Lesson 4 — Validating Tags

Every tag in Tupic Tag is checked by the community before it counts. That's what keeps the datasets trustworthy — and it's also the easiest, fastest way to contribute.

What you see

In validation, each card shows a photo with someone else's tag drawn on it: the box, and the label they chose. Your job is a single judgment:

Is this box in the right place, around the right thing, with the right label?

How to vote

• Approve (or swipe right) — the box is accurate and the label is correct.
• Reject (or swipe left) — the box is sloppy, the label is wrong, or the tag just doesn't make sense.
• Info — see details about the photo and tag before deciding.

After you vote, the next card slides in automatically. Validation has a rhythm to it — many contributors review dozens of tags in a single sitting.

How a tag gets decided

One vote never decides a tag's fate. Votes accumulate: approvals push a tag toward approved, rejections push it toward rejected. Only when the community's verdict is clear does the tag's status change. Until then it stays pending.

This means:

• Your single vote is safe to cast honestly — you won't single-handedly doom someone's work.
• Careless tags reliably get filtered out, because many independent eyes look at each one.

Judging fairly

• Vote on accuracy, not effort. A beautiful photo with a wrong label is still a reject.
• Small imperfections are fine. A box a few pixels loose is still useful; a box around the wrong object is not.
• When genuinely unsure, skip. Swipe up to the next card without voting.

Your validation record

Each verified judgment builds your standing as a contributor. Your profile tracks how many of your own tags reached verified status — the community's seal of quality on your work.

Next: Capturing & Uploading — bringing brand-new photos into the platform.