Tag alias issue (locked tags?)

Algebroot

Science fiction fan
Edit: This topic I created is pointless, for I was unaware the tag discussion topic exists.
 
When I looked at a specific image (>>16) I have noticed all character tags in the upload are aliased to other character tags. applebloom (which was aliased to apple bloom) and aj (which was aliased to applejack) are as of now still being used despite being aliased to other tags. This makes it impossible to search up the image when looking specifically for one of these two characters.
 
It seems that the site can’t automatically replace aliased tags when they’re locked. If this bug was already fixed, then someone in the site staff should replace the tags in the image.
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