[APPROVED] remove alias sprite -> pixel_art

BUR #2335 has been approved by @evazion.

remove alias sprite -> pixel_art

Reason: The tag sprites (plural) has 100+ posts, some of them depicting a single sprite. We could use sprite instead, but it's currently aliased to pixel_art.

Maybe we could also alias sprites -> sprite.

EDIT: The bulk update request #2335 (forum #163779) has been approved by @evazion.

If this is done, I would think it would be reasonable to still have sprite implicate pixel_art.

If sprite is un-aliased, we'll be getting rid of game_sprite, yes? I don't see a reason for having both tags.

NWF_Renim said:

If this is done, I would think it would be reasonable to still have sprite implicate pixel_art.

Is it still pixel_art if most of the image is drawn in a traditional style? I was under the impression that for images like post #3357796, we were supposed to use pixelated instead.

iridescent_slime said:

If sprite is un-aliased, we'll be getting rid of game_sprite, yes? I don't see a reason for having both tags.

Is it still pixel_art if most of the image is drawn in a traditional style? I was under the impression that for images like post #3357796, we were supposed to use pixelated instead.

I guess my thinking was of only using the tag specifically for stand-alone images of sprites like post #650631.

So we currently have sprites (plural) and game_sprite. They could be merged. Both really seem to be about game sprites. I'm thinking of maybe just using sprite (singular) in all these cases.

NWF_Renim said:

I guess my thinking was of only using the tag specifically for stand-alone images of sprites like post #650631.

Both sprites and game sprite have some posts that are stand-alone sprites, other posts with multiple sprites together, and other posts with sprites mixed with other kinds of art.

I'm not entirely sure if we should have a tag for standalone sprites. Some images like post #483697 have multiple views of the same character. I guess such a post would have that tag, right? Or maybe not?

If we do keep such a tag for standalone (or standalone-ish) sprites, maybe it should have a different name, like sprite focus or single sprite or something. Simple tag names like "sprite", "sprites" and "game sprite" could easily be populated with all kinds of art involving sprites.

The bulk update request #2335 (forum #163779) has been approved by @evazion.

BUR #2337 has been approved by @evazion.

create alias sprites -> sprite
create alias game_sprite -> sprite

Reason: Same concept. These tags probably only exist because sprite was aliased.

EDIT: The bulk update request #2337 (forum #163818) has been approved by @evazion.

The bulk update request #2337 (forum #163818) has been approved by @evazion.