The bulk update request #8901 is pending approval.

remove alias pointed_ear (0) -> humanoid_pointy_ears (65470)
remove alias point_ear (0) -> humanoid_pointy_ears (65470)
remove alias point_ears (0) -> humanoid_pointy_ears (65470)
remove alias pointy_ears (0) -> humanoid_pointy_ears (65470)
remove alias pointed_ears (0) -> humanoid_pointy_ears (65470)

Reason: too generic and prone mistaging, there dozens of different types of pointy ears that are not humanoid or only have a borderline resemblance

Not humanoid ears examples
post #106162 post #150541 post #253719 post #890236 post #4842901

Borderline (outlined shape but no traits of a humanoid ear or traits that are not humanoid) examples
post #1787906 post #1897890 post #4289002 post #967178 post #350279

And yes all examples and 100s or 1000s more like these are presently tagged with humanoid_pointy_ears.

For convenience, link to related topic: topic #45540

additional part of the BUR that must be input manually

alias pointed_ear -> pointy_ears
alias point_ear -> pointy_ears
alias point_ears -> pointy_ears
alias pointed_ears -> pointy_ears
alias pointy_eared -> pointy_ears

What would we think about something like this instead?
imply humanoid_pointy_ears -> pointy_ears imply prick_ears -> pointy_ears
So rather than a disambiguation tag that regularly needs to be cleaned up, we have an umbrella tag for pointy ears regardless of form or species. No manual upkeep required.

spe said:
What would we think about something like this instead?
imply humanoid_pointy_ears -> pointy_ears imply prick_ears -> pointy_ears
So rather than a disambiguation tag that regularly needs to be cleaned up, we have an umbrella tag for pointy ears regardless of form or species. No manual upkeep required.

ngl, I kinda love this. And I think it would function quite well in practice. +1

spe said:
What would we think about something like this instead?
imply humanoid_pointy_ears -> pointy_ears imply prick_ears -> pointy_ears
So rather than a disambiguation tag that regularly needs to be cleaned up, we have an umbrella tag for pointy ears regardless of form or species. No manual upkeep required.

I agree with that suggestion.

spe said:
What would we think about something like this instead?
imply humanoid_pointy_ears -> pointy_ears

Should that be an alias instead? I don't see humanoid_pointy_ears as being terribly different from humanoid+pointy_ears.

spe said:
What would we think about something like this instead?
imply humanoid_pointy_ears -> pointy_ears imply prick_ears -> pointy_ears
So rather than a disambiguation tag that regularly needs to be cleaned up, we have an umbrella tag for pointy ears regardless of form or species. No manual upkeep required.

That seems fine, the disambiguation does in hindsight seem rather unnecessary as the uses are related. +1

edited those out.

spe said:
What would we think about something like this instead?
imply humanoid_pointy_ears -> pointy_ears imply prick_ears -> pointy_ears
So rather than a disambiguation tag that regularly needs to be cleaned up, we have an umbrella tag for pointy ears regardless of form or species. No manual upkeep required.

I like this idea

watsit said:
Should that be an alias instead? I don't see humanoid_pointy_ears as being terribly different from humanoid+pointy_ears.

humanoid + pointy ears and no humanoid_pointy_ears:
post #5017363 post #5016972 post #5011860

humanoid_pointy_ears and not humanoid:
post #5000359 (apparently humanoid_taur doesn't imply humanoid)
post #5006353 post #5006352 post #5003860

just bumping this as this is a ongoing growing easily avoidable problem.

https://e621.net/post_versions?commit=Search&search%5Btags_removed%5D=humanoid_pointy_ears+

post #5033186 post #5001533 post #4996319 post #5032869

Bump, pretty sure these are all not humanoid yet but they still end up getting tagged as such as a result of this faulty alias..

post #5050313
post #5046210
post #5026652
post #5107875