@Damian0358: With everything discussed (barely, but still),...

Damian0358
2020-07-19T15:05:10-04:00

With everything discussed (barely, but still), I'd like to propose the following:

the creation of a indie_virtual_youtuber copyright tag (with aliases to indie_vtuber and possibly virtual_youtuber_(indie)), which would be applied to all independent Virtual YouTubers/Livers/Uploaders (as in, not affiliated with a [major] corporate entity for their full support and management), with the following conditions in mind;

if the indie VTuber(s) in question is:

part of a broader VTuber group consisting of at least one (1) more VTuber, the copyright tag instead would be that of that given group, to account for the (hash)tags that the individual character tags couldn't include under their wiki's Other Names;

sharing a channel with at least one (1) more VTuber, the copyright tag would be of the channel instead, for similar reasons as above

under a corporate support group (i.e. upd8, VirtuaReal Link, etc.), they receive their own copyright tag, due to the nature of their affiliation with said corporate entity and the potential for them to just leave it if they wanted to (though this point can be discussed further, as to consider cases such as Andou Inari)

under a communally-assumed group (i.e. BANs), they don't receive their own copyright tag, for reasons akin to those above

VTubers under this tag can receive the _(vtuber) character modifier (being more prolific and shorter than _(virtual_youtuber), and more clear than _(character)), unless their name is common enough that there'd be multiple VTubers of that same name, in which case, they're free to have a character modifier based on their channel name (and if the channel name is just their name, then the modifier would be their surname + ch)

the new tag can alternatively serve as a pseudo-original tag, allowing uploaders/taggers to utilize both character_request and copyright_request, if they are both uncertain of the character and its corporate affiliation

corporate VTubers (i.e. Kaguya Luna, Makaji Yomi, Mirai Akari, etc.) will obviously still receive their own copyright tags, whether it be based on the subsidiary they are under, the company they belong to, or their channel name (if that's more memorable/easier to tag)

the List of Virtual YouTubers wiki would divide its "Various / Independent (unorganized)" section into two, having one section for the corporate supported VTubers, and another for the independent VTubers (with the new tag created linked), absorbing the "Technically VTubers" section in the process

the Virtual YouTuber tag would be updated to include the new copyright tag and emphasize its usage for indies, whilst the tag itself is for all things strictly VTubers, including parodies of them, references to them, fictitious VTubers, fake VTubers, and concept art for unused VTuber designs (the last two being paired with the original tag to emphasize the fact they aren't real)

the tag would not apply to family members and friends of VTubers (unless a) they too are VTubers; b) the VTuber in question is in the post), or things that are merely linked to them; mascots and staff are fine, to an extent

the tag, in its current form, resembles the idol tag, in that it is used for similar purposes; any further decisions that may or may not involve its deletion would require a wider discussion addressing points made here