This topic is to assist the approval/deletion of tag aliases/implications. It's getting really hard to find the forum and communicate the tag being approved/deleted so I made this topic to help

Please create the tag first so I'm not searching for it when it's not there and to save me a step having to make it myself

If you made an alias/implication, post it here in this format (I've broken the dtext so it can be seen easier):

Implicating: {{Orange} -> {{fruit}
Reason: an orange is a fruit
Discussion: "link to forum discussion":http:/e621.net/forum/example
Status: Pending

Put down status as "pending" and I will update your post with either "approved" or "deleted" with a reason underneath. The tag doesn't have to be pending on the page; this is just so I can keep track of what tags have been take care of and what haven't in this forum.

This is not at all required but it is suggested if you want to know what has become of your alias/implication and if you want to ensure I see the forum discussion on it. Most times the alias has been approved but the job task is stuck and it will still appear as pending even though it is approved in the system so admins don't keep hitting approve if it says approved here

You can create tag aliases here and implications here by clicking "add" at the bottom

So if we want to make a new alias/implication, we post it here? Because right now, trying to make one in the Tags section isn't working due to 500s blocking it

Also posting them here won't generate pending entries in the alias/implication pages.

ippiki_ookami said:
Also posting them here won't generate pending entries in the alias/implication pages.

I think she means to create them as normal, but then post them in here with a link to the forum thread so that she can more easily find them and find out what the discussion result is before approving/denying it.

Implicating: Jollyjack -> avoid_posting
Reason: Jollyjack is on the DNP list.
Discussion: Forum thread link
Status: Approved
Going to implicate it to conditional_dnp in light of discussion

Implicating: animal_crossing -> nintendo
Reason: Nintendo is the publisher
Discussion thread
Status: Approved

Implicating: animal_crossing -> video_games
Reason: You don't really want to see my reason twice. Do you?
Discussion thread
Status: Approved
For some reason the tags did not show up as pending

Wow, these can get really deep inside the forums (found mine at page 7). I guess it's a really nice idea to have this thread as an index for all aliases implications.

Aliasing: candles -> candle
Reason: same object, but not very useful having it split into two tags. Searches would be looking for the same thing.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82493
Status: Approved
I suppose we can have one term even though I'd have preferred an implication

corgi_bread said:
I think she means to create them as normal, but then post them in here with a link to the forum thread so that she can more easily find them and find out what the discussion result is before approving/denying it.

Exactly this. It makes it much easier for me to communicate why an alias has been approved/denied and read the discussion regarding it. It's completely optional but it'll guarantee the tag gets an explanation

Also if you can't/don't know how to make an alias/implication, just post it here and I'll make it, but I'd still highly prefer you made the tag alias yourself, then post it here

Aliasing: eyes_open -> invalid_tag
Reason: Why is this a tag? We might as well add the tag to almost every pic on e6
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83095
Status: Approved
This was never a good tag, thank you

Implicating: canine_penis -> knot
Reason:
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83147
Status: Denied
A canine penis doesn't always have to have a knot in such cases as toys and fictional renderings. I'd discuss it in detail and ask for opinions but the forum is gone

Implicating: timelesserror -> avoid_posting
Reason: timelesserror is DNP
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83157
Status: Approved
Timelesserror is in Fact DNP

I think this thread's a great idea.

I've been meaning to ask: would it be ok if someone went through and tried to add more of the pending tag alias and implication threads to this list? OR do you only want the OP of the alias/implication to post it here? If you're ok with non-OP's posting it here, I imagine more of them would be sure to get added here. Would that be helpful?

Go for it, it would help to determine what has been approved already so I don't hit approve again and create a second job task

Just trying to pull ones which seem unresolved or pending into one place with their linked info.

