i hate they removed the cute boy tag (otoko no ko) sorry but I'm just gonna tag things like these trap and girly_boy just so people who like cute boys have a chance to find them
i hate they removed the cute boy tag (otoko no ko) sorry but I'm just gonna tag things like these trap and girly_boy just so people who like cute boys have a chance to find them
The tags are mutually exclusive as described in the wikis and explained to you in the forums. Pick one or the other.
No. Unless they add some sort of cute_boy tag. Until then I'll tag in a way that's actually helpful for people.
The reason why we don't make such tags are because those tags can be misleading, as others may not agree with personal evaluation of the picture. The picture clearly doesn't indicate anything of a trap, since there's no feminine aspect depicted. There's also no basis of using girly_boy (also known as 'otomen' in JP) since Izaya didn't enact anything girly or dressed in a girly attire.
Tags are meant to point out specific characteristics and not changes observed due to specific artstyle. Using tags that doesn't reflect the picture is not helping anyone, it's an abuse.
The reason why we don't make such tags are because those tags can be misleading, as others may not agree with personal evaluation of the picture. The picture clearly doesn't indicate anything of a trap, since there's no feminine aspect depicted. There's also no basis of using girly_boy (also known as 'otomen' in JP) since Izaya didn't enact anything girly or dressed in a girly attire.
Tags are meant to point out specific characteristics and not changes observed due to specific artstyle. Using tags that doesn't reflect the picture is not helping anyone, it's an abuse.
It's hard for me to imagine you believe what you're saying. Do you honestly believe there is nothing we can or should do to differentiate boys that look like this one to boys that look post #10175477? The idea that people looking through male_focus pictures are all looking for both types of males is asinine, and obviously not helpful. These are not the same, not drawn for the same public, and these publics should be able to look for pictures that cater to them. We had a working solution and we no longer do. Something has to be done.
If you don't like trapgirly_boy as a temporary solution, maybe we should actually just make a tag to describe the body type, similar to petite which is female only. Would tagging these posts petit (male petite) be acceptable?
It's hard for me to imagine you believe what you're saying. Do you honestly believe there is nothing we can or should do to differentiate boys that look like this one to boys that look post #10175477? The idea that people looking through male_focus pictures are all looking for both types of males is asinine, and obviously not helpful. These are not the same, not drawn for the same public, and these publics should be able to look for pictures that cater to them. We had a working solution and we no longer do. Something has to be done.
The thing you're missing is that you don't get to arbitrarily decide to change how existing tags are used. If you think something needs to be done, whether it be creating a new tag to cover these cases or expanding the use of an existing one, you discuss it in the forums. And if others don't agree with your proposed changes, you either continue arguing for your position or leave it be, not go against the general consensus.
Plenty of users have been banned for taking matters into their own hands like this. Don't be one of them.
Rathurue said:
The reason why we don't make such tags are because those tags can be misleading, as others may not agree with personal evaluation of the picture. The picture clearly doesn't indicate anything of a trap, since there's no feminine aspect depicted. There's also no basis of using girly_boy (also known as 'otomen' in JP) since Izaya didn't enact anything girly or dressed in a girly attire.
I left trap on because between the two, I felt it looked more "girl drawn as a boy" than "clearly a boy but effeminate." But I'm not very experienced with either tag so I'll defer to your judgment on this. The point I was trying to convey was that a character can't both obviously look like a guy and easily mistaken for a girl. The two concepts are completely incompatible with each other and that's why the tags can't be used together on the same instance of a character.
I left trap on because between the two, I felt it looked more "girl drawn as a boy" than "clearly a boy but effeminate." But I'm not very experienced with either tag so I'll defer to your judgment on this.
For the record, I was the one that removed trap, because I don’t get "passing as a girl" vibes from this. It's just a cute boy, not a trap.
