post #3872171

Your own wiki says "a literal snake or snake-like creature", so it would may be advisable to remove the snake implication.

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