Big Bangs, Fic Fests, Pairing Weeks, trades... and a general sense of welcoming to newcomers and multishippers.
That is how you get the big numbers.
If every time someone sees your ship on their TL and they associate it with a sense of negativity and dread, that's NOT GOOD.
That is how you get the big numbers.
If every time someone sees your ship on their TL and they associate it with a sense of negativity and dread, that's NOT GOOD.
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When you post about your ship, pretend you're making a pitch for why it's good, not why OTHER ships are bad.
Think about reasons why you ship something.
Talk about those reasons!
No one is out there shipping characters simply "because the other pair sucks".
The goal is to draw EVERYONE IN, to welcome people.
They witness the complaints and bad behavior first.
Many people think "Wow, that ship fandom is full of mean people, and they kinda scare me, so I'm not going to make anything."
It SUCKS when you can't find fics/art of a pairing!
It can feel very alone and frustrating!
I know that's why there's so much negativity.
But the negativity only increases the problem.
Start small! Maybe just your own mutuals.
Or go big! But don't police what other ships those people enjoy.
And most of all, be kind.
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