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BUR #19731 has been approved by @evazion.
deprecate sonic_boom
create alias sonic_boom_(game) -> sonic_boom_(series)
Since sonic_boom is ambiguous between the sound generated by supersonic flight and the Sonic the Hedgehog thing, it should be deprecated.
On a related note, sonic_boom_(game) is too restrictive, as there's not one but four Sonic Boom games (not to mention the TV series and the comics). Even the wiki seems to agree that sonic_boom_(series) is a more accurate tag name.
I'm aware of the Sonic Boom games and I don't think sonic boom is ambiguous. Just having the qualifier for that series is fine. If you suggest a different tag to use for sonic booms, then I would change my vote to a neutral.
You mention the supersonic sound and the Sonic the Hedgehog sub-series, but not Guile's iconic move (ex. post #6354940)?
Well, sonic_boom is also ambiguous with Guile's signature special move, Sonic Boom.
However, you have a point; there should be a tag for the phenomenon of travelling at supersonic speed.
...well, isn't that convenient.
I don't play Street Fighter so his special move doesn't come to mind when I hear the name. Supersonic is potentially ambiguous with super sonic, so we're back to square one.
I'm fairly doubtful that supersonic and super_sonic would be confused for each other; "supersonic" has always been just one word, while "Super Sonic" has always been two. But if that's really a point of contention, then supersonic_speed should suffice. I considered supersonic_flight, but I can easily imagine Sonic or some other speedy character breaking the sound barrier while running rather than flying. Again, however, I think supersonic is already enough.
I'm okay with supersonic speed.
The bulk update request #19731 (forum #253294) has been rejected by @DanbooruBot.
The bulk update request #19731 (forum #253294) has been approved by @evazion.
The discussion of what to do with sonic boom was inconclusive. Also sonic boom (speed) seems like a poor qualifier. And frankly, every time a tag is deprecated, it usually falls on me to clean it up. Which is time consuming because I have to figure out where to move all the remaining posts, and it usually leads to adjacent tags that need to be cleaned up too. In this case, we have sonic boom (speed), supersonic, and shockwave, which need to be either merged or defined with a clear distinction between them all.
sonic_boom_(speed) is a poor name for the tag, yes. I'm not really sure why it was created, especially when this thread mentioned sonic_boom_(speed) exactly 0 times. If we're going with sonic_boom_(qualifier) instead of supersonic, then it should be sonic_boom_(phenomenon). I'll submit a rename BUR.
shockwave, while related, would benefit from a seperate thread. From a cursory glance, it seems to be both being used as a catch-all for actual shock waves and occasionally used incorrectly for other things that range from understandable to stupid.
evazion said:
And frankly, every time a tag is deprecated, it usually falls on me to clean it up.
I had plans to do this one myself, which is why the auto-rejection annoyed me enough that I bumped the thread. A similar thorn in my side is the personification rework BUR in topic #24985, but I'm waiting for @nonamethanks on that one since he seemed just as invested in fixing those tags as I am.
AngryZapdos said:
sonic_boom_(speed) is a poor name for the tag, yes. I'm not really sure why it was created, especially when this thread mentioned sonic_boom_(speed) exactly 0 times.
Given the fact that it was made by a random member-level user who doesn't appear to have engaged with this thread at all, they presumably just independently realized the tag was ambiguous and made that tag themselves.
Damian0358 said:
Given the fact that it was made by a random member-level user who doesn't appear to have engaged with this thread at all, they presumably just independently realized the tag was ambiguous and made that tag themselves.
That makes more sense, yeah.
Do you have any opinion on the proposed sonic_boom_(phenomenon)?
AngryZapdos said:
Do you have any opinion on the proposed sonic_boom_(phenomenon)?
I agree with renaming the tag, but (phenomenon) feels like an even-worse choice for a qualifier. I don't see why we can't stick with the earlier-suggested supersonic_speed, or even something like supersonic_boom, if we want to emphasize the fact that it's referring to the specific shockwave made at such speeds.
BUR #20863 has been rejected.
rename sonic_boom_(speed) -> supersonic_boom
Damian0358 said:
I don't see why we can't stick with the earlier-suggested
supersonic_speed, or even something likesupersonic_boom, if we want to emphasize the fact that it's referring to the specific shockwave made at such speeds.
Agreed. supersonic_boom is good because it emphasises the shockwave while not being ambiguous like sonic_boom, and there's no ugly qualifier.
