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TDP SHIPPING POLL!
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Hello and welcome to the second TDP Shipping Poll! It’s an online survey that will help us understand the shipping preferences of our fandom. I ran the first poll in 2020 after season 3 and now that season 5 is approaching, I decided it was time to run a new one. Two new ones, actually, as I would like to run one poll before and one - after the upcoming and later compare the results.
So let’s start with this one. The poll will run from June 1st to July 1st. I’m leaving the exact hours vague because I might need an extra hour or two to finish things up. I also leave myself the right to extend the poll if such need arises (e.g. I am physically unable to close the poll or the number of votes is very low)
More information is on the poll itself and under cut
How does this work?
The poll consists of three main parts: general questions, opinions about specific ships and the final wrap up. The general section covers basic demographic information as well as your shipping preferences. The questions about specific ships are divided into 6 categories to make the lists more manageable. Please note that the 6th category is dedicated to controversial ships - adult/minor, incest and ships with animals. This category will be hidden and you will be able to see it if you choose to.
Which ships are included?
Basically, all ships I've encountered online as well as the ships that people asked me to add, with the only exception being ships with the characters from Tales of Xadia (at least for now). If a ship you like wasn't included, you can submit it manually at the end of the poll and I will include it in the next poll.
Why were problematic ships included?
They are part of our fandom's shipping preferences and without them the picture would be incomplete. As mentioned before, they are hidden and you won't accidentally see them.
However, it is worth pointing out that I only consider adult/minor, incest and animal ships to be problematic. The following may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they're perfectly normal ships: - young adult x late teen ships where the age difference between the young adult and the teen is 5 years or less;
- older adult x young adult ships no matter the age gap. Both characters are adults;
- human/dragon or elf/dragon ships when both characters are adults.
Please remember that just because something squicks you out, doesn't mean it's inherently problematic.
Where will the results be posted?
The results will be published on twitter, tumblr, TDP subreddit and dreamwidth. I will publish the results bit by bit, because there are a lot of different categories to work through.
Have any questions?
Feel free to DM me on the mentioned platforms. I also accept constructive criticism!
I must say I love fandom and how dedicated fans are! This is truly enormous. I know how hard it is to come up with questionnaires and opinion polls and whatnot. It goes to show just how invested people are, be it by going through the effort of actually putting together this poll, be it by answering this very very long questionnaire faithfully. I know I did! 192 people took part already! This is quite reasonable sample, actually. Snowballed instead of random, but still. This is a large enough number to have some fun with!
Shipping Poll: Final Week
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Hello, friends! We're very close to the end and are currently at 192 votes! The poll will close next Thursday, a week before the S5 release. If you still haven't participated - here's your chance!
I got some feedback, which I'd like to discuss under cut.
One user provided detailed feedback on age statistics and numbers of choices. As an amateur poll maker, there are many things I don't understand (and probably wouldn't know what to do with) but I'll definitely consider that advice!
Another user suggested doing a shipping poll for other fandoms, which I definitely considered, but it takes a lot of mental energy and I often struggle with that, so I can't make any promises! However, I could help out those who would like to make a similar poll for their fandoms.
One other person said that some ships are in the wrong sections, which is true about one ship - I put a couple into a polyship section! The other ships, however, have their reasons to be where they are.
I wanted to make the noncanon popular ships and rarepairs relatively similar sizes so I took some of the more known ships from rarepairs and put them into the popular ship category. I'm going to restructure these list for my S5 poll, though, so the future lists will better reflect reality!
As far as the controversial ships go - in the current fandom climate, almost anything can be seen as controversial, which is why I defined what I will consider controversial for the purposes of the poll: (1) adult/minor ships where the minor is younger than 16 and the adult is more than 5 years older than them (so, what lies beyond the age of consent according to Lithuanian law, as this is where I'm from), (2) incest of any age, (3) human or elves shipped with nonsapient animals (nonsapient as in incapable of complex thought.) Dragons don't count because they're sapient.
I know there are other categories of ships some people may find controversial but I wanted to make sure I isolate ships that are potential triggers. I hope this clears things out! c:
Thank you once again for your feedback