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Hello and welcome to the second TDP Shipping Poll! It’s an online survey that will help us understand the shipping preferences of our fandom. I ran the first poll in 2020 after season 3 and now that season 5 is approaching, I decided it was time to run a new one. Two new ones, actually, as I would like to run one poll before and one - after the upcoming and later compare the results. 

So let’s start with this one. The poll will run from June 1st to July 1st. I’m leaving the exact hours vague because I might need an extra hour or two to finish things up. I also leave myself the right to extend the poll if such need arises (e.g. I am physically unable to close the poll or the number of votes is very low).

The poll consists of three main parts: general questions, opinions about specific ships and the final wrap up. The general section covers basic demographic information as well as your shipping preferences. The questions about specific ships are divided into 6 categories to make the lists more manageable. Please note that the 6th category is dedicated to controversial ships - adult/minor, incest and ships with animals. This category will be hidden and you will be able to see it if you choose to. 

How does this work?

The poll consists of three main parts: general questions, opinions about specific ships and the final wrap up. The general section covers basic demographic information as well as your shipping preferences. The questions about specific ships are divided into 6 categories to make the lists more manageable. Please note that the 6th category is dedicated to controversial ships - adult/minor, incest and ships with animals. This category will be hidden and you will be able to see it if you choose to.

Which ships are included?

Basically, all ships I’ve encountered online as well as the ships that people asked me to add, with the only exception being ships with the characters from Tales of Xadia (at least for now). If a ship you like wasn’t included, you can submit it manually at the end of the poll and I will include it in the next poll.

Why were problematic ships included?

They are part of our fandom’s shipping preferences and without them the picture would be incomplete. As mentioned before, they are hidden and you won’t accidentally see them.

However, it is worth pointing out that I only consider adult/minor, incest and animal ships to be problematic. The following may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but they’re perfectly normal ships:

- young adult x late teen ships where the age difference between the young adult and the teen is 5 years or less;

- older adult x young adult ships no matter the age gap. Both characters are adults;

- human/dragon or elf/dragon ships when both characters are adults.

Please remember that just because something squicks you out, doesn’t mean it’s inherently problematic.

Where will the results be posted?

The results will be published on twitter, tumblr, TDP subreddit and dreamwidth. I will publish the results bit by bit, because there are a lot of different categories to work through.

Have any questions?

Feel free to DM me on the mentioned platforms. I also accept constructive criticism!

Also, please share the link with friends - this will help me get more accurate results!