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Advanceshipping General Discussion

Midnightmoon602

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Re: AdvanceShipping Nation

Is there anything at all that is keeping anyone from entering and if so how can I or gengar help?
2 things I suggest to change.
1) Allow any word length. If they ramble, that's their problem. If its long but perfect, props to them. 5K is WAYYYYY to short a limit anyway.
2) Be more formal. Like either a) make another thread for it or b) consistently establish who the current judges are, the current contestants, the current rules, etc.

I disagree, I think that for a one shot, 5k is the right amount. But since we disagree on this how about we go by majority? Whatever Raichu chooses then that will be the official rule.

I'm not sure my point is being understood. There truly is no point to a world limit. if they make a story that's not a oneshot, but is made into one (like a 2 shot made into a oneshot) then that detracts from the story. If they make a story that rambles for too long that severely detracts from the story. Oneshots can be any length (heck I have one that's 10K), but the point is that they:
a) are easily understood
b) are NOT a novel
c) are well written.
That's the qualifications for a oneshot. No offense, but if the judges don't want to read a oneshot over 5K, then this contest may as well not even happen since it is impossible to make a fair, good contest with a word limit on oneshots.

Do you see yourself as an AdvanceShipper in the future (like 10/20 years from now)? Please specify.
You know I thought I would have ditched this ship by now since most parts of my childhood from 6 years ago are a thing of the past for me, but I;ve hung on. So I think I'll still, if not openly then at least secretly, be a supporter.

And as for Dawn returning, honestly it's hard for me to say. I would lie to you and tell you I'm surprised, but honestly I feel like the devs at Pokemon Studios favor leaving characters in the blue a little too much. So as soon as I heard that they gave Dawn a specific course of action, I was like "Great, see you again in a year"

I have a Final Fantasy 13 oneshot that was nearly 12K...too long but i didn't want to make it into a two-shot. :p

Yes i do agree, 5k is pretty much the mininum. I mean sure 5K as max is great but for people that have been writing for years 5K is kinda too little. But that's just my view. ^^;

But there are also very short well written oneshots that may not have much words but the emotions just wants to make you cry.

Well we didn't expect to hear info about Drew, Harley and Solidad so keep hopes up! but i do agree that Pokemon got this thing that when one girl leaves, a ''year'' later she comes back. WHERES THE DEVELOPMENT? She's, to me, has returned in the anime too quickly. She just had her own little special just a few months and now POOF she is in Unova for an unknown reason atm. Unlike Misty or May they returned with evolved Pokemon (Misty, Gyradoes with Hyperbeam and May with Wartortle, Venasaur and Glaceon and Beautifly with a new learnt move, Arial Ace.) and with the returning time span as Dawn.

But what can i do? It was kinda expected Dawn would get a little more love since she was on our screens for more than 5+ years. (Right now here in Australia there re-running the second season of DP for about the eight time now so seeing her again is kinda making me...tried of seeing her. Not that i don't like her or anything!)
 
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Re: AdvanceShipping Nation

Is there anything at all that is keeping anyone from entering and if so how can I or gengar help?
2 things I suggest to change.
1) Allow any word length. If they ramble, that's their problem. If its long but perfect, props to them. 5K is WAYYYYY to short a limit anyway.
2) Be more formal. Like either a) make another thread for it or b) consistently establish who the current judges are, the current contestants, the current rules, etc.

I disagree, I think that for a one shot, 5k is the right amount. But since we disagree on this how about we go by majority? Whatever Raichu chooses then that will be the official rule.

I'm not sure my point is being understood. There truly is no point to a world limit. if they make a story that's not a oneshot, but is made into one (like a 2 shot made into a oneshot) then that detracts from the story. If they make a story that rambles for too long that severely detracts from the story. Oneshots can be any length (heck I have one that's 10K), but the point is that they:
a) are easily understood
b) are NOT a novel
c) are well written.
That's the qualifications for a oneshot. No offense, but if the judges don't want to read a oneshot over 5K, then this contest may as well not even happen since it is impossible to make a fair, good contest with a word limit on oneshots.

Hmm I see you're point but I guess I have a different idea of a oneshot. Alright I'll agree with you, no word limit. Writers go nuts, you got until the 29th.
 

