The tag alias #77082 picnic_blanket -> blanket is pending approval.

Reason: picnic_mat is already aliased to blanket

dragonmess said:
picnic_mat is already aliased to blanket

hmm...
Slyroon did this one manually without an alias request, from what I can find. that -> blanket target seems like a mistake to me.

The bulk update request #11364 is pending approval.

remove alias picnic_mat (0) -> blanket (13575)

Reason: follow-up:
alias picnic_mat -> picnic_blanket

dba_afish said:
hmm...
Slyroon did this one manually without an alias request, from what I can find. that -> blanket target seems like a mistake to me.

While I do not remember this alias, I don't really see how different a picnic blanket is from any other blanket, from a visual and tagging perspective.
What makes a picnic blanket visually distinct from other blankets, aside from context clues?
Seems a bit superfluous, since it's basically just picnic + blanket.

slyroon said:
While I do not remember this alias, I don't really see how different a picnic blanket is from any other blanket, from a visual and tagging perspective.
What makes a picnic blanket visually distinct from other blankets, aside from context clues?
Seems a bit superfluous, since it's basically just picnic + blanket.

When I hear/see "blanket", I think something on a bed and which you cover yourself with for sleeping. A picnic blanket is typically a red-and-white checker pattern that's laid square outside on the grass to sit on.

slyroon said:
While I do not remember this alias, I don't really see how different a picnic blanket is from any other blanket, from a visual and tagging perspective.
What makes a picnic blanket visually distinct from other blankets, aside from context clues?
Seems a bit superfluous, since it's basically just picnic + blanket.

well, part of the reason is that blanket implies bedding, which a picnic_blanket kind of isn't. also, visually and in usage I feel like a picnic blanket is actually closer to a cross between a tablecloth and a rug than a blanket.

watsit said:
When I hear/see "blanket", I think something on a bed and which you cover yourself with for sleeping. A picnic blanket is typically a red-and-white checker pattern that's laid square outside on the grass to sit on.

Sure, I know what a blanket is and what a picnic blanket is. But from an e621 TWYS perspective, only the things around the blanket seem to determine what it gets classified as, not the item itself.

dba_afish said:
well, part of the reason is that blanket implies bedding, which a picnic_blanket kind of isn't. also, visually and in usage I feel like a picnic blanket is actually closer to a cross between a tablecloth and a rug than a blanket.

The bedding implication seems kind of limiting since "blanket" can be used for other things like picnic blankets and beach blankets.
That implication seemingly was also made without any input (I'm sensing a theme :3)
But then again, how much of a visual difference is there really between all three? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