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re: off shoulder
 
AFAIK it's either
 
a) when a part of clothing that's expected to be worn on the shoulder has slipped off the shoulder, or
 
b) when the bodice of a top featuring straps/sleeves has been designed to not cover the shoulders, and hence is worn "off shoulder" by default


 
re: overtagging


 
Here's my personal algorithm for anything that isn't explicitly required by site rules:
 
- Do people have strong opinions or preferences about not seeing it? (Like fetishes, RL politics, oc, 3d, slurs, duckposting, hyper anatomy, shipping dominos, picture for breezies, irl etc.) Always tag.
 
- Are there actual health reasons for filtering it? (Like seizure warning, eyestrain warning, and other accessibility tags.) Always tag.
 
- Is it a central focus or a main theme in the piece? Always tag.
 
- Is is visually apparent, i.e. within focus, not obscured by other elements, and not minuscule in proportion to the area of the main image?
 
---> If it's overwhelmingly omnipresent (like "eyes" or "tail", or related to a character's default state like RD having a rainbow mane)? Don't tag@`—@`unless you can make a more meaningful distinction (like "bedroom eyes" or "tail seduce").
 
---> If it's not omnipresent, probably tag.
 
- Is it non-thematic (like a clothing item), visually present but hard to spot and/or impossible to recognise without prior or contextual info? Probably don't tag.
 
---> However if it's thematic (like whether a chaste hug is platonic or romantic), site policy seems to go with artist's intention.


 
In short, I recommend **not tagging** things that are:
 
- ultradefault for a creature or character UNLESS it's a main focus/theme/topic
 
-- so tagging "butt" on every picture with a bebutted character@`—@`no, tagging "butt" on a picture that zooms in or otherwise emphasizes the butt@`—@`definitely
 
-- I'd also like to say tagging "hat" on every picture with even a sliver of "Titanic Rarity"... probably don't
 
- obscure or barely in the picture.

"@Knight of the Raven":/forums/tagging/topics/general-tag-discussion?post_id=5037012#post_5037012
re: off shoulder
AFAIK it's either
a) when a part of clothing that's expected to be worn on the shoulder has slipped off the shoulder, or
b) when the bodice of a top featuring straps/sleeves has been designed to not cover the shoulders, and hence is worn "off shoulder" by default

re: overtagging

Here's my personal algorithm for anything that isn't explicitly required by site rules:
- Do people have strong opinions or preferences about not seeing it? (Like fetishes, RL politics, oc, 3d, slurs, duckposting, hyper anatomy, shipping dominos, picture for breezies, irl etc.) Always tag.
- Are there actual health reasons for filtering it? (Like seizure warning, eyestrain warning, and other accessibility tags.) Always tag.
- Is it a central focus or a main theme in the piece? Always tag.
- Is is visually apparent, i.e. within focus, not obscured by other elements, and not minuscule in proportion to the area of the main image?
---> If it's omnipresent (like "eyes" or "tail", or related to a character's default state like RD having a rainbow mane)? Don't tag--@—@unless you can make a more meaningful distinction (like "bedroom eyes" or "tail seduce").
---> If it's not omnipresent, probably tag.
- Is it non-thematic (like a clothing item), visually present but hard to spot and/or impossible to recognise without prior or contextual info? Probably don't tag.
---> However if it's thematic (like whether a chaste hug is platonic or romantic), site policy seems to go with artist's intention.

In short, I recommend *not tagging* things that are:
- default for a creature or character UNLESS it's a main focus/theme/topic
-- so tagging "butt" on every picture with a bebutted character@—@no, tagging "butt" on a picture that zooms in or otherwise emphasizes the butt@—@definitely
-- I'd also like to say tagging "hat" on every picture with even a sliver of "Titanic Rarity"... probably don't
- obscure or barely in the picture.

"@Knight of the Raven":/forums/tagging/topics/general-tag-discussion?post_id=5037012#post_5037012
re: off shoulder
AFAIK it's either
a) when a part of clothing that's expected to be worn on the shoulder has slipped off the shoulder, or
b) when the bodice of a top featuring straps/sleeves has been designed to not cover the shoulders, and hence is worn "off shoulder" by default

re: overtagging

Here's my personal algorithm for anything that isn't explicitly required by site rules:
- Do people have strong opinions or preferences about not seeing it? (Like fetishes, RL politics, oc, 3d, slurs, duckposting, hyper anatomy, shipping dominos, picture for breezies, irl etc.) Always tag.
- Are there actual health reasons for filtering it? (Like seizure warning, eyestrain warning, and other accessibility tags.) Always tag.
- Is it a central focus or a main theme in the piece? Always tag.
- Is is visually apparent, i.e. within focus, not obscured by other elements, and not minuscule in proportion to the area of the main image?
---> If it's omnipresent (like "eyes" or "tail", or related to a character's default state like RD having a rainbow mane)? Don't tag--unless you can make a more meaningful distinction (like "bedroom eyes" or "tail seduce").
---> If it's not omnipresent, probably tag.
- Is it non-thematic (like a clothing item), visually present but hard to spot and/or impossible to recognise without prior or contextual info? Probably don't tag.
---> However if it's thematic (like whether a chaste hug is platonic or romantic), site policy seems to go with artist's intention.

