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FA’s Blacklist System is Garbage
6 months ago
FA’s blacklist system is absolute garbage. It took them forever to implement, and even now, it feels like a half-assed afterthought. But honestly, the root of the problem isn’t just the blacklist—it’s FA’s entire tagging system, which has been broken from the start.
The Tagging System is a Mess
FA doesn’t have a proper structured tag system like e621, where tags are standardized and enforced. Instead, anyone can tag however they want, meaning:
There’s zero consistency in how things are labeled.
Searching for something specific is a nightmare because people use random tags—or worse, don’t tag at all.
Even when people do tag, they’re limited by FA’s arbitrary tag cap, making it impossible to include all relevant details.
To make matters worse, descriptions count as tags. So if a single word appears once in a post description, it pollutes search results with irrelevant junk. How is that useful?!
The Blacklist System is Useless
Long before FA even thought about adding a blacklist, I used Filter Affinity, a browser extension that let me completely block unwanted content. One click, and I never had to see certain posts again.
But FA’s official blacklist? It doesn’t even remove posts. They’re just blurred out. Which is completely useless when I’m trying to filter out posts with a specific word in their description—because those still show up.
And somehow, the blacklist ends up hiding more posts I actually want to see than the ones I don’t, thanks to FA’s ridiculous tagging habits. YCHs and adopts are the worst offenders—people just throw in every tag imaginable, even if it’s misleading.
FA’s own rules say:
"Keywords must be directly related to the content of your submission. Misleading or abusive keywords are not permitted."
Total bullshit.
I’ve seen joke tags.
I’ve seen SFW posts tagged as NSFW for no reason.
I’ve seen tags that have nothing to do with the image—just completely misleading nonsense.
FA’s Design Choices Have Always Been Awful
For the biggest furry art site, FA has always had some of the dumbest design choices—inconvenient, unnecessary, and outdated. But this blacklist system is the worst of all.
Now, thanks to FA’s recent username update, (at least that's what I'm assuming is the cause,) my Filter Affinity extension no longer works, and I’m stuck with their broken tagging and useless blacklist. So thanks, FA. Glad I barely use this site anymore.
(No, I didn’t move socials—I’ve just been way happier in VR RP than I ever was in 2D art RP.)
The Tagging System is a Mess
FA doesn’t have a proper structured tag system like e621, where tags are standardized and enforced. Instead, anyone can tag however they want, meaning:
There’s zero consistency in how things are labeled.
Searching for something specific is a nightmare because people use random tags—or worse, don’t tag at all.
Even when people do tag, they’re limited by FA’s arbitrary tag cap, making it impossible to include all relevant details.
To make matters worse, descriptions count as tags. So if a single word appears once in a post description, it pollutes search results with irrelevant junk. How is that useful?!
The Blacklist System is Useless
Long before FA even thought about adding a blacklist, I used Filter Affinity, a browser extension that let me completely block unwanted content. One click, and I never had to see certain posts again.
But FA’s official blacklist? It doesn’t even remove posts. They’re just blurred out. Which is completely useless when I’m trying to filter out posts with a specific word in their description—because those still show up.
And somehow, the blacklist ends up hiding more posts I actually want to see than the ones I don’t, thanks to FA’s ridiculous tagging habits. YCHs and adopts are the worst offenders—people just throw in every tag imaginable, even if it’s misleading.
FA’s own rules say:
"Keywords must be directly related to the content of your submission. Misleading or abusive keywords are not permitted."
Total bullshit.
I’ve seen joke tags.
I’ve seen SFW posts tagged as NSFW for no reason.
I’ve seen tags that have nothing to do with the image—just completely misleading nonsense.
FA’s Design Choices Have Always Been Awful
For the biggest furry art site, FA has always had some of the dumbest design choices—inconvenient, unnecessary, and outdated. But this blacklist system is the worst of all.
Now, thanks to FA’s recent username update, (at least that's what I'm assuming is the cause,) my Filter Affinity extension no longer works, and I’m stuck with their broken tagging and useless blacklist. So thanks, FA. Glad I barely use this site anymore.
(No, I didn’t move socials—I’ve just been way happier in VR RP than I ever was in 2D art RP.)
