Topic: [APPROVED] Tag implication: siberian_cat -> domestic_cat

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

The tag implication #42581 siberian_cat -> domestic_cat has been approved.

Reason:

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia said:
The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace (natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late 1980s.

EDIT: The tag implication siberian_cat -> domestic_cat (forum #321228) has been approved by @bitWolfy.

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The bulk update request #1612 is active.

create implication birman_cat (142) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication burmese_cat (10) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication british_shorthair (56) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication european_shorthair (50) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication havana_brown (4) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication himalayan_cat (131) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication korat_cat (122) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication ocicat (34) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create implication ragamuffin_cat (17) -> domestic_cat (286530)
create alias egyptian_cat (16) -> domestic_cat (286530)

Reason: If I may hijack this thread... Scooping up some cat tags that previously weren't listed on the domestic_cat page.

(there's also egyptian_cat; is that an actual thing or should it be aliased away?)

EDIT: The bulk update request #1612 (forum #321239) has been approved by @slyroon.

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gattonero2001 said:
AFAIK, it isn't. People are just using it for egyptian posts with any cat (especially Ankha), regardless of breed. I believe that it should be aliased to domestic_cat.

I'll sneak that alias into the BUR, then.

faucet said:
I think this one should be burmese_cat rather than just using the demonym for anything originating in Burma even though it seems unlikely it'd be used for anything else.

However, this does conflict with siamese_cat being aliased to siamese...

gattonero2001 said:
IMO, siamese should be aliased to siamese_cat, just like calico is aliased to calico_cat.

The standard here seems to be for cats with location-based names to have _cat at the end of the tag, e.g. abyssinian_cat, bengal_cat, himalayan_cat, siberian_cat, thai_cat, and others. "siamese" is also a location (historical name for Thailand), so by this logic, the tag should be siamese_cat too. And ditto for birman and burmese (I'll edit the BUR).

Of course, there's also ragdoll_cat, skookum_cat, and ragamuffin_cat (there is unfortunately no kingdom of Ragdolia), so maybe it's a bit inconsistent across the board.

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