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Re: AdvanceShipping Nation

I actually think we should get on topic like the mods suggested. How about just making a blog and discussing the contest there? Then for the actual entries we post them here for all to read.

New topic?

What's the likely hood that Ash likes may or visa versa. Explain your answer
 

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Wow, you guys sure write fast. xD

What's the likely hood that Ash likes may or visa versa. Explain your answer

Well, I'm hoping it would be very likely considering they're friend. Lol, well romantically, I would say not yet. They're still kids at the moment, but I see it very possible for May having a crush on Ash.
 

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@sir.aaron.adv That would be interesting. Instead of returning Brock or Max, both of them can travel with someone.
I know the writers don't want to return old characters as a main cast, but really, the new characters serve no purpose. All they do is add more fragmentation to the show.


What's the likely hood that Ash likes may or visa versa. Explain your answer
I don't think Ash shows anything that he has a crush on May. So that's out of the question. But I can see May having a crush on Ash! xD
Well she did kinda show a interest in Ash in the first Episode of AG.

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What's the likely hood that Ash likes may or visa versa. Explain your answer

As always, the probability is greater that May has the stronger feelings compared to Captain Oblivious. Actually, this is true for and AshX[insert female character's name] ship.
 

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What's the likely hood that Ash likes may or visa versa. Explain your answer


I would say that Ash is kinda had some deep bond with May.As far as we know,the closest person with May was not Max but Ash so that already explained how they share a pretty close friendships.

As for May,my opinion was that May having some strong feeling for Ash and since Ash kinda dense,he would not react about that easily.

When the time come,both of them will know what they'll need to do :)
 

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What's the likely hood that Ash likes May or visa versa. Explain your answer

As we all know, Ash probably doesn't care, as that's just Ash for you. May, I'd tend to say maybe.

Of course, after swimming with a school of luvdisk, they'll have no choice but to like each other XD
 

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What's the likely hood that Ash likes may or vice versa? Explain your answer.

I would say that there may have been a little something there while May was in the anime, but it seems as though May has been given the Misty treatment (hopefully not) as Dawn probably will after this season as well; get a cameo, disappear forever.
 

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What's the likely hood that Ash likes May or vice versa. Explain your answer
I like to think that they do like each other, and looking at it the way the writers portray the two of em, it looks like May does. As for Ash, I really don't know. Sure he cares for May, like he cares for all of his friends, family, and Pokemon; but does he like her in a special way? Maybe.
Let's put it this way - Maybe Ash does like her but is unaware of it himself, maybe he hasn't realized it yet. He is after all dense, you know. Maybe he'll realize it when he gets older (which btw hasn't happened since the series first began. Damn, how'd he even get to 10 years? Must have been a long, long wait to get his first Pokemon. Lol), or maybe he'll realize it after some incident. But like I said, I like to think that they do like each other.
 

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Are you losing hope for Ash and May? (Advanceshipping)

I've come to the conclusion of saying that I'm losing hope for Advanceshipping. I don't know why, It's just that what if May never comes back or They lose their feelings of each other. I try to read AshxMay stories, But they don't help me believe. I just think there is any chance that Ash and May will be together.I've just lost the hope.
 

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Re: Are you losing hope for Ash and May? (Advanceshipping)

Knowing the anime writers, no Ash shippings will ever become canon, which sucks to admit.

You just have to use your imagination, that's what all shippers have to do.
 

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Re: Are you losing hope for Ash and May? (Advanceshipping)

This isn't enough to warrant its own thread. Moving to the Advanceshipping thread.
 

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That's why we sign a petition to remove all current writers and bring back everyone (including the voice actors) from the Hoenn saga.
 

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Re: Are you losing hope for Ash and May? (Advanceshipping)

Knowing the anime writers, no Ash shippings will ever become canon, which sucks to admit.

You just have to use your imagination, that's what all shippers have to do.

I agree. In all honesty there will probably be no actual canon pair when considering and Ash pairings. So there's probably no hope Canon wise. However, the possibilities based off of old moments and interactions between them are what are important,
which is why I haven't lost hope for them.: )
 

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@sir.aaron.adv That would be interesting. Instead of returning Brock or Max, both of them can travel with someone.
I know the writers don't want to return old characters as a main cast, but really, the new characters serve no purpose. All they do is add more fragmentation to the show.

