will-o'-the-wisp (mythology) and hitodama

BUR #40928 has been rejected.

create alias hitodama -> will-o'-the-wisp_(mythology)

Hitodama is just japanese version of will-o'-the-wisp (mythology). I'm actually not sure what to do with these two tags. There are way too many hitodama posts compared to will-o'-the-wisp (mythology). Many will-o'-the-wisp (mythology) posts not tagged with hitodama are also actually just hitodama.

Maybe this post #9220268 is not very explicitly hitodama. But I'm not sure what the meaningful distinction is.

topic #25240

luntoer said:

topic #25240

So my BUR is the opposite of yours. I think will-o'-the-wisp_(mythology) sounds like the better generic tag for similar ghostly balls of fire.

The main blocker for this is touhou. There's too many posts like post #9164277 tagged with hitodama that would make no sense under a will-o'-the-wisp tag.

nonamethanks said:

The main blocker for this is touhou. There's too many posts like post #9164277 tagged with hitodama that would make no sense under a will-o'-the-wisp tag.

I've never though of Myon as hitodama tbh. But I can see why people think that.

The rule of thumb I use to distinguish them is hitodamas being more flowy and horizontal-looking (as in having a tail, like konpaku youmu (ghost)) while whisps look more like a single flame, as in post #9254926 and post #9228839. But I understand it can be confusing in some cases.

The bulk update request #40928 (forum #351202) has been rejected by @nonamethanks.