Topic: [APPROVED] Aspect Ratios BUR (and open question(s))

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

Strikerman

Janitor

The bulk update request #1036 is active.

create alias 4:4 (0) -> 1:1 (369683)
create alias 6:9 (0) -> 2:3 (45226)
create alias 9:18 (0) -> 1:2 (5788)
change category 6:7 (1) -> meta
change category 7:9 (1) -> meta
change category 7:8 (0) -> meta
change category 7:6 (0) -> meta
change category 8:7 (0) -> meta
change category 9:18.5 (0) -> meta
change category 9:19.5 (3) -> meta
change category 9:17 (1) -> meta
change category 9:21 (0) -> meta
change category 9:10 (1) -> meta
change category 10:7 (0) -> meta
change category 13:14 (0) -> meta
change category 13:16 (0) -> meta
change category 15:19 (0) -> meta
change category 17:9 (1) -> meta
change category 17:11 (0) -> meta
change category 17:22 (0) -> meta
change category 19:25 (0) -> meta
change category 20:29 (0) -> meta
change category 21:9 (0) -> meta
change category 33:50 (0) -> meta
change category 135:256 (306) -> meta
change category 256:135 (799) -> meta

Reason: All the aliases are for tags that have at least 1 post to their name, and all the meta categories are for tags that have at least 50 posts. The meta cut-off is very arbitrary, yes, and I'm genuinely all ears for other cut-off points. Should it be stricter, or looser, or maybe it should be based on the tag itself (e.g. anything higher than 30:x should get tossed)? Leave your thoughts below!

Separately, there are so, so, so many tags for aspect ratios, and it vaguely feels like I've stared into the abyss after searching for all of them. 181:256 and 173:135 do not help anyone and I want them gone from my soul. It also helps that most of these esoteric aspect ratios were added by a single user banned for adding these esoteric aspect ratios, so getting rid of them shouldn't be too controversial. What would be the best option? Is there a tag that they could be aliased to, should be they made invalid, or are they so obscure that they can just be removed from the posts? For now, I've left these away from this BUR.

I've compiled every non-meta aspect ratio tag into a list below. I stopped searching after 300; I apologize if there are posts with a 437:295 aspect ratio.

