Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions
The tag alias #57548 scp-1471-a -> scp-1471 is pending approval.
Reason: I don't know why we have two separate character tags with 1.6k some odd existing posts with them seemingly all being tagged with both, one needs to go if they're the same thing.
So heres the thing, they are technically 2 different things, one is the app, the other being the actual being, but it appears as though people use both interchangeably, and I don't think people are drawing the app a ton...
hold on a damn minute. Why does an app have a character tag?
well what else is it gonna be? a copyright tag?
cutefox123 said:
well what else is it gonna be? a copyright tag?
yes?
The app is scp-1471, the character is scp-1471-a, according to the SCP wiki.
It looks like nobody really cares about the distinction here, as there's no clear difference if you search for scp-1471 -scp-1471-a or -scp-1471 scp-1471-a. I only found one image that really focuses on the application, post #1565584, and even that has SCP-1471-A's head as the icon.
cutefox123 said:
So heres the thing, they are technically 2 different things, one is the app, the other being the actual being, but it appears as though people use both interchangeably,and I don't think people are drawing the app a ton...
We might need to clarify the tag for the app. People are going to tag 1471-a as 1471, but if we make it scp-1471_(app), then they won't tag that one.
I think the best option would be to instead have scp-1471 aliased to mal0_(software) and scp-1471-a aliased to mal0_(character) so there is a distinction between the two in the tag itself.
I don't think there's a point in tagging the fictional software itself at all.
Especially since the character is the app's only content, even in-universe. It has no interface. There's no way of even knowing if the app is in use or if what we're seeing is something like the phone's camera (which 1471-a is known to tamper with).
At best it's TWYK.
So I'm upvoting this alias.
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lendrimujina said:
I don't think there's a point in tagging the fictional software itself at all.Especially since the character is the app's only content, even in-universe. It has no interface. There's no way of even knowing if the app is in use or if what we're seeing is something like the phone's camera (which 1471-a is known to tamper with).
At best it's TWYK.
So I'm upvoting this alias.
The software may be potenttially be depicted clearly enough that it's not just generic "phone screen filler". In this case, it would still be TWYS. I'm currently too lazy to check and see if there actually is one picture depicting that though.
I still think this alias should be rejected, and instead alias scp-1471-a to mal0_(software) and scp-1471 to mal0, even if the software tag become empty, at least it's more organized this way, I feel.
m3g4p0n1 said:
The software may be potenttially be depicted clearly enough that it's not just generic "phone screen filler". In this case, it would still be TWYS. I'm currently too lazy to check and see if there actually is one picture depicting that though.I still think this alias should be rejected, and instead alias scp-1471-a to mal0_(software) and scp-1471 to mal0, even if the software tag become empty, at least it's more organized this way, I feel.
I think post #3795432 might be a good example of 1471.
As for the latter, you've got it backwards again. 1471 is the app, 1471-a is Mal0 herself. This info can be found on the SCP Wiki, but I will quote it here for ease of access. "SCP-1471 is a free 9.8MB application for mobile devices ... SCP-1471-A appears as a large humanoid figure with a canid-like skull and black hair."
