Hi guys/gals
I´ve brought this on another thread but I think I will create a thread for its own. We need an upgrade for the upload system. This upgrade is an obligatory "basic TAG applier".
What do I mean? Main tags should be created and mantained by mods, and is a list of "wide classification" words. This "main tags" or "initial tags" are the closest basic, most obvious description of the image uploaded (e.g you upload a ferrari photo, you use the "car" tag instead of "ferrari F-40" tag.). This way filtering would be enhanced for both, people looking for car photos and people who don´t want that.
This "system" would work like this:
*UPLOADS IMAGE -> get a prompt to select one of the main tags from "the bag" (car, anime, landscape, animals, etc) [YOU CANNOT CREATE A NEW TAG ON THIS STAGE! YOU MUST SELECT ONE TO CONTINUE] -> with the first main tag applied you continue to the next prompt -> now you can create and apply other tags -> UPLOAD FINISHED.
This method would prevent users from applying too specific tags and leaving the image imposible to filter. Here is an example of how things are now:
And here is an example of how things would be with obligatory pre-made basic tags:
*Note that they all have the same "operating system" tag. Of course this would vary, and some may tag it as "fun" for example but it is the same result, a basic main tag for all the same images that can be easily filtered.
Remember, people must be forced to select ONE pre-made tag... this is crucial to stop the bad tagged images.