I coundn't agree more. I'd like the writers to pull off something along the lines of this:
> May meets up with Ash in Unova, and decides to travel together for the time being, having already won five ribbons from the Sinnoh region. (Whoa! Ash needs only one more badge, and we know that he's gonna challenge the poison gym next. What's he, or they gonna do after that)
> They witness each other at the Grand Festival and the League respectively.(It's up to the writers to decide the final outcome of the two competitions)
> After that, May and Ash decide to travel together in another region. Maybe just the two of them, and if there happens to be no contest in that region, May could as well register for the league. It would then be just like when the two first met and decided to travel together, before Max and Brock joined them, and before she decided that she wanted to be a coordinator. Not that I've got anything against contest, or Brock and Max. It's just that I'd like to see May in a gym battle; and what would happen if the two lovebirds turned rival. Imagine the two of them in a league final. I also wouldn't mind if the writers brought Brock or even Max back. The AG episodes were the best.

There are a number of things the writers could do using their previous characters, instead of just creating new ones, that really serve no purpose. They could really come up with something much better than mine. I just wish they would.
 
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@sir.aaron.adv That would be interesting. Instead of returning Brock or Max, both of them can travel with someone.
I know the writers don't want to return old characters as a main cast, but really, the new characters serve no purpose. All they do is add more fragmentation to the show.

I coundn't agree more. I'd like the writers to pull off something along the lines of this:
> May meets up with Ash in Unova, and decides to travel together for the time being, having already won five ribbons from the Sinnoh region. (Whoa! Ash needs only one more badge, and we know that he's gonna challenge the poison gym next. What's he, or they gonna do after that)
> They witness each other at the Grand Festival and the League respectively.(It's up to the writers to decide the final outcome of the two competitions)
> After that, May and Ash decide to travel together in another region. Maybe just the two of them, and if there happens to be no contest in that region, May could as well register for the league. It would then be just like when the two first met and decided to travel together, before Max and Brock joined them, and before she decided that she wanted to be a coordinator. Not that I've got anything against contest, or Brock and Max. It's just that I'd like to see May in a gym battle; and what would happen if the two lovebirds turned rival. Imagine the two of them in a league final. I also wouldn't mind if the writers brought Brock or even Max back. The AG episodes were the best.

There are a number of things the writers could do using their previous characters, instead of just creating new ones, that really serve no purpose. They could really come up with something much better than mine. I just wish they would.

If Ash and May want to do Gym Battles together, It would have to end up as a Tag Team Gym instead of the traditional 1 on 1. And not to forget, the Pokemon League would also be a Tag Team Tournament. If you don't have a Partner to work with, you can always use two Pokemon from your Party.

Not only that, It will also teach Ash how to do proper Team Work between his/her partner and Pokemon.

Knowing the anime writers, no Ash shippings will ever become canon, which sucks to admit.

You just have to use your imagination, that's what all shippers have to do.

Someday It might happen. We just need to keep our hopes.
I swear, If they make Ash still Ten in the next saga of Pokemon (Gen VI), I seriously think they need to hire a new writer for the Anime.

If AdvanceShipping doesn't become canon, we always have Fan Fics? :D
 

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If Ash and May want to do Gym Battles together, It would have to end up as a Tag Team Gym instead of the traditional 1 on 1. And not to forget, the Pokemon League would also be a Tag Team Tournament. If you don't have a Partner to work with, you can always use two Pokemon from your Party.

Not only that, It will also teach Ash how to do proper Team Work between his/her partner and Pokemon.

A tag team tournament! Now that would be something. Maybe they could introduce it in the new region. Being part of the tournament would also make the bond between Ash and May grow stronger, and it would be their most memorable trophy, if they go on to win it. It would be something that they would treasure forever, like the Terracotta Ribbon.

Knowing the anime writers, no Ash shippings will ever become canon, which sucks to admit.

You just have to use your imagination, that's what all shippers have to do.

Someday It might happen. We just need to keep our hopes.
I swear, If they make Ash still Ten in the next saga of Pokemon (Gen VI), I seriously think they need to hire a new writer for the Anime.

If AdvanceShipping doesn't become canon, we always have Fan Fics? :D

Yeah, am not gonna lose hope, cos who knows, someday the writers might just surprise us.
 
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