Danbooru

Almost Yaoi pool

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I happened to notice that post #2700055 was in the Almost Yaoi pool (pool #6546) and removed it, as it doesn't meet the basic requirement listed at the start of the pool description: "Images of two+ boys seriously into each other that would have be worthy additions to yaoi - if it weren't for the unfortunate technicality of a female or futanari being involved as well."

Looking at the pictures in the pool, in fact, most of them don't meet that basic requirement; they're mostly hetero involving an androgynous girl. There's even a yuri picture in there that contains no guys at all. It seems that the folks adding to the pool (including the pool creator) just looked at the 3 criteria listed afterwards and ignored the first line.

Either most of the (rather small) pool shouldn't be in it, or the pool description should be changed.

My interpretation of the text in both pools is that the images should appear to be yaoi/yuri, but on closer inspection are not 100% yaoi/yuri (thus "almost").
With that in mind, most of the images can stay in their respective pools because the would-be yaoi/yuri scene is actually not that. Otherwise, the point of the criteria listed afterwards would be nearly pointless (at least in Almost Yaoi), as having 2+ boys in a scene with fewer girls (and the boys have focus over the girls) is rare enough as it is.
Therefore, if there needs to be a change in pool description, I'd recommend something like "Images of what appears to be two+ boys seriously into each other... female or futanari being involved as well"

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