Topic: Big_Muscles vs Huge_Muscles tags are being broadly abused.

Posted under Tag/Wiki Projects and Questions

I like me some huge_muscles, but it seems like not many people read the wiki before tagging.

The result is a lot of people are tagging huge_muscles, with big_muscles and not tagging huge_muscles with huge_muscles, but instead with big_muscles.

Big_mucles:bigger then toned, realistically attainable.

Huge_muscles:Bigger than big, smaller then hyper, not realistically attainable,except for weightlifters, bodybuilders(and steroid abuse IRL).

There should be some oversight on this, or it's pointless having both tags, because I just have to use "big_muscles or huge_muscles" anyway.

By the definitions
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSO4FC3oytw4lGZBxrVySiwOQ_7czdK54kcuK6XEYgiwSdrrc310A
Left:Not muscular
Centre:Big_muscles
Right:Huge_Muscles(low end)

Updated by Maxpizzle

I don't think it's that people aren't reading the wiki, but rather that the wiki can be interpreted more broadly than you expect. Even in your example, what you call "huge_muscles (low end)" seems textbook big_muscles to me.

But, yes, it's very messy. I've added what I think are representative pictures to both wiki pages (big_muscles, huge_muscles). Hopefully that will sharpen the line.

EDIT: After rereading the other wiki pages (athletic, muscular), the situation is worse than I thought. Big_muscles describes itself as "the step beyond athletic," despite that slot apparently being occupied by muscular. I don't see much difference in usage between muscular and big_muscles, and, unlike big_muscles and huge_muscles, there's no natural way to clarify the definition. Maybe they should be aliased together.

Muscular and huge_muscles also insisted on being for when the musculature is a "central focus of the picture," which doesn't make any sense. We don't say that for any other tag. A huge_muscles background character is huge_muscles. I've removed that from huge_muscles and simplified its definition. I'm leaving muscular alone for now.

EDIT 2: From forum #170108, it looks like the intent was for muscular to be a sort of umbrella tag for big_muscles, huge_muscles and hyper_muscles. But it's still not clear to me if it can legitimately be tagged on its own. Asked in forum #259839.

Updated by anonymous

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