In short, I recommend *not tagging* things that are:
- default for a creature or character UNLESS it's a main focus/theme/topic
-- so tagging "butt" on every picture with a bebutted character@—@no, tagging "butt" on a picture that zooms in or otherwise emphasizes the butt@—@definitely
-- I'd also like to say tagging "hat" on every picture with even a sliver of "Titanic Rarity"... probably don't
- obscure or barely in the picture.

"@Knight of the Raven":/forums/tagging/topics/general-tag-discussion?post_id=5037012#post_5037012
re: off shoulder
AFAIK it's either
a) when a part of clothing that's expected to be worn on the shoulder has slipped off the shoulder, or
b) when the bodice of a top featuring straps/sleeves has been designed to not cover the shoulders, and hence is worn "off shoulder" by default

re: overtagging

Here's my personal algorithm for anything that isn't explicitly required by site rules:
- Do people have strong opinions or preferences about not seeing it? (Like fetishes, RL politics, oc, 3d, slurs, duckposting, hyper anatomy, shipping dominos, picture for breezies, irl etc.) Always tag.
- Are there actual health reasons for filtering it? (Like seizure warning, eyestrain warning, and other accessibility tags.) Always tag.
- Is it a central focus or a main theme in the piece? Always tag.
- Is is visually apparent, i.e. within focus, not obscured by other elements, and not minuscule in proportion to the area of the main image?
---> If it's omnipresent (like "eyes" or "tail", or related to a character's default state like RD having a rainbow mane)? Don't tag--unless you can make a more meaningful distinction (like "bedroom eyes" or "tail seduce").
---> If it's not omnipresent, probably tag.
- Is it non-thematic (like a clothing item), visually present but hard to spot and/or impossible to recognise without prior or contextual info? Probably don't tag.
---> However if it's thematic (like whether a chaste hug is platonic or romantic), site policy seems to go with artist's intention.

In short, I recommend *not tagging* things that are:
- default for a creature or character UNLESS it's a main focus/theme/topic
-- so tagging "butt" on every picture with a bebutted character@—@no, tagging "butt" on a picture that zooms in or otherwise emphasizes the butt—definitely
-- I'd also like to say tagging "hat" on every picture with even a sliver of "Titanic Rarity"... probably don't
- obscure or barely in the picture.

"@Knight of the Raven":/forums/tagging/topics/general-tag-discussion?post_id=5037012#post_5037012
re: off shoulder
AFAIK it's either
a) when a part of clothing that's expected to be worn on the shoulder has slipped off the shoulder, or
b) when the bodice of a top featuring straps/sleeves has been designed to not cover the shoulders, and hence is worn "off shoulder" by default

re: overtagging

Here's my personal algorithm for anything that isn't explicitly required by site rules:
- Do people have strong opinions or preferences about not seeing it? (Like fetishes, RL politics, oc, 3d, slurs, duckposting, hyper anatomy, shipping dominos, picture for breezies, irl etc.) Always tag.
- Are there actual health reasons for filtering it? (Like seizure warning, eyestrain warning, and other accessibility tags.) Always tag.
- Is it a central focus or a main theme in the piece? Always tag.
- Is is visually apparent, i.e. within focus, not obscured by other elements, and not minuscule in proportion to the area of the main image?
---> If it's omnipresent (like "eyes" or "tail", or related to a character's default state like RD having a rainbow mane)? Don't tag--unless you can make a more meaningful distinction (like "bedroom eyes" or "tail seduce").
---> If it's not omnipresent, probably tag.
- Is it non-thematic (like a clothing item), visually present but hard to spot and/or impossible to recognise without prior or contextual info? Probably don't tag.
---> However if it's thematic (like whether a chaste hug is platonic or romantic), site policy seems to go with artist's intention.

In short, I recommend *not tagging* things that are:
- default for a creature or character UNLESS it's a main focus/theme/topic
-- so tagging "butt" on every picture with a bebutted character--—no, tagging "butt" on a picture that zooms in or otherwise emphasizes the butt--—definitely
-- I'd also like to say tagging "hat" on every picture with even a sliver of "Titanic Rarity"... probably don't
- obscure or barely in the picture.