The bulk update request #2990 is pending approval.

create alias whisker_dots (17) -> whisker_spots (2808)
create alias whiskers_dots (0) -> whisker_spots (2808)
create alias whiskers_spots (1) -> whisker_spots (2808)
create implication whisker_spots (2808) -> markings (383690)
mass update whisker_markings -> whiskers_(marking)
create implication whiskers_(marking) (0) -> markings (383690)
remove alias whiskers_marking (0) -> whisker_markings (2362)
remove alias whisker_marking (0) -> whisker_markings (2362)
remove alias whisker_marks (0) -> whisker_markings (2362)
remove alias whiskers_markings (0) -> whisker_markings (2362)

Reason: Combining two tags that mean the same thing, and changing whisker_markings to whiskers_(marking) to be more in line with other tags such as gloves_(marking) etc.

With the change of the whisker_markings tag, several other tags will have to be unaliased and aliased to the new tag

The whisker_markings tag is being heavily misused as whisker_spots, so that'll need cleaned up manually, but hopefully with the change of formatting it'll be clearer what the whiskers_(marking) tag is meant to be used for.

Never heared this tag yet. If I hear it, i'd think whisker_spots are the spost where the whiskers are growing from. And whisker_makrings, stripes on the face that look like whiskers

dubsthefox said:
Never heared this tag yet. If I hear it, i'd think whisker_spots are the spost where the whiskers are growing from. And whisker_makrings, stripes on the face that look like whiskers

Currently from all the images I've picked out at random, they're all three being used for the little dots or spots where whiskers are on the face. The whisker_markings tag just so happens to have the most posts under it and falls in line with the other *_markings tags, such as thigh_markings, chest_markings, snout_markings, etc

trevortheyeen said:
Currently from all the images I've picked out at random, they're all three being used for the little dots or spots where whiskers are on the face. The whisker_markings tag just so happens to have the most posts under it and falls in line with the other *_markings tags, such as thigh_markings, chest_markings, snout_markings, etc

I think we should keep the tag. Distinguishing between dots and stripes could be useful, if it is cleaned up.

dubsthefox said:
I think we should keep the tag. Distinguishing between dots and stripes could be useful, if it is cleaned up.

When you say "stripes on face that look like whiskers" are you talking about facepaint? Because if so that could just fall under the bodypaint & facepaint tags, and if it needed it's own tag, it could have something like whiskers_(facepaint).

As it is, the whisker_markings tag is being used in the same way as all other *_markings tags where it's referring to the coloration of a character's body, not paint, clothing, or accessories.

But if I've misunderstood what you're saying, and what you mean is some sort of striped marking on a character's muzzle/snout, then it should be tagged snout_markings. The three tags in question are specifically being used to refer to the cluster of dots where whiskers would be on the snout or face.

Maybe you can link some examples of these whisker stripes you're talking about if you don't mind? I'm confused as to what you mean.

trevortheyeen said:
When you say "stripes on face that look like whiskers" are you talking about facepaint?

trevortheyeen said:
The three tags in question are specifically being used to refer to the cluster of dots where whiskers would be on the snout or face.

Maybe you can link some examples of these whisker stripes you're talking about if you don't mind? I'm confused as to what you mean.

I am talking about what the wiki is describing: A striped mostly horizontal pattern on a character's cheeks intended to create the illusion of the character having whiskers
Whisker_spots =/= horizontal stripes.

trevortheyeen said:
...some sort of striped marking on a character's muzzle/snout, then it should be tagged snout_markings.

It should be tagged as such, yes. But it shouldn't replace the whisker_markings tag. They both, and/or cheek/facial -markings, would apply.

dubsthefox said:
I am talking about what the wiki is describing: A striped mostly horizontal pattern on a character's cheeks intended to create the illusion of the character having whiskers
Whisker_spots =/= horizontal stripes.

It should be tagged as such, yes. But it shouldn't replace the whisker_markings tag. They both, and/or cheek/facial -markings, would apply.

I'm an idiot, I didn't check the wiki and was only looking through the images under the tags. That makes much more sense. The whisker_markings tag is being heavily misused as whisker_spots, so that'll need cleaned up, but whisker_spots and whisker_dots still need to be aliased to each other.

I think my confusion stemmed from not reading the wiki (which was definitely dumb on my part) and the fact that other similiar tags are structured differently. If they are markings meant to look like whiskers, they should be in the same format as socks_(marking), gloves_(marking), & muzzle_(marking) since those refer to markings that look like socks, gloves, or a muzzle, respectively. Right now, it's formatted like chest_markings or thigh_markings. The *_(marking) tags are used to denote the fact that the marking looks like something, whereas the *_markings tags denote where the markings are on the body. It seems whisker_markings in it's current state is being used for both. Having both a whisker_markings and whiskers_(marking) tag would be way to similar and lead to further mistags, so maybe just scrap the whisker_markings tag altogether and whisker_spots can be the tag in place of it.

I'm not entirely sure how mass updates work, if they carry over implications and whatnot, but if they do then I propose that we do a mass update from whisker_markings to whiskers_(marking), alias whisker_dots to whisker_spots, and imply markings from whisker_spots

trevortheyeen said:
I'm not entirely sure how mass updates work, if they carry over implications and whatnot, but if they do then I propose that we do a mass update from whisker_markings to whiskers_(marking), alias whisker_dots to whisker_spots, and imply markings from whisker_spots

Mass update just moves all (current) posts from tag A to tag B. It doesn't affect any implications or aliases, and still leaves tag A open to be used as-is.

vulkalu said:
Mass update just moves all (current) posts from tag A to tag B. It doesn't affect any implications or aliases, and still leaves tag A open to be used as-is.

I see, thank you for the info!

Reading replies on this thread reminds me of the 'whiskers' on one of Naruto's main characters.

I updated the BUR and added in some new info, and I think I'm gonna spend some time cleaning up the tags for the next little while