Topic: Can uploader stay anonymous please?

Posted under Site Bug Reports & Feature Requests

I don’t see a reason why the uploader needs to be mentioned on a post if they choose to add an anonymous_director tag. Sure, not all uploaders are the directors too, but come on.

Uploader name is not included on e621, so why is it here?

zenithwolf said:
I don’t see a reason why the uploader needs to be mentioned on a post if they choose to add an anonymous_director tag. Sure, not all uploaders are the directors too, but come on.

Uploader name is not included on e621, so why is it here?

uploaders have never been anonymous ever since it was abolished on e621 on the funny year of 2011 i believe
people could have always checked the tag changes and see the uploader through there

you were never hidden
i fail to see a proper reason why just because "anonymous_director" is tagged that it would do any sort of change
anon directors can also come from imageboards which they are in fact anon

plus it's not like this was hidden
it's just that users can now see what staff has always been able to see

zenithwolf said:
I don’t see a reason why the uploader needs to be mentioned on a post if they choose to add an anonymous_director tag. Sure, not all uploaders are the directors too, but come on.

Uploader name is not included on e621, so why is it here?

Uploaders are not anonymous on e621 either, just go on any post and look at the Tags/Desc history under the history section.

zenithwolf said:
I don’t see a reason why the uploader needs to be mentioned on a post if they choose to add an anonymous_director tag. Sure, not all uploaders are the directors too, but come on.

Uploader name is not included on e621, so why is it here?

We used to have it the same as e621 did but it was added back onto here after a whole bunch of people kept asking for it (to the best of my recollection)

You know, you could just get a username that can't be linked to your stuff.

And yeah, even on E621 (since they removed the Uploader element, which used to be present there too) you still aren't truly anonymous. You're always under tags/desc. That's not nearly as readily visible, but nonetheless.