[[empty]] tag shows up as artist

After I uploaded post #1149146 and put the tag "artist:empty" I noticed that the 18 posts which contained the "empty" tag had this tag changed to artist. Did my tag cause this change? I looked at the tag histories and they show they've always been like that. If my action was responsible, am I allowed to edit the tag back to general?

Yes, you caused the tag type of empty to change from general to artist by including "artist:empty" in a tag edit. The tag type in the tag history always reflects the current tag type, not the type the tag had when the edits were made.

Someone's already changed the tag type back. Next time check for existing tags, and don't create artist tags with such simple names.

OK, I understand. I'm truly sorry about that.

You don't need to be, just be careful next time. For future reference, to change a tag's type, go to Tags (from the top navigation bar), find yours, then click Edit.

I wasn't sure if I was allowed to, not being a janitor or moderator. I mean, with a mass edit like that.