Pearlshippers as Covered on TvTropes and Reputation

My opinion anyway is not to bash on other characters, in any way, and in this case it is including Serena. It's not because of the TV Tropes affair - I mean, it's a sub topic of a sub topic of a sub topic... that's because we are correctly known as pacific shippers. A future shipping, even if important like Amour, is not something that should make us worry. We are loyal to our shipping, and the ones who are not PearlShippers anymore were simply not true PearlShippers. Being compared to PokéShippers is something I could not ever stand... those are very rude people that love to bash on other's places. We are not that kind of shippers because we truly believe in the Pearl Spirit, based on harmony. I think that is important, I have always loved the Pearl shipping AND the Pearl fandom, because it is one of the BEST ever. Generally every fandom is annoying and unstandable. But we are not.

TL;DR: I think we should not care too much about future ships. Yep, watching, judging something, and stuff. But not giving it more importance than OUR shipping. I try not to bash anything in any fandom, and I'm sure we can do better in this. Generally being a bit 

(This doesn't mean giving "win" to Amour or loving it, obviously. Don't misunderstand me. It's just... not our business to care about it THAT much. It creates problem and our only main thought must be our beloved PearlShipping!)

Exactly what I meant NovaStorm! You got the point. We obviously have to have an opinion about future shippings! As true Pokémon fans, we want to watch and think with our own heads. But I guess creating too many discussions around our opinions about Amour (or any other, it's no difference) would switch our (and others') attention from Pearl to Amour (or any other). This would not be good because the duty of keeping PearlShipping alive and strong it's only in our hands!

So, we'll give our own analysis and opinions, but Amour should NOT become a primary issue for us.

I'm not really fazed by this, surprisingly, but what does annoy me is the comment on hyperanalysis.

I analyse because I like bringing the skills I've learnt from academia into service for the ship I believe in. I don't do it because I need to analyse Pearlshipping for us to find tiny tendrils of hope to hold onto. There's a novelty about using mundane looking skills from school and incorporating this into Pearlshipping that makes it, would anyone believe it- fun. If my theory turns out able to ground onto a fact that has been issued to us from the anime- great- I'll publish it.

There's a purpose too. I remember when I first published my high Touch analysis. So many people told me they were inspired- and that's the thing about being online. Everyone's word, when they start, holds equal weight. If, say, I was an aristocrat, that wouldn't matter at all. I'm judged by what I say, not what I am. That's why I always encourage analysis to be done where it can be done.

It doesn't matter that we're choosing to use our skills for Pearlshipping, a ship that is not the most likely to be canon. We're using them for something we truly believe in. This wouldn't work as well in the real word, but this is online. We're allowed to be idealistic. Virtual stuff is as close to idealism as you get in this world.

We've criticised shippers in the past, which is wrong, but criticising a ship isn't. It seens that Project Pearlshipping has grown up, while those who maintain their viewpoint on us haven't. Having an opinion and voicing it in a way that does not disrupt others is not wrong. In fact, it is the starting point for the educated to defend the rights of themselves and others in the real world, but that is beside my point.

What we've done is given the shipping community something fresh, unseen, and at times controverisal, but when I see people inspired enough to use their skills for Pearlshipping it encourages me no end. Using skills like analysis, writing, drawing, digital manipulation for something you believe in is the essence of purity of motive in this world, and I don't think anyone can criticise that.

To be honest, The Pearl fandom is the best because we believe in idealism of our ship, while having proof behind it. Our fandom is so powerful despite that the ship doesn't exist (maybe not yet), and reading the fanfiction, watching the videos, and seeing the fanart is enough to drive me.

All of your guys opinions are amazing and sum up what I say.