I do occasionally participate in "I don't believe anyone ships X and Y together" conversations, but it's mostly in private out loud instead of online so there's no written record. ;)
When I say "I ship it", on the other hand, I don't really get into the exclusivity parts of the ship. I'm mostly about the "their dynamic seems interesting/for the lols/this feels satisfying" parts of shipping. Also, I participate in closed canons a lot, so "I hope they get together in canon" is usually... unimportant for me! If I wanted some of my Babylon 5 ships to be canon I'd have to go pester JMS to make some kind of announcement.
The only ship where I've felt the "I hope this happens in canon" is honestly for Girl Genius. I'd really like the OT3 to happen. And given that it's Phil and Kaja Foglio... it's actually a possibility!
Since I'm such a multishipper, "I have trouble enjoying fanworks where they aren't together" is rarely the case for me. I'm really trying to think of a fandom where the absence of a certain pairing would actually make me upset or hugely less likely to read a story, and I honestly can't think of one. I guess sometimes I have trouble reading stories where people blow off what I consider canon close relationships, but I think that's a characterization issue, and "close relationships" that I feel can be shippy can also be friendshippy (or antagonistically important.)
I guess I'm just too laid back for shipping wars. ;)
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When I say "I ship it", on the other hand, I don't really get into the exclusivity parts of the ship. I'm mostly about the "their dynamic seems interesting/for the lols/this feels satisfying" parts of shipping. Also, I participate in closed canons a lot, so "I hope they get together in canon" is usually... unimportant for me! If I wanted some of my Babylon 5 ships to be canon I'd have to go pester JMS to make some kind of announcement.
The only ship where I've felt the "I hope this happens in canon" is honestly for Girl Genius. I'd really like the OT3 to happen. And given that it's Phil and Kaja Foglio... it's actually a possibility!
Since I'm such a multishipper, "I have trouble enjoying fanworks where they aren't together" is rarely the case for me. I'm really trying to think of a fandom where the absence of a certain pairing would actually make me upset or hugely less likely to read a story, and I honestly can't think of one. I guess sometimes I have trouble reading stories where people blow off what I consider canon close relationships, but I think that's a characterization issue, and "close relationships" that I feel can be shippy can also be friendshippy (or antagonistically important.)
I guess I'm just too laid back for shipping wars. ;)