there are 411 tags here

1.71:1 — 1 post
1:5 — 2 posts
1:20 — 3 posts
1:6 — 5 posts
2:7 — 2 posts
2:5 — 14 posts
3:7 — 8 posts
3:8 — 4 posts
4:25 — 1 post
4:9 — 3 posts
4:13 — 2 posts
5:12 — 4 posts
5:11 — 3 posts
5:9 — 21 posts
5:33 — 11 posts
6:1 — 8 posts
6:13 — 22 posts
6:11 — 2 posts
6:7 — 61 posts
7:11 — 4 posts
7:12 — 4 posts
7:17 — 1 post
7:9 — 54 posts
7:8 — 60 posts
7:6 — 61 posts
8:1 — 3 posts
8:17 — 1 posts
8:7 — 50 posts
8:13 — 5 posts
8:15 — 7 posts
8:9 — 47 posts
8:11 — 41 posts
9:4 — 4 posts
9:18.5 — 70 posts
9:19.5 — 76 posts
9:17 — 52 posts
9:21 — 120 posts
9:32 — 3 posts
9:13 — 15 posts
9:7 — 16 posts
9:8 — 14 posts
9:11 — 28 posts
9:10 — 78 posts
9:5 — 18 posts
10:31 — 1 post
10:1 — 4 posts
10:23 — 1 post
10:17 — 5 posts
10:11 — 31 posts
10:13 — 24 posts
10:7 — 79 posts
10:9 — 37 posts
11:18 — 2 posts
11:10 — 18 posts
11:7 — 6 posts
11:20 — 6 posts
11:16 — 10 posts
11:13 — 13 posts
11:12 — 16 posts
11:9 — 41 posts
11:14 — 16 posts
11:6 — 5 posts
11:15 — 23 posts
11:17 — 14 posts
11:8 — 44 posts
12:9 — 5 posts
12:7 — 3 posts
12:5 — 1 post
12:25 — 10 posts
12:23 — 1 post
12:17 — 20 posts
12:19 — 12 posts
12:13 — 7 posts
12:11 — 5 posts
13:4 — 1 post
13:5 — 2 posts
13:22 — 1 post
13:6 — 10 posts
13:21 — 1 post
13:12 — 24 posts
13:8 — 4 posts
13:14 — 114 posts
13:18 — 13 posts
13:30 — 1 post
13:11 — 4 posts
13:17 — 27 posts
13:20 — 16 posts
13:9 — 4 posts
13:16 — 165 posts
13:10 — 18 posts
13:15 — 22 posts
13:19 — 33 posts
14:5 — 2 posts
14:13 — 2 posts
14:19 — 14 posts
14:25 — 2 posts
14:17 — 11 posts
14:15 — 24 posts
14:11 — 5 posts
14:23 — 1 post
15:23 — 3 posts
15:28 — 2 posts
15:14 — 13 posts
15:22 — 16 posts
15:19 — 59 posts
15:26 — 3 posts
15:8 — 5 posts
15:13 — 15 posts
15:16 — 15 posts
15:11 — 6 posts
15:17 — 12 posts
16:17 — 11 posts
16:29 — 1 post
16:23 — 7 posts
16:11 — 15 posts
16:19 — 12 posts
16:15 — 26 posts
16:13 — 27 posts
16:25 — 2 posts
16:21 — 23 posts
17:9 — 61 posts
17:21 — 4 posts
17:23 — 3 posts
17:26 — 2 posts
17:19 — 19 posts
17:13 — 2 posts
17:16 — 3 posts
17:18 — 9 posts
17:14 — 7 posts
17:24 — 5 posts
17:25 — 7 posts
17:30 — 5 posts
17:15 — 4 posts
17:20 — 27 posts
17:11 — 112 posts
17:12 — 11 posts
17:22 — 57 posts
18:13 — 8 posts
18:23 — 4 posts
18:19 — 8 posts
18:29 — 6 posts
18:17 — 1 post
18:25 — 17 posts
19:11 — 10 posts
19:29 — 1 post
19:17 — 9 posts
19:32 — 7 posts
19:13 — 1 post
19:18 — 17 posts
19:27 — 7 posts
19:21 — 12 posts
19:26 — 1 post
19:20 — 14 posts
19:14 — 14 posts
19:25 — 64 posts
19:22 — 4 posts
19:30 — 4 posts
19:24 — 6 posts
19:23 — 4 posts
19:15 — 3 posts
19:16 — 5 posts
20:47 — 1 post
20:47 — 1 post
20:31 — 1 post
20:37 — 1 post
20:23 — 6 posts
20:13 — 5 posts
20:27 — 9 posts
20:19 — 12 posts
20:29 — 114 posts
20:17 — 22 posts
20:21 — 16 posts
20:11 — 3 posts
21:32 — 17 posts
21:22 — 7 posts
21:26 — 1 post
21:20 — 1 post
21:17 — 36 posts
21:25 — 2 posts
21:19 — 5 posts
21:16 — 8 posts
21:10 — 7 posts
21:9 — 109 posts
22:19 — 6 posts
22:29 — 1 post
22:21 — 1 post
22:27 — 6 post
22:13 — 1 post
22:25 — 9 posts
22:15 — 14 posts
22:17 — 29 posts
23:31 — 1 post
23:33 — 1 post
23:26 — 22 posts
23:27 — 1 posts
23:29 — 3 posts
23:28 — 1 post
23:24 — 1 posts
23:18 — 4 posts
23:16 — 4 posts
23:25 — 3 posts
23:21 — 3 posts
23:19 — 2 posts
23:30 — 13 posts
24:23 — 22 posts
24:37 — 10 posts
24:35 — 1 post
24:19 — 2 posts
24:25 — 2 posts
24:17 — 5 posts
25:41 — 2 posts
25:33 — 1 post
25:29 — 7 posts
25:36 — 1 post
25:32 — 9 posts
25:26 — 6 posts
25:17 — 2 posts
25:19 — 4 posts
25:22 — 4 posts
25:12 — 1 post
25:16 — 14 posts
25:14 — 2 posts
25:24 — 3 posts
25:28 — 3 posts
25:8 — 1 post
25:18 — 16 posts
25:21 — 2 posts
25:23 — 7 posts
25:27 — 5 posts
25:11 — 2 posts
26:15 — 1 post
26:23 — 1 posts
26:27 — 16 posts
26:29 — 1 post
26:25 — 1 post
26:21 — 8 posts
26:19 — 7 posts
27:32 — 1 post
27:40 — 2 posts
27:38 — 2 posts
27:29 — 1 posts
27:22 — 25 posts
27:28 — 3 posts
27:25 — 7 posts
27:20 — 8 posts
27:23 — 2 posts
27:26 — 3 posts
27:17 — 6 posts
28:39 — 10 posts
28:37 — 2 posts
28:31 — 1 post
28:23 — 3 posts
28:19 — 1 post
29:45 — 1 posts
29:42 — 6 posts
29:25 — 21 posts
29:40 — 2 posts
29:39 — 1 post
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29:18 — 12 posts
29:27 — 1 post
29:21 — 2 posts
29:20 — 2 posts
29:30 — 6 posts
30:43 — 1 post
30:49 — 1 post
30:37 — 2 posts
30:41 — 7 posts
30:17 — 1 post
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30:29 — 3 posts
31:40 — 2 posts
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31:41 — 1 posts
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32:35 — 1 post
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32:25 — 1 post
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32:9 — 43 posts
33:28 — 1 post
33:40 — 5 posts
33:38 — 1 post
33:50 — 48 posts
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41:25 — 1 post
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47:37 — 2 posts
47:32 — 1 post
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60:67 — 1 post
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85:117 — 1 post
89:120 — 2 posts
95:113 — 1 post
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100:99 — 38 posts
100:77 — 1 post
100:89 — 2 posts
100:87 — 1 post
100:73 — 1 post
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109:93 — 1 post
112:143 — 1 post
113:140 — 1 post
117:125 — 1 post
119:200 — 1 post
125:87 — 1 post
125:18 — 2 posts
128:91 — 1 post
128:125 — 2 posts
135:256 — 59 posts
147:146 — 1 post
160:73 — 1 post
160:99 — 1 post
173:135 — 1 post
181:256 — 1 post
181:254 — 1 post
181:190 — 1 post
200:101 — 1 post
200:87 — 1 post
231:50 — 1 post
256:135 — 236 posts

