The bulk update request #11741 is active.

create alias shaker (6) -> shaker_(disambiguation) (0)
change category shaker_(disambiguation) (0) -> invalid
create alias shake_bottle (2) -> shaker_bottle (9)
create alias shaker_cup (0) -> shaker_bottle (9)
create alias shake_cup (0) -> shaker_bottle (9)
create alias protein_shaker (0) -> shaker_bottle (9)

Reason: Ambiguous tag, currently a mix of cocktail shakers, shaker bottles, salt shakers, and maracas

post #4434616 post #3296430 post #2628820 post #3544758

EDIT: The bulk update request #11741 (forum #459801) has been approved by @spe.

pleaseletmein said:
maracas

technically, shakers are a larger class of percussion instruments of which maracas are a member, along with rainsticks and others. although, it does appear we don't have any instances of posts depicting other shaker instruments.

also, I wonder if we should alias/imply salt_shaker to something like seasoning_shaker.

dba_afish said:
also, I wonder if we should alias/imply salt_shaker to something like seasoning_shaker.

Aliasing both salt_shaker and pepper_shaker to seasoning_shaker (or equivalent term) has my vote. There are other seasonings (such as paprika) that can be stored in a shaker for use, and having a tag for each could be unwieldy.

I wouldn't complain about an implication instead, but it's not my preference.

And there's also the two Christian sects.

The bulk update request #11741 (forum #459801) has been approved by @spe.

clawstripe said:
And there's also the two Christian sects.

I thought those were called Quakers.

spe said:
I thought those were called Quakers.

The one we most associate with being called Shakers is the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, who schismed with the Quakers back in 1747 while still in England. The Quakers were becoming less interested in energetic spiritual expression while the "Shaking Quakers" didn't have a problem with it. Out of 18 major and numerous smaller Shaker communities in the US housing some 2000 to 4000 members back in their heyday in the 19th century, today, there's only 1 remaining village housing the last two Shakers. Nevertheless, they shouldn't be mistaken for the Religious Society of Friends AKA the Quakers. who are still going strong at not quite 400,000 adult members.

The other Shakers are the Indian Shaker Church, which is totally unrelated to the above Shakers, having been created by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest using a unique blend of Native, Catholic, and Protestant traditions. They got their Shaker name because of the paroxysms their founder's wife went through during her prayers for her husband's recovery from a particularly nasty illness that threatened to kill him (again). Once he recovered, her shaking during prayer was attributed to have healing powers. There's about 2000 of Indian Shakers still going in the Pacific Northwest.

I admit that the likelihood of either religious group getting tagged on e621, while in the range of possibility, is very low.

clawstripe said:
The one we most associate with being called Shakers is the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, who schismed with the Quakers back in 1747 while still in England. The Quakers were becoming less interested in energetic spiritual expression while the "Shaking Quakers" didn't have a problem with it. Out of 18 major and numerous smaller Shaker communities int the US housing some 2000 to 4000 members back in their heyday in the 19th century, today, there's only 1 remaining village housing the last two Shakers. Nevertheless, they shouldn't be mistaken for the Religious Society of Friends AKA the Quakers. who are still going strong at not quite 400,000 adult members.

The other Shakers are the Indian Shaker Church, which is totally unrelated to the above Shakers, having been created by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest using a unique blend of Native, Catholic, and Protestant traditions. They got their Shaker name because of the paroxysms their founder's wife went through during her prayers for her husband's recovery from a particularly nasty illness that threatened to kill him (again). As he covered, her shaking during prayer was attributed to have healing powers. There's about 2000 of Indian Shakers still going in the Pacific Northwest.

I admit that the likelihood of either religious group getting tagged on e621, while in the range of possibility, is very low.

Most interesting!