Topic: [BUR] Meta category for prompt and prompt_at_source

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

dfy6c said:
The bulk update request #659 is pending approval.

change category prompt (1464) -> meta
change category prompt_at_source (17) -> meta

Reason: prompt_metainfo is currently a meta tag but these two aren't. I think it makes sense to have these as meta tags as they refer to something outside of the image or animation itself.

i didn't knew that prompt was a tag but i believe that we either make a new tag for the previous usage or rename this one

Prompt tag was previously used for posts that contain prompts from user submissions, common in webcomics, the top of my head is homestuck with the early pages being from viewer submissions but the most prominent one is definitely prequel from https://www.prequeladventure.com/
the exact prompt tag isn't as used on e621 but i believe that's just people not tagging it(i can confirm since i believe i have uploaded a few that fit the category)
there is a few different tags from ""prompt"" form on e621 but, shouldn't it be better if prompt became prompt_at_description since that's where it's usually stored? it would align with other *_at_* tags

of course all i'm saying is just blabber smather and this seem good change overall

dfY6C

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flowersylveon said:

It seems that prompt on e621 only has 3 posts with no wiki definition, but I also see art_prompt with 170 which seems to describe what you're referring to. Considering they're less used on e621 and the subject matter of e6ai itself (AI media where directors prompt things), I think it's safe to keep it at prompt on e6ai as it has also been pretty well defined here for at least over 2 years going off the wiki page edit timestamps. art_prompt can still fill that old usage with it being a different tag as well, or could be renamed itself to something like prompt_request or prompt_submission or something like that, but I'm just throwing those out there. I think it should be fine as-is.

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The tag prompt has a signification in the AI sphere that is far remove from the traditional art sphere.

Here are the 2 definition I'll use (taken from the Merriam-Webster dictionary)

  • Definition A: (4) Noun 1.a.2: something that moves someone to action; especially : something (such as a question or idea) used to spark a creative effort
  • Definition B: (4) Noun 1.b.1: a message or icon that appears on-screen to direct a user to do something (such as provide an input)
  • Definition C: (4) Noun 1.b.2: an instruction or a set of criteria provided to an artificial intelligence system that establishes the content it will generate

For e621, prompt has the definition B (from the 3 images having that tag), and art_prompt has the definition A. Considering it's forbidden to upload there's no use for C.

That said, for e6ai, definition C is the first thing to come to my mind. Quite frankly, I'm confident it's something that would come to mind to most users.

My point is, I feel it's one of few tag that is okay to have a wildly different meaning from e621.