Disambiguating muzzle

BUR #26857 has been rejected.

mass update muzzle mecha -> -muzzle muzzle_(weapon)
mass update muzzle furry -> -muzzle muzzle_(mask)
deprecate muzzle

This tag has been used for two completely different things for quite a while.

While there are 679 posts tagged muzzle, there are only 73 tagged muzzle and mecha, and only 46 tagged muzzle and furry; the majority of posts will need manual retagging. The mass update is mainly to get the ball rolling. Mecha and furry were the most clear-cut and exception-free cases I found by which to partially automate it: all mecha posts tagged muzzle are referring to a weapon muzzle, whereas all furry posts tagged muzzle are referring to the mouth restraint, as far as I could tell.

There already exists an underused barrel (weapon) tag, there is probably no reason to have both it and a muzzle (weapon) tag.

I support disambiguating them, but neutraled because I'm always wary of mass updates and false positives, especially when dealing with mecha and furries. They have a weird tendency to be oddly tagged. For example, post #7458710. Not sure if I'm the one that's blind and there's really a machine gun in there, but I don't see it.

Veraducks said:

For example, post #7458710. Not sure if I'm the one that's blind and there's really a machine gun in there, but I don't see it.

It's the circular port on the head above the eyes and "ears." Honestly if no one called it out, no one would recognize it for being one.

About the American flag, and American flag printed shirts, socks, dresses, etc.

I think the flag and the printed clothing are separate, but when there are these printed clothing tags, the American flag tag will be forced in, even if there is no item or pattern representing the flag in the illustration
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such as post #5781063 post #7651194

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BUR #28539 has been rejected.

mass update favgroup:33735 -> -muzzle barrel_(weapon)

I don't see why a muzzle_(weapon) tag is necessary; it be applicable to almost every single post with a gun, seems like padding.
I say we just get rid of these posts (wiki will need to be edited if this goes through).
Also want to ping @Kronnang_Dunn if you want to add something since most of the posts tagged muzzle mecha were by them.

EDIT: Updated BUR to add the barrel_(weapon) tag to firearm favgroup.

The tag was in good informative faith. I could see the tag barrel (weapon) used as well.

GreyOmega said:

There already exists an underused barrel (weapon) tag, there is probably no reason to have both it and a muzzle (weapon) tag.

THIS

Veraducks said:

I support disambiguating them, but neutraled because I'm always wary of mass updates and false positives, especially when dealing with mecha and furries. They have a weird tendency to be oddly tagged. For example, post #7458710. Not sure if I'm the one that's blind and there's really a machine gun in there, but I don't see it.

Is the circular end part of a barrel bellow the Gundam's V-Fin antennae... is a machine gun.

This bulk update request has been rejected because it was not approved within 45 days.

The bulk update request #26857 (forum #283148) has been rejected by @DanbooruBot.

This bulk update request has been rejected because it was not approved within 45 days.

The bulk update request #28539 (forum #292982) has been rejected by @DanbooruBot.

BUR #30737 has been approved by @nonamethanks.

nuke barrel_(weapon)
mass update muzzle furry -> muzzle_(mask) -muzzle
deprecate muzzle

We don't need a tag for a gun's barrel. That's padding, it's going to get slapped on completely random posts and it's going to get nuked in a year.

The bulk update request #30737 (forum #304560) has been approved by @nonamethanks.