Topic: Troll tag ambiguity

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

Genjar

Former Staff

Sounds good.
Though I suspect that troll would require frequent cleanup after this change.

Updated by anonymous

There aren't really so many images tagged with troll that make searching within the tag difficult, and trying to break the troll tag down into sub-groups is just greatly proliferating tags for little benefit. I do think it's a good idea to separate internet_trolls and trollface from troll creatures though.

On the other hand there is a vast quantity of warcraft artwork out there just waiting for people to upload, so a warcraft_troll tag would be a good idea to have for future-proofing.

Updated by anonymous

trolling, for when someone is being trolled.

troll as an umbrella species tag for trolls of different universes and copyrights.

troll_face and meme (with troll_face implicating meme) for the 'troll face' character; whether troll_face is a character tag or general probably doesn't matter and can go either way.

I personally don't think we need to break it down into warcraft_troll or troll_(warcraft) or tolkien_troll or troll_(homestuck) or anything like that; you can find Warcraft trolls by searching warcraft + troll, Homestuck by searching for homestuck + troll, etc. There's no sense in splitting troll tags down into component copyright parts if it's not necessary, which at this point it isn't.

Updated by anonymous

corgi_bread said:
you can find Warcraft trolls by searching warcraft + troll, Homestuck by searching for homestuck + troll, etc. There's no sense in splitting troll tags down into component copyright parts if it's not necessary, which at this point it isn't.

Agreed. No need to put them into 1 tag, when the tag troll and (gamehere) would find what they want better anyway

Updated by anonymous