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Anytime! Super fun to discuss it with people.Thank you answering and including links! I really enjoy seeing parts of the list's history, things I might have missed, and messages I hadn't read, so thank you again for clearing this up for me.
By "interchangeable," I meant if it was known there were duplicates and these names could mean any of a name's listed ships, depending on the content being presented (like fics or art) which I believe you answered thoroughly so thank you! Like, I didn't know so now I do and for future reference. I wasn't intending for it come off like it was wrong or anything, so my apologies for any misunderstanding. I don't know the proper terms for many things, but I am learning!
I suspected that most of the overlap would be a 'nothing can be done' case, so it's nice to have confirmation in a way. It's difficult to argue with real world usage, in which it is good to consider.
In that case, I am wondering how changing names goes? Is the two updates rule still standing? I'd noticed that the ship name for N (BW) & Piers has usage under another name on Tumblr, MathRockShipping, for a while. Earliest ones I could find on Tumblr were August 2020 here and here. For Twitter, Tumblr is influencing its usage, but those came after I named it (two Twitter hits here and here). I originally named it ChoiceKingdomShipping back here in August 2021, so mistressdratha's Tumblr name definitely predates mine about a year. But, the situation is MathRock is listed as Conway & Roxie.
Would this just be another duplicate or left as is? There aren't many posts on Tumblr for the name, though it's still significant enough to recognize since most of the Tumblr usage is for N & Piers, and the people involved do have more influence. Any changes that might have to be made, I'm completely up for it. I know the community is definitely more than just those two sites and I do need to check the forums more, so please feel free to correct me on anything!
Thank you! And thank you for your patience with my many edits; I keep accidentally replying before I am done
Yeah, a duplicate name can refer to either pairing, though in most cases people will only understand one of them (usually the later one). That's one of the reasons against adding the duplicate, because it usually tramples whatever used to have the name. But often that happens regardless of what the list decides. Ash x Serena will never be added as ChildhoodShipping but good luck finding anyone using that name for Dawn x Leona.
Side note but I just noticed a mod added a disclaimer onto the list that listing =/= endorsement which is pretty funny. I'll make a note that I would prefer that Bulbagarden staff please contact me with any issues about the list before taking action, but I otherwise agree with the disclaimer and I'll probably add my own with the next update.
The two updates rule is essentially dead but people request changes infrequently enough that they're usually at least entertained. If you want to withdraw the name I suppose that you can, though I'd have to do more research before deciding whether or not MathRockShipping should be added for N x Piers. Only a couple of people isn't usually enough to start adding duplicates; I try not to do that unless it's overwhelming. If I don't end up adding it as MathRockShipping, do you still want ChoiceKingdomShipping to be removed?