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@NWF Renim: wikis can be changed easily. sure. it's not like i'm treating it as gospel truth. in fact, modifying them is one of my solutions. but since we have a working definition, we should enforce them. if a post is covered by the tag's wiki, then we use that tag. what wikis are for?
and please don't give the canned excuse that we don't have manpower. there was a thread for it before forum #67204 which touched upon it. the wiki was bumped 3 times the first day, almost after every hour. 3 times the next day. and yet another. if a mod team failed to see it, yet for another week it was bumped again. if no mod team member was able to see it in the month of october, we have a 6 long months grace period. how could you miss something so major for so long? if you believe that look-alike should exclusively be used for the old lookalike (before the alias) and nothing more (like the current definition), it should be reflected there because it will cause major confusion or "flooding" of unnecessary posts. in any case, i already offered a solution for that.
we have threads like this to settle conflicting concepts and ideas. if a wiki is written by someone who never bothered to look at how the tag is being used, then i'm open for revision. you are exactly the one who don't want revisions. you are using the outdated definition of lookalike before the alias, treating it as gospel truth. and yet again, i have offered solution that addresses this if you don't like look-alike to be used the way i initially suggested.
contrary to your claim, look-alike (the current definition) is not built on outside knowledge. you don't need outside info to know if "Two or more different characters whose physical attributes greatly resemble each other." you just have to use your eyes. the old lookalike wiki relies knowing other copyrights but it didn't justify your position to use family relationship tags for can't tell them apart. it should be pointed out that i'm not against every single outside information in the world. then artist names, character names, copyrights shouldn't be tagged at all unless they're written on the post itself.
what exactly is your point? do you still have anything to say that i didn't address? if you strongly believe look-alike should be use based on old lookalike wiki solely and no questions asked, i've offered solutions and solutions after solutions for that.
when you search for family, you do exactly expect to see or filled with posts like post #147688 ? there's nothing filial about the post. its just 2girls 2boys child sex or rating:e, though this might fail without adding the necessary tags first. age_difference size_difference shota works though. post #153856 is pool material. can be replaced by 2girls 1boy child dinner or eating (this might fail again without adding the necessary tags first). child dinner is enough though for the benefit of basic members. no need to establish if the girl in the middle is their aunt, mother, an old maid, a childless neighbor or a fairy godmother in human form. no outside knowledge used. family relationships unnecessary.
why do you always assume that posts involving akiyama_mio and nakano_azusa will be tagged as siblings or sisters? is it because they look alike? in fact they are but not too strong. why not use clone or dual persona instead following your line of reasoning? you always insist that siblings tag makes the world a better place, but in fact it is not. the presence or absence of siblings doesn't aid the user in searches. when you see two people looking alike, they are look alike. if they look alike and share the same surname, then you would assume they are twins. you don't assume any two persons looking alike to be twins (or if a lesser degree, siblings) outright.
post #740129 is 2girls symmetry symmetrical_hand_pose height_difference or interlocked_fingers, though again may fail without adding necessary tags first.
the fact that you were able to identify the personalities, then you know they are not siblings. they have names. they don't even share the same surname, so why will people tagged it siblings? if you don't know them use tagme or character_request. again, no family tags used.
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