Primarily due to the rise of AI generated content, it has become increasingly desirable to split some of the site's existing categories. We have devised an outline for a suggested new set of categories, consisting of a main categories that largely correspond to today's categories (sans Western, plus Comics), where some of the main categories will also have a number of subcategories corresponding to where/how they were created. The new set of categories we are considering are currently:



Basically, "Doujinshi" "Manga" and "Non-H" will not have subcategories and will be reserved for "native" content that the site was originally designed for (non-3D/non-AI with Japanese/Asian origin). Similarly, Cosplay is only for real people cosplaying.

Game CG, Artist CG and Image Set will be split into four subcategories, with a native subcategory corresponding to existing usage, and three new ones for Western, 3D and AI content respectively.

Additionally, we're planning to add a Comics main category for non-native content only, with the same three subcategories.

All categories except for Non-H and Misc are still implicitly H-only. Non-H Western/3D/AI content is considered irrelevant, and will all go in Misc like today.

The reclass tags for the main category and subcategory will be separate. In other words, to class something as a 3D Image Set, you would upvote r:3d and r:image_set - this is primarily done for legacy compatibility reasons, but also because it allows considering the main category and subcategory separately when tagging - say if there is a dispute whether something is an "image set" or an "artist CG", or whether something is drawn or AI.

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Specifically, the feedback we're looking for is: (this list may be modified)

1. Overall feedback on the new structure, mostly if people can spot some fatal weaknesses for relevant content.

2. For Game CG, should we go with two subcategories only (Native/Western) classed by who released it, or would it be helpful to further subcategories it by adding 3D and AI? Note that in the latter case, native and western content would both go in 3D if is a 3D game.

3. For dealing with galleries that contain mixed content as far as the subcategory goes, should we add another subcategory "Mixed" that will be used unless the gallery is at least x% of one particular type of content, or go with a majority rule for determining subcategory? Say if we have an image set of an Asian artist that contains 40% drawn content, 30% 3D and 30% AI, should this qualify for the (native) "Image Set" category or go in a new "Mixed Image Set" category?