[APPROVED] Merge multiple_arms and extra_arms

@Arcana55: Are there any objections to replacing the...

2019-11-08T14:51:05-05:00

Are there any objections to replacing the current wiki for extra arms with the following?

Characters or beings having more than two arms. For example: a humanoid having a 3rd arm growing out of them, a cybernetically-enhanced human having a added mechanical arm, or a monster/monster girl/monster boy having additional pairs of arms, such as Machamp.

Do not use this tag if the limbs in question could be considered tentacles.

See also:

extra_breasts

extra_ears

extra_eyes

extra_legs

extra_penises

extra_mouth

@DanbooruBot: The tag alias multiple_arms -> extra_arms has...

2019-11-07T01:39:31-05:00

The tag alias multiple_arms -> extra_arms has conflicting wiki pages. extra_arms should be updated to include information from multiple_arms if necessary.

@DanbooruBot: The bulk update request #2118 (forum #159925)...

2019-11-07T01:35:25-05:00

The bulk update request #2118 (forum #159925) has been approved by @Hillside_Moose.

@DanbooruBot: The tag alias multiple_arms -> extra_arms has...

2019-11-07T01:35:25-05:00

The tag alias multiple_arms -> extra_arms has conflicting wiki pages. extra_arms should be updated to include information from multiple_arms if necessary.

@Arcana55: [bur:2118] Reason: The distinction between...

2019-09-21T16:12:00-04:00

The bulk update request #2118 is active.

create alias multiple_arms -> extra_arms

Reason: The distinction between multiple_arms and extra_arms depends on whether the additional arms are "normal" or "abnormal", respectively. That isn't a good basis for tagging.

With respect to realistic settings and human bodies, having more than two arms is automatically abnormal. In this sense, multiple_arms as defined do not exist, except possibly for non-vertebrate animals like octopi, squid, and starfish. On the other hand, with respect to fantasy settings where mutants, monster girls, and machamps are running about, the notions of what is normal and abnormal break down.

Also, multiple_arms is poorly named. In general usage "multiple" is understood to mean "more than one", so "multiple arms" would seem to include the normal case of two arms. It's possible that it was meant to apply to arms that are properly bilaterally symmetric, in which case it should probably be "multiple pairs of arms".

EDIT: The bulk update request #2118 (forum #159925) has been approved by @Hillside_Moose.