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===<span style="font-family:Times New Roman">No, I don’t give a ship.</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:Times New Roman">No, I don’t give a ship.</span>=== | ||
OK, I’m gonna be careful with my wording here because I know some users feel very strongly about this issue. First of all, just so you won’t get me the wrong way: I do not think [[shipping]], as a rule, is not notable. Shipping is a major part of the Pokémon fandom. If we have articles about the [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]], the Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation, the [[Big Four]], and [[HSOWA]], shipping definitely has a place on Bulbapedia. Things like | OK, I’m gonna be careful with my wording here because I know some users feel very strongly about this issue. First of all, just so you won’t get me the wrong way: I do not think [[shipping]], as a rule, is not notable. Shipping is a major part of the Pokémon fandom. If we have articles about the [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]], the Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation, the [[Big Four]], and [[HSOWA]], shipping definitely has a place on Bulbapedia. Things like [[PokéShipping]], [[RocketShipping]], [[PearlShipping]] and [[ContestShipping]], are important part of the fandom. | ||
How many of you, though, truly feel that we absolutely need an article about {{tt|AdvanceCloneShipping|article redirected on September 3, 2009, 25 days after this essay was published}}? Or {{ | How many of you, though, truly feel that we absolutely need an article about {{tt|AdvanceCloneShipping|article redirected on September 3, 2009, 25 days after this essay was published}}? Or {{redlink|AlienShipping}}? Perhaps {{tt|AllergyShipping|article deleted on October 2, 2009, 54 days after this essay was published}}? No? How many of you, I wonder, are avid supporters of {{tt|EnergyShipping|article deleted on October 4, 2009, 56 days after this essay was published}}? Or {{redlink|FireworksShipping}}? How many of you think {{tt|ForinaShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}} and {{tt|OysterShipping|article redirected on September 3, 2009, 25 days after this essay was published}} are a vital part of Bulbapedia? How many of you even had some slight idea about what these shippings are, before clicking those links? | ||
The shipping namespace currently holds almost 200 pages. These include {{tt|RespectShipping|article deleted on September 10, 2009, 32 days after this essay was published}}, {{tt|GreenShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}} and of course, the glory that is {{tt|CinnabarShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}}. I’m sorry, I know that for some reason we hold different, extra-low standards for shipping, but nothing, nothing at all, justifies {{tt|this|Ships based on RL people; section deleted on August 13, 2009, 4 days after this essay was published}}. We’ve been too forgiving with this section, and nothing anyone will say can change that. | The shipping namespace currently holds almost 200 pages. These include {{tt|RespectShipping|article deleted on September 10, 2009, 32 days after this essay was published}}, {{tt|GreenShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}} and of course, the glory that is {{tt|CinnabarShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}}. I’m sorry, I know that for some reason we hold different, extra-low standards for shipping, but nothing, nothing at all, justifies {{tt|this|Ships based on RL people; section deleted on August 13, 2009, 4 days after this essay was published}}. We’ve been too forgiving with this section, and nothing anyone will say can change that. |