Alicorn comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2

Alicorn 30 Aug 2010 0:50 UTC
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This seems to reflect a general pattern that whatever makes ships common is not very correlated with their plausibility.

Yes, this seems very consistent, except for canon ships, ships of minor characters, and MY favorite non-canon ship, which is popular and plausible :P
- JoshuaZ 30 Aug 2010 1:00 UTC
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  Which non-canon ship is that?
  - Alicorn 30 Aug 2010 1:18 UTC
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    I was being (mostly) facetious, but Sirius/Remus.
    - Pavitra 30 Aug 2010 2:53 UTC
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      I approve of this ship.
      
      Are you a Shoebox fan?
      - Alicorn 30 Aug 2010 3:19 UTC
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        Hell yes I am a Shoebox fan.
        Cyan 30 Aug 2010 5:47 UTC
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        What does Shoebox mean in this context? (This is one of the few cases where I think I’ve got a good excuse for asking instead of Googling.)
        wedrifid 30 Aug 2010 6:18 UTC
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        It refers to a particularly popular Potterverse fanfic. (See wikipedia on Harry Potter Fandom). Set in the marauder years which itself refers to about 1970 when Harry’s parents would have been in school.
        
        It’s rather hard to track down online but here is a PDF adaptation.