Commons:Categories for discussion/2024/01/Category:Tiptoeing (either)

Category:Tiptoeing (either)

Not sure exactly what "either" is supposed to mean here. I presume it means tiptoeing with only one foot (either left or right?). There is no 'both' analog, so this kind of stands alone. I'm not sure if we need this or it can be upmerged into People tiptoeing. If it is kept, it needs a better name, thus either:

1.  Keep to diffuse tiptoeing based on which feet are used. Set up appropriate name and structure, something akin to:

   Category:People tiptoeing (current parent)

   Category:People tiptoeing with both feet

   Category:People tiptoeing with left foot only (part of current Tiptoeing (either))

   Category:People tiptoeing with right foot only (other part of current Tiptoeing (either))

2.  Delete since diffusing based on foot usage is unnecessary. Upmerge contents into Category:People tiptoeing

I'm fine with either solution, which seems better? Josh (talk) 00:12, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Delete I have no idea how one tiptoes on one foot. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:46, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

  @Andy Dingley I agree tiptoeing on one foot doesn't seem to be a thing. It seems we are conflating the action and the pose in this category. One can certainly be in a position of having only one foot on toes, and the other in some other position, but that's not necessarily the act of 'tiptoeing'. The action is more difficult though, and since most images are still photos, it is hard to determine often whether someone is doing the action of tiptoeing or just posed with a foot on their toes. Josh (talk) 01:48, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

• If possible 1.  Keep Because often, "both feet" different purpose from "either feet" in this case. --Benzoyl (talk) 23:59, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

 Question @Andy Dingley, @Benzoyl, is "tiptoeing" a valid word to describe the positioning of feet on their toes, or it is it exclusive to the action of walking without the ball of the foot touching the ground? Would people on their toes or something be better for the pose than People tiptoeing? Josh (talk) 01:52, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

• 
  want to be higher
  (both feet)
• 
  Not want to be higher, a kind of posing
  (right foot only)

I have literally no idea. I'm not the person to ask. I'd suggest that some sort of dance choreography vocabulary would be the place to look. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:06, 13 June 2024 (UTC)