[MEGATHREAD] Tags Suggestions

[kouyo]

This thread is for suggesting and discussing new tags to be implemented on MangaDex.
Read the guidelines below then post your suggestion as a reply here.

All tags are subject to review by the mod team and are not guaranteed to be added.

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Guidelines:​

1. The tag should represent a broad theme or concept that can apply to many different series. Avoid tags that are too niche or abstract. Providing examples is encouraged to clarify where it would be used.
2. Provide a clear explanation of the tag's purpose and what type of content it's meant to categorize. At the very least your suggestion should answer the question: What type of content is it meant to categorize?
3. Avoid suggesting tags that could closely overlap with existing ones. If unsure, check our Tags Definition for guidance, ask if you're still unsure.
4. Tags should primarily focus on describing the content itself, such as its themes, genres, or storytelling structure. Tags that focus on external conditions or processes will be rejected. Other types of tags may be accepted, provided they help users identify the reading structure or navigational format of the content.
5. All suggested tags must align with our site rules. Tags for content that violates these rules will not be accepted.

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Important:​

Currently a rework is being done to handle "porn tags". This new system will allow us to categorize these tags to flag them appropriately and segregate them from the main list of tags. Suggestions for these tags will not be considered at this time.

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Below is a list of tag suggestions that meet the above requirements and are subject to review by the mod team. This list is a work in progress and will be updated either when we add or reject a suggested tag.

Tags in consideration:​

• Age Gap
• Childcare
• Idols
• Economics
• Educative
• Short Comics
• Kingdom
• Enterprise
• Cute Girls Doing Cute Things (CGDCT)
• Maid
• Banishment/Abandoned Protagonist
• Farming/Agriculture
• Child Abuse
• Power Fantasy
• Game Elements
• Romantic Subtext
• Iyashikei
• Journey
• Dungeon Crawl
• Politics
• Robots
• Kemonomimi
• Omegaverse

 

[kouyo]

If it's been suggested so often, wouldn't it make sense for it to have its own thread for the sake of discussing the specifics of how the tag would work?

You can discuss that in here. But it's ultimately up to us mods to decide how a tag will be applied.

it might be better to reword the post to make that more clear, because right now it feels like little more than examples of stuff that've been suggested before

I can't make promises.
The purpose of the list is to show users what we could potentially add and to serve as a reference for when it's time to do so.

It's basically been pocket vetoed right now, which I'm sure isn't really the mod team's intent, right?

No, as I explained in an earlier post:

[...] we can't add any tags to the site yet, as we need to discuss them first, and the developers are busy working on higher priority things

I want to point out that we need a developer involved in this discussion, but as I mentioned, they’re currently busy.

In the end, we all (in the mod team) agreed not to add every single suggested tag, as that's not the purpose of MangaDex. If you're looking for a more database-like experience, I recommend using MangaUpdates.

How much people want a certain tag is still something we consider though.

 

[Lunkli]

[...] we can't add any tags to the site yet, as we need to discuss them first, and the developers are busy working on higher priority things I want to point out that we need a developer involved in this discussion, but as I mentioned, they’re currently busy.

See, this is what I think you should make more clear. As it is now, this thread feels a bit pointless, like everyone's just throwing darts at a titanium dart board. Editing in something that's basically exactly like what you said here would act as a much better reassurance that what's posted in this thread isn't just being ignored, you know?

 

[kouyo]

I updated the wording and the formatting of the initial post, hopefully it is clearer now. I apologize to anyone that thought we were ignoring the suggestions.