AHOY from the SHIPping world.

[quigonginger]

Ginger, dressed in a captain's uniform, with matching featherboa 
(some preferences are best allowed to remain without comment) marches 
into Miss Carolyn's office.  She plunks down a nice glass of wine, a 
couple of pain relievers, and a mild sedative.

"Yes," she says, allowing a scroll to fall to the floor, "I have 
questions."

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I have done a preliminary reading of a portion of the posts under the 
relationSHIP heading, and I have noticed that most fall into certain 
categories:

GOOD AS THEY ARE:  no questions here.

CODED ONLY TO SHIP CATEGORIES, BUT NEED REJECTING/RECODING:

1) There are many which say in their entirety: 
Bob asked: "What is FITD" (or other acronym)
Now me: FITD is..... 
Should I just reject these outright without bothering anyone else?

2) Many posts are coded to both the main heading and FITD, or OBHWF, 
or trio ships.  Should I uncode the main heading if it only deals 
with FITD (or other shipping category)?

3) Many posts are under FITD or OBHWF and also under trio ships, even 
though they only deal with FITD or OBHWF.  Since FITD and OBHWF are 
by definition ships which involve the trio, should I uncode trio?

CODED TO SHIP BUT BELONG ELSEWHERE:
1) When we get to sex in the WW, there are some that aren't shipping, 
but are more along the lines of gender roles in the WW.  

2) In gay ships, there are posts discussing whether or not JKR would 
write one, but don't discuss an actual ship.

Question:  I am not clear on how we are to move things to other 
people's categories.  I read the memo about 5.6 but am unclear if 
this is something we should be doing at this time or later.

MULTIPLE POSTS:
Several have valid points in other areas, but the only relevant part 
to shipping is a comment such as "I like the H/H ship too!"  Uncode 
shipping and leave the rest as is?

REPEATED IDEAS:
Basicly glorified "me too's" (other than those mentioned above).  
Reject now?

DISCUSSION OF THE SHIPS AS NAUTICAL DEVICES:
"We are an intertube" or the like.  Some are also coded to TBAY.  
Reject as shipping, but leave as TBAY?  Or reject totally?  (assume 
nothing valid is added)

FANFIC:
Common under the gay ships.  No canon or canon interpretation, 
just "I read a really cool Draco/Neville fic...."  Reject as fanfic?

ANTISHIPPING:
1) Lots of "I really don't care who ends up with whom.  I think the 
story is more about (fill in blank)."  Many are also coded to the 
blank filled in, in which case they should stand in those areas, but 
should they be rejected as SHIP posts?

2) Others stop at "I don't care who ends up with whom".  Reject?

Note:  This still leaves quite a bit of good discussion about why 
posters don't ship for such reasons as the ages of the trio and the 
unlikelyhood that they will pair for life.

PERSONAL PREFERRENCE, NO CANON:
Alltogether too many "I like Ron and Hermione.  They would be cute 
together" and the like.  Shall I take a cleaver to them?

In summary, there are quite a few that I think I could whack right 
now without effecting anyone else's category, either by unchecking 
the ship part of it or by rejecting a post totally coded to ship 
categories.  Shall I commence?

Could I get a clarification on how to go about doing something that 
might effect someone else's category?

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"On the brighter side," Ginger adds smiling, "I have figured my 
personal finances and have discovered that I can quit my second job 
in the beginning of May, at which time I will have more free time to 
devote to the project!  Thank all that is good for company profit 
sharing plans!"

Remembering her captain's uniform, Ginger barks to the office 
personnel, "As you were!" and leaves.

The office awakens.