Aliasing: bells --> bell
Reason: "Plural"
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83187
Status: Approved

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Aliasing: average_breasts --> breasts
Reason: "Since when is being average noteworthy?"
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82852
Status: Approved
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Aliasing: hazel_eyes --> brown_eyes
Reason: "can you spot the difference on this site? I can't."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83239
Status: Approved

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Aliasing: demongirl --> demon
Reason: "I really don't see the point of having 'demongirl'. From my understanding, it's just a girl demon"
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82374
Status: Approved
Don't need gender based tag

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Aliasing: dolls --> doll
Reason: "Plural"
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83186
Status: Approved
Not enough tags for the plural to warrant staying

Aliasing: Dominating --> Domination
Reason: "It's essentially the same, but the latter is used more often."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82023
Status: Approved
not many posts in first one

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Aliasing: rolling_eyes --> eye_roll
Reason: "Same."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83138
Status: Approved
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Aliasing: suzumiya_haruhi --> haruhi_suzumiya
Reason: "First, Last order as used in Western countries. All Western merchandise names her as Haruhi Suzumiya and not Suzumiya Haruhi."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83282
Status: Approved
no entries under first tag

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Aliasing: Hyper_muscle -> Hyper_muscles
Reason: "The plural is used more often. There's no real difference other than the additional 's'."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/81979
Status: Approved
Not many under first entry
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Aliasing: hyper_vagina -> hyper_pussy
Reason: "H-pussy is used more often."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/81983
Status: Approved
Not many for the first tag

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Aliasing: mi0724go -> marenlicious
Reason: "Artists new name."
Discussion: (It appears no thread was made. Only listed on the pending aliases page.)
Status: Approved
Might as well

Aliasing: the_finger -> middle_finger
Reason:
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82944
Status: Approved
Same thing

Aliasing: laying_eggs --> oviposition
Reason: "Same, and egg_laying is already aliased."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83189
Status: Approved

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Aliasing: trousers --> pants
Reason: "Same thing."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83168
Status: Approved
same words

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Aliasing: senpuuki -> senpuuki-chan
Reason: "same artist"
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82515
Status: Approved
indeed!

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Aliasing: stalker --> stalking
Reason: "You can't be a stalker without stalking, and you can't be stalking without being a stalker (otherwise you're not stalking)."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82950
Status: Denied
Aliasing to the stalker series instead and using stalking for the creeping act

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Aliasing: beige_fur --> tan_fur
Reason: "Virtually indistinguishable."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83071
Status: Approved
Close enough for tagging purposes

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Aliasing: Urethral_insertion -> Urethral_penetration
Reason: "There doesn't seem to be any difference."
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/82005
Status: Denied
Going to be separate

Rainbow_Dash said:
This topic is to assist the approval/deletion of tag aliases/implications. It's getting really hard to find the forum and communicate the tag being approved/deleted so I made this topic to help

Please create the tag first so I'm not searching for it when it's not there and to save me a step having to make it myself.

Most times the alias has been approved but the job task is stuck and it will still appear as pending even though it is approved in the system so admins don't keep hitting approve if it says approved here.

Is there not a smarter way to automate without regular user-intervention like this?
Perhaps have Clippy ask users if they'd like to add anything else other than a default post, or perhaps have a post in this thread, made automatically here? The current solution of this thread seems a bit clunky if it's anything more than a stopgap before a proper fix to the status-listing issue that's affecting mods.

ragswift said:
The current solution of this thread seems a bit clunky if it's anything more than a stopgap before a proper fix to the status-listing issue that's affecting mods.

Basically that's what it is (or what we're hoping it is). Tag alias/implication forum-thread tracking is becoming such an issue that we really kind of need to get it out of the forums altogether and into its own little dedicated area of the site, where it can be managed much easier.

We've not yet really discussed a plan-of-action in detail though, so for the time being this thread here will have to be the solution until we figure out something better.

Char said:
Basically that's what it is (or what we're hoping it is). Tag alias/implication forum-thread tracking is becoming such an issue that we really kind of need to get it out of the forums altogether and into its own little dedicated area of the site, where it can be managed much easier.

We've not yet really discussed a plan-of-action in detail though, so for the time being this thread here will have to be the solution until we figure out something better.

That sounds good, Char. I was hoping this wasn't going to be considered a permanent fix.

Note: I'm not sure the below will tickets because they weren't created via the tag-menu, but punched straight into the forums. I'm not sure whether there's a difference or not under-the-hood but I imagine there is. For now I have marked them with '?' instead of just 'Pending' because they might not even be that.

