Aliasing free_use → public_use
Link to alias

Reason:

Same thing, right?

EDIT: The tag alias free_use -> public_use (forum #269311) has been rejected by @Rainbow_Dash.

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Free_use seems to be used more for consensual acts and public_use seems to be used for more nonconsensual acts

crusty_fire said:
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Free_use seems to be used more for consensual acts and public_use seems to be used for more nonconsensual acts

After reviewing both tags, I see more characters in public_use situations consenting to said use than not. I believe both tags are nearly synonymous by definition.

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Bump

To my thinking free-use can apply unconditional consent between a character and their partner in a way that's not compatible with public-use. There's overlap, but they should be separate.

😐？ : Am I lacking in the understanding of those English words?

• free_use _{(link for search)} ⇒ "Don't hesitate to use" me , They have approved it
• public_use _{(link for search)} ⇒ Just "a state where everyone is available" , They don't necessarily approve of it

Although I use both words differently because of this nuance.

Even though they are different things according to the wiki, in practice most users do not make that distinction and free_use is barely tagged at all in comparison to its counterpart.

tittybitty said:
To my thinking free-use can apply unconditional consent between a character and their partner in a way that's not compatible with public-use. There's overlap, but they should be separate.

^^This. I realize this isn't Reddit, but I checked the /r/freeuse subreddit, and this is their definition:

In a free use world, women are available for men to use sexually (or the other way around, or both). Though the context can vary wildly, in free use smut any man can walk up to a woman and do whatever he likes to her. A common standard in this fantasy involves women ignoring how they're used and/or society as a whole treating it very casually, but that isn't always the case.

Here's another (equally-valid) definition:

Porn is considered part of the free use fetish if it takes place in a fictional place that has "universal consent." Since everyone is consenting all the time and everywhere, sex is as common and socially-acceptable as shaking hands.

The way I see it:
Free use = Anyone can have sex with the character at any time, as the character goes about their day. Consent is always assumed to be present without question. It does not involve fancy bondage setups, admission fees, or anything like that.
Public use = a character is being kept in a public place for anyone to have sex with.

The majority of posts currently tagged free_use should actually be public_use.

Actually, I think the free use wiki puts it more accurately, for our purposes:

Free use refers to sexual encounters of an extremely casual nature, indicated by unrelated conversation during intercourse, multiple partners, and anything else that may indicate the depicted encounter as no-strings-attached or sex as a mere transaction. a good example of this may be a cougar using a pool boy for quick relief.

In this post post #1728184, consent is technically asked for rather than assumed by the horse, but it still meets the wiki definition and should probably still be tagged free_use.

crocogator said:
(…) it still meets the wiki definition and should probably still be tagged free_use.

Should free_use be a tagging project, then?

gattonero2001 said:
Should free_use be a tagging project, then?

The tag certainly needs clean-up to get rid of all the public_use posts (bondage, through_wall, body_writing, etc.). I may go through the posts this weekend and fix them.

I removed the clearly irrelevant stuff and updated the Wiki with example images and clarification on how NOT to use the tag.

The tag alias free_use -> public_use (forum #269311) has been rejected by @Rainbow_Dash.