We'll start with thestral vs bat_pony. This has been talked about 2 years ago in forum #97204 but wasn't really resolved.

2 years later and the two tags are used for pretty much the exact same things. In fact, only one thestral image isn't My Little Pony and would be better off relying on hybrid tag since it seems an equine/bat/human mix.

I really don't have a preference for which direction (though bat_pony has over ten times the tags), but I think we should just alias one into the other.

The other point that needs ironed out is whether pegasus should be tagged in conjunction with bat_pony/thestral. There seems to be a lot of confusion on that front. I'd say it should be a unique species tag much like all the other pony races.

Wodahseht said:
The other point that needs ironed out is whether pegasus should be tagged in conjunction with bat_pony/thestral. There seems to be a lot of confusion on that front.

Many of those are mistagged because someone mass tagged every single instance of fluttershy_(mlp) as pegasus. Regardless of the actual content of the post.

I vote bat_pony. Thestral isn't as descriptive or accepted, and it also refers to the species from Harry Potter. I also vote no on the pegasus implication, because although it makes some sense, I think users looking for pegasi specifically aren't looking for bat ponies, too.

leomole said:
I vote bat_pony. Thestral isn't as descriptive or accepted, and it also refers to the species from Harry Potter. I also vote no on the pegasus implication, because although it makes some sense, I think users looking for pegasi specifically aren't looking for bat ponies, too.

I kind of want to alias Bat pony to Thestral, because unique names are cool and bat-type equines aren't MLP exclusive. Thestrals are stated as having a skeletal appearance, but the movie definitely didn't play it so true to words, their "skeletal" appearance was more of looking emaciated--like skin and bones. No signs of rot or actually visible bones, just the bulges of bones through tight skin.