The tag alias #53405 transparent_latex -> translucent_rubber has been rejected.

Reason: there is already an alias from normal tags like transparent -> translucent
so transparent_latex -> translucent_latex seems plausable.

The better question is shoud it be straight called translucent_rubber?

Cause there is already an alias from latex -> rubber and latex_suit -> rubber_suit
so both
transparent_latex -> translucent_rubber
translucent_latex -> translucent_rubber
might make more sense.
maybe to make it complete transparent_rubber -> translucent_rubber a well

in addition translucent_rubber would also implicates
translucent_clothing and
rubber

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just as a side note we also have translucent_swimwear which is somtiemes related

there is also a tag for clear_latex
like other different colored latex tags like: blue_latex, pink_latex, orange_latex
should we keep that?
at least clear_latex would implicates translucent_rubber

there are a lot of *rubber* and *latex*
related tags maybe someone has other good suggestions for simplification

OK first BUR I did, I hope this works as intended

EDIT: The tag alias transparent_latex -> translucent_rubber (forum #315747) has been rejected by @Rainbow_Dash.

The bulk update request #1254 is pending approval.

create alias translucent_latex (286) -> translucent_rubber (9)
create alias transparent_rubber (0) -> translucent_rubber (9)
create implication translucent_rubber (9) -> translucent_clothing (24479)
create implication translucent_rubber (9) -> rubber (11)

Reason: see the Forum Topic
https://e621.net/forum_topics/30589
This is the addition to the Topic: Tag alias: transparent_latex -> translucent_rubber

I do appreciate that you put in the effort to learn how to write BURs.

However, I will unfortunately have to position myself against this one, because latex and rubber are different things.

In addition to that, the word rubber can refer to many things (like condoms, for example) and therefore should be disambiguated.

Edit: I see now that latex was aliased to rubber, and in that context the above BUR does make sense. However, that feels quite strange to me… why did it happen in the first place?

gattonero2001 said:
I do appreciate that you put in the effort to learn how to write BURs.

However, I will unfortunately have to position myself against this one, because latex and rubber are different things.

In addition to that, the word rubber can refer to many things (like condoms, for example) and therefore should be disambiguated.

Edit: I see now that latex was aliased to rubber, and in that context the above BUR does make sense. However, that feels quite strange to me… why did it happen in the first place?

I was just thinking after the normal tag of latex is aliased to rubber and things like latex_suit to rubber_suit there might be an intention to not use latex as a tag to generalize it a little more, so it would better fit for more instances.

I would not mind it if we call it rubber or latex, but I thought that things like transparent_latex or translucent_latex just not got covered by the change as they were probably not that important at that time.

The whole section of *rubber* and *latex* tags is quite a mess, with a lot of single or low count posts.
I think sometimes a little more generalized tag that fits more instances is better to actually find something. In contrary to a lot of quite specific tags with only a handful of posts that no one knows to search for.

Technically you could transfer all latex tags to rubber tags that would at least make it more manageable
I'm not sure if I like the idea, but it sure would make this mess less confusing.

The tag alias transparent_latex -> translucent_rubber (forum #315747) has been rejected by @Rainbow_Dash.