Since I'm an idiot I just assumed everyone had perfect typing, basically. I made a comment under feedback to make the "create new alias" and "create new implications" more visible to [they told me I might be dyslexic but screw it]s like me.

Renaming: from_below -> low-angle_shot
Reason: from_below is ambiguous some other tags such as from_behind, which are for sex-position
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83767 and https://e621.net/forum/show/83224
Status: Approved
Please create the actual alias next time and set status to pending

Implicating: worm's-eye_view -> low-angle_shot
Reason: worm's eye view is just an extremely low angle...
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83767 and https://e621.net/forum/show/83224
Status: Approved
Next time create the actual implication because if I have to create each one every time it slows down the process

Aliasing: low_angle_shot -> low-angle_shot
Reason: easier to type, really. nofurry thinks about hyphens when pawran
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83767 and https://e621.net/forum/show/83224
status: Approved
Same word

Aliasing: low_angle -> low-angle_shot
Reason: a good and legible shorthand, which might be more easily guessed at than low-angle_shot
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/83767 and https://e621.net/forum/show/83224
Status: Approved
Same words

Implicating: robin -> bird
Reason: Robins are birds.
Discussion: link to forum discussion
Status: Approved

Implicating: burger -> food
Reason: We eat dem burgers
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84076
Status: Approved

I'll get to these and start pushing them through once the system is fixed, until then just keep posting them here as normal and I'll update them as I go, probably towards the end of today

I haven't forgotten about them, just had been busy this week. And yes, this is a temporary solution until a permanent one is made

Tag Alias: Mega_Mewtwo -> Mega_Mewtwo_Y
Reason: They announced a second mega_mewtwo, there's now a mega_mewtwo_x and mega_mewtwo_y.
The originally announced form is the Y one.
See reference here: http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/pokemon/mega_pokemon/

Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/84051

Wasn't able to make it a suggestion in the system because it already being an alias.
Status: Approved
deleted mewthree alias and moved it over

Implicating: 5_toes -> toes
Reason: more than 1 toe implies toes
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84151
Status: Approved

Aliasing: laying_on_back -> on_back
Reason: Same thing
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84156
Status: Approved[/b]

Aliasing: lionesses -> lion
Reason: It's both a gender and plural tag, neither of which a tag should be
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84226
Status: Approved

Aliasing: scootabuse -> scootaloo_(mlp)
Reason: This is not 20pc.org
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/18879?page=2
Status: Approved[/b]

Aliasing: dog-collar -> collar
Aliasing: dog_collar -> collar
Reason: These tags are just unneeded. There's no real way of telling the difference between a dog collar and a regular collar, and if somebody just wants to see a dog wearing a collar it can be done with collar dog.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84336
Status: Approved

Aliasing: shibe -> doge
Reason: Doge is the more widely recognized name of this meme.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84326
Status: Approved

Implicating: mega_(pokemon) -> mega_evolution
Reason: Since there is a mega_evolution tag and a tag for each mega evolution already known I guess there should be an tag implication on these cases, otherwise there would be no need to have mega_evolution tag at all
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84391
Status: Approved

Aliasing: senpuuki_chan -> senpuuki-chan
Reason: Same artist, different spelling.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84454
Status: Approved
Updated

Implicating: (pokemon_name) -> pokemon
Reason: They are all pokemons
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84491
Status: Updated discussion
Please start creating some of these implications

Now that I am back home, I'll be going through all of these very shortly

Aliasing: <color>_dragon -> dragon
Reason: Too specific. Can be replaced by dragon <color>_body or something similar.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/80146
Status: Approved
But it'll take me a while to alias these all to.....let's see, probably dragon works best

Aliasing:
princess_celestia_(eg) -> principal_celestia_(eg)
princess_luna_(eg) -> principal_luna_(eg)
Reason: I believe that are the correct names.

Implicating:
principal_celestia_(eg -> equestria_girls
principal_luna_(eg) -> equestria_girls
Reason: Characters from the movie.

Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84581
Status: Tag is no longer in use

Aliasing ankles_tied -> bound
Reason: Don't need another tag that means the same thing
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84681
Status: Approved

Implicating:
oral_sex -> oral
Reason: I think that oral_sex is part of what oral tag stands for.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/84729
Status: Approved

Aliasing: stereoscopic -> stereogram
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85093
Status: Approved
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Implicating: anaglyph -> stereogram
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85097
Status: Approved
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Implicating: wiggle_stereogram -> stereogram
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85100
Status: Approved
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Implicating: wiggle_stereogram -> animated
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85101
Status: Approved
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Implicating: cross_eye_stereogram -> stereogram
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85102
Status: Approved

Aliasing ōkami -> Ōkami.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85112
Status: Approved
Odd but it is case sensitive

Aliasing sandwiched -> sandwich_position.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85117
Status: Denied

Aliasing: poniesinthedark -> gela-g-i-s-gela
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85150
Reason: The tumblr-handle for GIS. Easier to type, and his DA-name is not linked from the blog, meaning folks who just know him via vivipony or elsewhere will not know the connection.

Status: Approved

Aliasing: gela-gis-gela -> gela-g-i-s-gela
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85153
Reason: Likely misspelling, easier to type.

Status: Approved

Aliasing: gis-gela -> gela-g-i-s-gela
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85160
Reason: Likely misspelling, easier to type.

Status: Approved

Implicating: butt_shot -> butt
Reason: I daresay you've got quite the scrumptious foundation to your gams there.
Discussion: Discussion thread
Status: Approved
lol you know why it was approved

This needs some attention :V
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Tag implication: Slave -> Slavery

reason: Slave implies Slavery

https://e621.net/forum/show/82672

Status: Approved
Approved as an alias

Aliasing: raven ---> corvid Denied
Aliasing: crow ---> corvid Denied
Aliasing: blue_jay ---> corvid Denied
Aliasing: rook ---> corvid Denied
Aliasing: jackdaw ---> corvid Denied
Aliasing: magpie ---> corvid Denied
Aliasing: corvid ---> avian Denied
Aliasing: raven -//> crow Approved
Reason: These species are all are members of the bird family corvidae. Right now, raven implicates crow, which is completely wrong. It's hard to tell sometimes whether something is a crow, raven, etc., but in that case one should use the general tag corvid.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/80467
Status: Complete

[UNRELATED]
Found a color bug

Aliasing: bsting -> b.sting
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85816
Status: Denied

Seven_Twenty said:
Aliasing: bsting -> b.sting
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85816
Status: Pending

I did notice my artist names were separate. Though, I need to change it to "BSting" and remove the period.

Seven_Twenty said:
Aliasing: bsting -> b.sting
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/85816
Status: Pending

Status: Complete.

BSting said:
I did notice my artist names were separate. Though, I need to change it to "BSting" and remove the period.

I assumed b.sting was preferred due to it having more posts, my mistake.

Aliasing: sticking_out_tongue -> tongue_out
Reason: Same
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/86026
Status: Approved
Don't see why not

All three of these are prompted from the same thread discussion. Posting them here to make sure they get seen.

Aliasing: i_do_not_know_(artist) -> burquina
Reason: same artist, they changed their name. See https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3821196/
Discussion: auto-generated thread is here but the real discussion has been kicking around for awhile in here
Status: Approved

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Aliasing: fazo -> burquina
Reason: "They are both listed as alternate names on i_do_not_know_(artist)'s artist page . And both Fazo and Burquina have the exact same journal entry in their respective FA accounts. [here and here. Seem to be the same person.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/78467
Status: tags empty
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Aliasing: i_do_not_know -> tagme
Reason: if meant as a literal statement, then it only exists to say the picture needs some kind of tag and is functionally not much different than "tagme".
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/78467
Status: tags empty

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Note: Apparently adding an alias to the pending list auto-generates a thread for the forum, but not every forum thread was created using the alias new creation route. Which means we can get forum posts suggesting an alias or implication that was never officially added to the list. But adding them to the officially pending list after the fact either has a trick to it (hopefully) or else it just creates duplicate forum threads about it regardless. It's like a one-way road. Creates a mess if someone tries to do things in the wrong sequence though. Is there a way around that, or is that just a current bump in the system that maybe needs addressed?

