Using full names for mainline Pokemon games and their related copyright tags

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BKaz20 said in forum #421281:

BUR #55624 has been approved by @nonamethanks.

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create alias pokemon_rgby -> pokemon_red/green/blue/yellow
create alias pokemon_rgby_(prototype) -> pokemon_red/green/blue/yellow_(prototype)
create alias pokemon_gsc -> pokemon_gold/silver/crystal
create alias pokemon_gsc_(prototype) -> pokemon_gold/silver/crystal_(prototype)
create alias pokemon_rse -> pokemon_ruby/sapphire/emerald
create alias pokemon_rse_(prototype) -> pokemon_ruby/sapphire/emerald_(prototype)
create alias pokemon_frlg -> pokemon_firered_and_leafgreen
create alias pokemon_dppt -> pokemon_diamond/pearl/platinum
create alias pokemon_hgss -> pokemon_heartgold_and_soulsilver
create alias pokemon_bw -> pokemon_black_and_white
create alias pokemon_bw_(prototype) -> pokemon_black_and_white_(prototype)
create alias pokemon_bw2 -> pokemon_black_2_and_white_2
create alias pokemon_xy -> pokemon_x_and_y
create alias pokemon_xy_(prototype) -> pokemon_x_and_y_(prototype)
create alias pokemon_oras -> pokemon_omega_ruby_and_alpha_sapphire
create alias pokemon_sm -> pokemon_sun_and_moon
create alias pokemon_usum -> pokemon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon
create alias pokemon_swsh -> pokemon_sword_and_shield
create alias pokemon_bdsp -> pokemon_brilliant_diamond_and_shining_pearl
create alias pokemon_sv -> pokemon_scarlet_and_violet
create alias pokemon_ww -> pokemon_winds_and_waves

I'm surprised no one's suggested this until now, but since commas can't be used in tags, why not use slashes for the tags that cover more than two games? Like my previous BURs, I don't really have any strong feelings on this one way or the other, but this does seem like something that could work.

I am going to approve this because

  • I hate how the slash looks in the sidebar: pokemon_red/green/blue/yellow already becomes like this, which is ugly, so I'm leaving a way out for them rather than forcing us to keep this standard by changing all of them:
pokemon_red/green/blue/
   yellow

My preference:

pokemon red/green or pokemon red/blue
pokemon gold/silver
pokemon ruby/sapphire
pokemon diamond/pearl

Blue and Yellow can be aliased to red/green and further elaborated on in the Wiki. For the rest drop all third versions (Crystal, Emerald, Platinum). Emerald and Platinum already have their own tags, no need to also have them in the main tag (it was ignorable when they were just initials, but now the repetition sticks out like a sore thumb), especially when they already imply the main tags. Crystal is the difficult one as I don't believe we need to create an entire new tag just for every Kris image since off the top of my head that's the only main difference that's going to relevant for Danbooru. Frankly I'm thinking just drop it altogether and just have the tag be gold/silver, have the wiki elaborate that it also includes the Crystal version and elaborate it's main difference that it adds a playable Kris.

Basically every main pokemon tag should highlight at max the two counterpart games, anything extra can be aliased, explained in the Wiki or needs to get it's own tag.

Updated by pc88

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