Topic: Skulldog Disambig BUR

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

The bulk update request #12165 is pending approval.

create alias skulldog (0) -> skulldog_(disambiguation) (0)
change category skulldog_(disambiguation) (0) -> invalid

Reason: The wiki of skulldog was edited two years ago by furrypickle to be stated as ambiguous, but was never fully disambiguated.

Ambiguous tag. Please use:

Watsit

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"Skulldog" as a species also seems dubious. According to the wiki, it's just a canine with a canine skull for a head/face, which seems unnecessarily species-specific (in addition to being called a "dog" for something that can apply to canids more broadly, which can add to the domestic_dog vs canine misuse from the dog alias). Should there also be a skullcat, and a skulldeer, and a skullfox, and a skulldragon, and a ...?

watsit said:
"Skulldog" as a species also seems dubious. According to the wiki, it's just a canine with a canine skull for a head/face, which seems unnecessarily species-specific (in addition to being called a "dog" for something that can apply to canids more broadly, which can add to the domestic_dog vs canine misuse from the dog alias). Should there also be a skullcat, and a skulldeer, and a skullfox, and a skulldragon, and a ...?

As far as I know "skulldog" has established itself as the name given to the species of SCP-1471-A and similar characters (not always linked to the SCP Foundation).

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