So, the ban doesn’t have anything to do with the above discussion? OK, fine. Weird, but fine. Thanks for offering some more clarification of your reasoning for banning me. I’m happy to discuss the issues you raised. I would, however, have been happier to discuss them without getting banned! I’m not sure why we couldn’t have just had a conversation; I’m a reasonable person and you certainly know how to reach me.
And it’s not as if I’m uploading closeups of genitalia, or putting things in the wrong category, or changing purities, or actually breaking ANY of the rules that I can tell. All I’m doing is trying to tag wallpapers consistently and correctly. I’ve added thousands more tags than I’ve deleted. Perhaps you could look at the log of tags I’ve added to walls for a more balanced view.
I really appreciate Wallhaven, and I’m only attempting to make a positive contribution. I would think that you’d be interested in encouraging careful, thorough taggers. Instead of discouraging them.
Anyway, I would like to address the tags you mentioned. I’ll go from what seems to me to be the most clear-cut to those more open for discussion…
Shirtless: The very first post in this ‘Guidelines for Tagging, Flagging, etc.” thread (from cfunk, 6 years ago) offers the following guideline: “topless is for ladies, as you've surely noticed, and shirtless is for dudes. It's a bit inconsistent but people tend to think of women going topless and men shirtless.” Following this sage advice, I’ve removed the shirtless tag from walls featuring upwardly unclothed women and replaced them with topless.
Bottomless: Also earlier in this thread, stolichnaya80 (6 years ago) offers this guideline: “If a post is tagged nude, surely it doesn't need to be tagged topless, and bottomless as well.” The example you provide above is actually nude, not bottomless. So in this case, and others, I’ve removed the bottomless tag and added the nude tag (or made sure it was already there.)
Nature: It was my understanding that the nature tag should be applied to things like bird and bees, landscapes and trees, lions and tigers and bears, etc. For women in the great outdoors, I believe that the appropriate tag is women outdoors, hopefully accompanied by a tag or two describing the location (forest, desert, urban, beach, etc.) So whenever I’ve removed the nature tag, I’ve replaced it with women outdoors and other relevant tags. (I do see what you mean that this could be achieved by searching for nature and disabling people.)
Ass Cheeks: You mentioned reporting tags. This one was reported quite a while ago (and not by me!). There is, in fact, an already existing tag that describes this part of the anatomy perfectly: ass. I’ve yet to see an ass without cheeks, or an ass cheek somehow independent of an ass. So this certainly seems like a redundant, duplicate tag. Whenever I’ve deleted an ass cheek, I’ve made sure to add the ass tag. To do otherwise would be half-assed! (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
Female Only: I think this is weird tag, because it’s describing an absence (of men, I suppose?) rather than a presence (of women). That is, it’s a tag that draws attention to something that’s not pictured in the wall. It’s like tagging a forest “trees only.” What does that mean? The overwhelming majority of walls of women are “female only” I guess. But I think the tags women and group of women would be more useful and appropriate to this wall. This tag has also been reported but continues to be used.
Naked Apron: I guess I can see how this could be a useful search. The problem is that it’s not the apron that’s naked, it’s the person. And if the person if wearing an apron, are they really naked? Whenever I’ve deleted this tag, I’ve also added the tag apron. I think apron plus partially clothed would be the best combo for these walls.
In conclusion, I hope that you can see that I’m not removing tags maliciously, or randomly, or for fun and profit! I’m not being “harsh” or “picky.” Whenever I do remove a tag, I try to replace it with the best option(s). And then I usually add some more tags to more thoroughly describe the wall and make it more easily searchable. I would love to hear from other users regarding these tags; perhaps some consensus could be reached through more discussion. And maybe then we could have a little less banning without discussion. Cheers!