Aliasing: eye_closed -> one_eye_closed
Reason: Same thing, one_eye_closed is more widely used. I cleaned up the existing instances of eye_closed being used, I propose we alias it to prevent improper usage in the future.
Discussion: link to forum discussion
Status: Approved

Removing implication: scat -> feces
Reason: Implication to aliased tag cause problems. Correct tag is fæces.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/86714
Status: Taken care of

Removing implications to mega_evolution_
Reason: Correct tag should be without ending underscore.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/86710
Status: Removed

Aliasing: 4_arms -> four_arms
Reason: Same thing
Discussion: Tag Alias: 4_arms -> four_arms
Status: Approved

Implicating: four_arms -> multiple_arms
Reason: Having four arms qualifies one for having multiple arms
Discussion: Tag Implication: four_arms -> multiple_arms
Status: Approved

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Implicating: scout_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86599
Status: Approved
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Implicating: engineer_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86595
Status: Approved
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Implicating: heavy_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86596
Status: Approved
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Implicating: pyro_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86598
Status: Approved
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Implicating: spy_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86600
Status: Approved
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Implicating: soldier_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86601
Status: Approved
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Implicating: sniper_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86602
Status: Approved
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Implicating: demoman_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86594
Status: Approved
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Implicating: medic_(team_fortress_2) -> team_fortress_2
Reason: Character is from the team fortress 2 game
Discussion: forum #86597
Status: Approved
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Implicating: scourge_the_hedgehog -> sonic_(series)
Reason: He is a character from the sonic universe.
Discussion: forum #86544
Status: Approved
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Implicating: gender -> invalid_tag
Reason: Far too ambiguous and better served by the existing gender tags.
Discussion: link to forum discussion
Status: Approved

Aliasing: rectum -> anal
Reason: the rectum is the internal section of intestine located just inside the ring of muscle known as the anus. Almost all of the images tagged rectum are examples of anal activity/insertion/penetration/etc. It's functionally the same as searching "anal + internal". There's also a slang definition for "rectum" which conflates it with the anus (a separate but nearby part of anatomy), making it a potentially confusing tag as well as redundant.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/87776
Status: Approved

Implicating: tekken -> namco
Reason: Namco made the Tekken series
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/87868
Status: Denied

Aliasing: dolphydolphiana -> Dolphiana
Aliasing Dolphy -> dolphiana
Reason: Same artist, three names. Dolphiana in signatures and the FA account. Dolphy is old, no longer used apparently. Dolphydolphiana is just the DA account name.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/87921
(for technical reasons: https://e621.net/forum/show/90626 & https://e621.net/forum/show/90625 )

Status: Approved

Implicating: xbox -> microsoft
Reason: Xbox IS a microsoft product. This should be an easy implication.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/88358
Status: Denied

Aliasing: nightmare_night -> halloween
Reason: MLP equivalent of Halloween.
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/89225
Status: Approved

Aliasing: vag -> pussy
Reason: same thing. both slang. 'vag' is very type-able, unused, and no more ambiguous than pussy.
Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/89257
Status: Denied

Implicating: handcuffs -> shackles
Reason: Handcuffs are a style of shackle limiting motion at the wrist.
Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/89303
Status: Approved

Aliasing: manacles -> handcuffs
Reason: manacles are the same as handcuffs from the Latin Manus meaning 'hand'
Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/89304
Status: Approved

Aliasing: tumblr -> invalid_tag
Reason: Essentially meaningless. Please see discussion about approach as some cleanup will be required.
Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/89328
Status: Denied

Implicating: goodra -> pokémon
Reason: goodra is a pokemon
New Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/90890
Old Thread: https://e621.net/forum/show/89333
^(incorrect: had goodra->pokemon with no accent)
Status: Approved

EDIT: Gilda pointed out that the implication should be to the root tag which is actually pokémon (with the accented e}. Feel free to nuke my ticket or alter it accordingly.

Aliasing: cccuuummm -> invalid_tag
Reason:
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/89902
Status: Denied[/b]Aliasing: mmmmmm -> invalid_tag
Reason:
Discussion: https://e621.net/forum/show/89901
Status: Denied[/b]