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Kikimaru said:

pool #1900 - 'Do not want'

Change to tag.

Do not want it changed to tag. Tags such as pouting, frowning, angry, etc already exist, and the pool covers a subjectively defined subset of these, plus others that are subjectively judged to fit in the same concept, such as post #1147084, post #907752, post #1429892, post #1381920, post #805425, post #1371170, etc.

Seriously, what tag would really replace having post #907752 in this pool? You could tag it sad or conflicted or whatever but people browse the "Do not want" pool for easy access to a specific type of situation they find funny, which the pool delivers. Don't just convert it to a do not want tag, just for the sake of having a tag instead of a pool.

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jjj14 said:

Do not want it changed to tag. Tags such as pouting, frowning, angry, etc already exist, and the pool covers a subjectively defined subset of these, plus others that are subjectively judged to fit in the same concept, such as post #1147084, post #907752, post #1429892, post #1381920, post #805425, etc.

It's subjective, so it should be neither a tag nor a pool. It shouldn't exist.

Non-subjective related concepts can be found with tags already, such as the three tags you mentioned, as well as rejection, disgust, no, etc.

Toks said:

It's subjective, so it should be neither a tag nor a pool. It shouldn't exist.

Ha, so subjective things should never be defined on danbooru? Try nuking pool #903 then and see how far you get. Or pool #1277. Face it, as much as people like to get very serious about tags and pools here, the site exists as entertainment/leisure. Stamping out collections that aren't causing any real problems and that people enjoy browsing and adding to, just because they aren't 100% objective, is a real killjoy.

jjj14 said:

Do not want it changed to tag. Tags such as pouting, frowning, angry, etc already exist, and the pool covers a subjectively defined subset of these, plus others that are subjectively judged to fit in the same concept, such as post #1147084, post #907752, post #1429892, post #1381920, post #805425, post #1371170, etc.

Seriously, what tag would really replace having post #907752 in this pool? You could tag it sad or conflicted or whatever but people browse the "Do not want" pool for easy access to a specific type of situation they find funny, which the pool delivers. Don't just convert it to a do not want tag, just for the sake of having a tag instead of a pool.

This pool is so full of unrelated posts I don't even know where to begin cleaning up.
It contains a few images clearly parodying the "do not want" meme, specifically post #613769 and post #188104
But other than that they don't share a clear connection. I don't think any of your examples should be in a "do not want" pool.

post #907752 is titled つまんないな…, meaning she's supposed to be bored in the image.
post #1381920 is a gesture of (politely) declining something.
Then there are images of unwanted affection (including near rape? images), fear, disgust, disappointment, resentment, "completely unamused", etc.

Edit: Just a few examples: post #277759, post #1009177, post #694471, post #1252997, post #1183867,

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jjj14 said:

Ha, so subjective things should never be defined on danbooru? Try nuking pool #903 then and see how far you get. Or pool #1277.

We already have nuked several popular subjective pools, including ones with more posts than your examples. See topic #9823 and topic #8406 for some of the pools that were deleted.

jjj14 said:

Seriously, what tag would really replace having post #907752 in this pool? You could tag it sad or conflicted or whatever but people browse the "Do not want" pool for easy access to a specific type of situation they find funny, which the pool delivers.

Why is that image even in the pool? She doesn't look disgusted or otherwise "do not want" to me. According to the artist she's just bored.

Edit: S1eth beat me. I agree with him that the pool is full of tons of unrelated images. If the pool really was for "a specific type of situation", then maybe it would have some worth. But it's not, considering all the different kinds of things randomly thrown in there.

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Toks said:
I agree with him that the pool is full of tons of unrelated images. If the pool really was for "a specific type of situation", then maybe it would have some worth. But it's not, considering all the different kinds of things randomly thrown in there.

They all include a person who looks like they don't want something. Is it that hard to understand? The very fact that this can be expressed in many ways is why the pool is helpful; it groups them together. pool #2265 (Reaction Faces) is a similar story: The expressions are different but all share the theme of a person's face showing a clear and obvious reaction to something.

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Toks said:
Why is that image even in the pool? She doesn't look disgusted or otherwise "do not want" to me. According to the artist she's just bored.

Just had to agree with this; Artist says she's merely bored, and if they hadn't i'd say she's just sad or dissapointed. I certainly don't see anything she "does not want" in the picture. Certainly better examples out there for the pool at the least.

pool #7792 - Kill la Kill - Satsuki-sama and Ryuuko
empty

pool #7480 - Kantai Collection - Tatsuta the peeping tom
tatsuta_(kantai_collection) ~peeping ~camcorder

pool #7431 - Kantai Collection - Kitakami bullying Abukuma
bullying kitakami_(kantai_collection) abukuma_(kantai_collection)

pool #7549 - Kantai Collection - 2411
I have no idea what the significance of this set of objects is, but if it's important, if should be a tag, not a pool.

pool #7794 - Shingeki no Kyoujin - Mikasa carrying Eren
carrying mikasa_ackerman eren_yeager

game2009 said:

pool #6854: Touhou - Morichika Rinnosuke's Words of Wisdom

Another pointless Touhou pool...

Is the pool something that is salvageable by opening the concept to any depiction of "words of wisdom" and is the concept of "words of wisdom" worth maintaining? If it is salvageable is it already covered by something else? I could go ahead and delete it, but I think a bit more thought should be put on to this before carrying it out.

NWF_Renim said:

Is the pool something that is salvageable by opening the concept to any depiction of "words of wisdom" and is the concept of "words of wisdom" worth maintaining? If it is salvageable is it already covered by something else? I could go ahead and delete it, but I think a bit more thought should be put on to this before carrying it out.

pool #1475 - Quotes and Messages ?

Has anyone decided whether of not we should merge all of the "God Damn It, X!" pools into a single pool? We can simply call the pool "God Damn It!" and add in the description:

Related searches

Characters
  • God Damn It, Yukari!: pool:#### yakumo_yukari
  • God Damn It, Tewi!: pool:#### tewi_inaba
  • God Damn It, Seija!: pool:#### kijin_seija
  • God Damn It, Kyuubey!: pool:#### kyuubey

And add characters to the list as people see fit. Just a suggestion.

colBoh said:

Has anyone decided whether of not we should merge all of the "God Damn It, X!" pools into a single pool? We can simply call the pool "God Damn It!" and add in the description:

See discussion in topic #9791. They'll be replaced with tags (including the trolling tag). Someone has to go through the pools and apply the appropriate tags, then the pools should be able to be deleted. I started doing it but haven't gotten around to finishing.