EDIT: The bulk update request #1036 (forum #312245) has been approved by @slyroon.

Updated by auto moderator

Pup

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strikerman said:
Reason: All the aliases are for tags that have at least 1 post to their name, and all the meta categories are for tags that have at least 50 posts. The meta cut-off is very arbitrary, yes, and I'm genuinely all ears for other cut-off points. Should it be stricter, or looser, or maybe it should be based on the tag itself (e.g. anything higher than 30:x should get tossed)? Leave your thoughts below!
[..]

For a short time I used to tag all ratios from 1:1 up to 30:30 with my bot, though given how many weird ones it added I swapped to only tagging these:

Table of ratios and reasons:
Ratio Reason
1:1 Icons/Avatars
2:1 VR Resolution
2:3 Common Phone ratio
3:1 Twitter header image
3:2 Common Desktop ratio (Chromebook pixel, Microsoft Surface)
4:1 Twitter header image
4:3 Common Desktop ratio (especially on older monitors)
5:3 Common Phone ratio
5:4 Common Desktop ratio (especially on older monitors)
5:6 Included on https://e621.net/wiki_pages/27693
7:4 Included on https://e621.net/wiki_pages/27693
14:9 A compromise ratio, meant to give a decent image on both 4:3 and 16:9 TVs/monitors
16:9 Common Desktop ratio
16:10 Common Desktop ratio
17:9 Uncommon Desktop ratio
18:9 Uncommon Phone ratio
18.5:9 Uncommon Phone ratio
19.5:9 Uncommon Phone ratio
21:9 Uncommon Desktop ratio (UltraWide)
32:9 Uncommon Desktop ratio (Samsung)
256:135 Uncommon Desktop Ratio (Digital Cinema Initiatives 4K standard is 4096×2160)

And the reverse, so 16:9 and 9:16. The idea was to only tag them where they'd actually be useful, rather than any ratio.

I think it's probably the best way to handle them, making them a meta tag if they're a desktop resolution or one that would be useful.

Strikerman

Janitor

for the second question I also meant to ask which tags should be removed. like the 1-post wonders are gone, but what about the ones with 5 or 20 or 40 posts? I went a little stir-crazy after hunting for every tag tho.

Pup

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strikerman said:
for the second question I also meant to ask which tags should be removed. like the 1-post wonders are gone, but what about the ones with 5 or 20 or 40 posts? I went a little stir-crazy after hunting for every tag tho.

I can imagine, there's definitely a lot. Technically if they're correct they could stay, but I'd also say in order to make it easier just keep the ones with a commonly used ratio. It's hard to get a list of them, but the ones in that table seem to be a good start. Also it'd be best not to swap them to invalid_tag as they're technically correct, and later on we might actually tag a ratio if it becomes more common.

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