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-> Give both tags, even if only one can be linked (put -> in between, new tag on the right, use = instead if direction is uncertain).
-> If it’s a proposal for artist names from different sites, link each site.
-> New DA name? Link to the old DA
-> Putting this all together:
If you’re suggesting an alias consisting of about 5 images total, then it might be easier to just retag them manually to the big target instead of aliasing.
Old thread can be found here.
ADDENDUM: WHAT DOES ALIASING DO - A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE
Suppose there are two tags,
Think that two tags are essentially the same? An artist on deviantart changed their name again *sigh*? Found a tumblr ask thing that is run by just one artist, but it’s not immediately clear who that artist is? Or maybe even japanese names and their translated counterparts?
This be the thread for it.
How to propose aliases:
-> Always use relative (only whatever is after the .ru/.org) links to any tags mentioned that exist.
This be the thread for it.
How to propose aliases:
-> Always use relative (only whatever is after the .ru/.org) links to any tags mentioned that exist.
-> Give both tags, even if only one can be linked (put -> in between, new tag on the right, use = instead if direction is uncertain).
"artist:someartistoldname":/tags/artist-colon-someartistoldname -\> artist:someartist
artist:someartistoldname -> artist:someartist
-> If it’s a proposal for artist names from different sites, link each site.
-> New DA name? Link to the old DA
-> Putting this all together:
`“artist:someartistoldname”:/tags/artist-colon-someartistoldname -> “artist:someartist”:/tags/artist-colon-someartist
If you’re suggesting an alias consisting of about 5 images total, then it might be easier to just retag them manually to the big target instead of aliasing.
Old thread can be found here.
ADDENDUM: WHAT DOES ALIASING DO - A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE
Suppose there are two tags,
twilight sparkle and ts, and we are going to alias ts -> twilight sparkle (notice the direction of the arrow!). It does the following: - On image pages and thumbnails mouseovers, only
twilight sparklewill be shown - The /tags/ page for
tswill redirect to the /tags/ page fortwilight sparkle - The /tags/ page for
twilight sparklewill show thattsis an alias for it - If you search for
twilight sparkleit will show pictures taggedtwilight sparkle - If you search for
tsit will show pictures taggedtwilight sparkle - If you tag a picture with
tsand click “Save Tags and Source”, the system will change it totwilight sparkle - When they are aliased, watchlists, filters, and currently tagged images will also be updated automatically.
Substitutetsandtwilight sparklewith whatever is relevant, just take notice of the direction of the arrow!
UPDATE: JULY 2016
Please do not submit more than five alias requests per post. If you have more than five aliases to suggest, please make multiple posts. This is due to the way the system processes aliases - since there’s a time delay between entering aliases, a post with many alias requests can easily take over an hour to complete.
