Topic: [REJECTED] Tag implication: harkness_test -> the_harkness_test_(meme)

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Watsit

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I'm not sure what "a physical harness test" means. The harkness test is a meme for determining when you can have sex with a non-human, it's not a literal test you study for and take at the end of the semester, but rather a set of questions used to come to a conclusion. The "test" can be visualized in many different ways, and it would need to be visualized to be taggable, so I don't see how you could tag one without the other.

watsit said:
I'm not sure what "a physical harness test" means. The harkness test is a meme for determining when you can have sex with a non-human, it's not a literal test you study for and take at the end of the semester, but rather a set of questions used to come to a conclusion. The "test" can be visualized in many different ways, and it would need to be visualized to be taggable, so I don't see how you could tag one without the other.

Looks to me like one represents a physical paper which is a physical manifestation of the test in a scene, while the other is used for any mention of the test, including speech.

watsit said:
I'm not sure what "a physical harness test" means.

From the Wiki for harkness_test: "A physical object, such as a written exam or certificate, referencing the Harkness Test (meme)."

It should be an implication: the item references the meme; not all images referencing the meme have the physical item.

lyonmane said:
From the Wiki for harkness_test: "A physical object, such as a written exam or certificate, referencing the Harkness Test (meme)."

It should be an implication: the item references the meme; not all images referencing the meme have the physical item.

Idk, this isn't something used a lot and one out of the four images tagged 'harkness_test' doesn't have a physical item.

Watsit

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lyonmane said:
From the Wiki for harkness_test: "A physical object, such as a written exam or certificate, referencing the Harkness Test (meme)."

It should be an implication: the item references the meme; not all images referencing the meme have the physical item.

I don't think we need tags for individual questionnaires/exams or certificates (which itself seems out of place, as a certificate isn't a test). The harkness test meme isn't a physical test, so I don't think a tag for a physical test/certificate referencing it is needed, just as we don't need a tag for a physical test/certificate referencing vaporeon's compatibility with humans, or a physical test referencing loss. The meme tag itself is enough if there's a visible reference to the meme.

The bulk update request #13499 is active.

create alias harkness_test (7) -> the_harkness_test_(meme) (22)

Reason: While I understand what the original request had intended (and they were correct about it being an implication IF it was going to stay as separate tags, even if the intended difference wasn't very clear at first).

However, I am not convinced that physical objects which reference this meme should be separate from the meme itself. I think it's close enough, that both can share the same tag. They're all referencing the same meme.

So going to formalize the alias suggestion, just so we can see if there's any objections or thoughts on it.

EDIT: The bulk update request #13499 (forum #484125) has been approved by @furrypickle.

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