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POLL: Pairing Names

  • Mar. 19th, 2009 at 7:26 PM
lily_lovely: Eliza Dushku looking dead sexy (dr. horrible)
I've been wondering about this for a while, and want to know what you think about it.




Because I tag my fic, I have to choose which way I'm going to format the pairing name; as in, is it Sierra/Echo or Echo/Sierra? And I don't really know how I do it. I chose Echo/Sierra, for example, I think because Echo's the starring character - but what about characters who are pretty much equal in role, like Boyd and Topher?

Also, since I don't do smooshy pairing names (like Spuffy or Spangel), I don't really know how those get chosen. One assumes that sound plays the biggest factor, but what is the methodology behind all that?

So I'm polling the audience, because curiosity can only be cured by asking other people's opinions.


[Poll #1368447]


Please leave comments explaining your opinions, especially if you chose 'Other' or have insight into how smooshy names get chosen.

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[identity profile] darlingchaos.livejournal.com wrote:
Mar. 20th, 2009 12:01 am (UTC)
It really depends for me. I tend to put my fave character first, or actually now that I think about it, guy first in a guy/girl ship...

some of what I used to write was like, House/Cuddy. Rob/Stella (Italian job)

For How I met your mother I do like... Barney/Lily
NEVER Barley or any smoosh like that... but I would do

BROTP for barney robin, because it's a play on BRO and BR (barney and robin's initials) smooshed with "OTP"

so... it depends. I think once I just threw down whoever's point of view the story was in first, followed by the other person...

it's weird.
[identity profile] lily-lovely.livejournal.com wrote:
Mar. 20th, 2009 12:46 am (UTC)
I have a feeling most people do it kind of randomly like that, but I hold out hopes for someone who has a crazy bad-ass system I can copy. XD
[identity profile] darlingchaos.livejournal.com wrote:
Mar. 20th, 2009 01:11 am (UTC)
hahah nope, don't think so

put dom first, then the more passive, I guess...

but once you do one, be consistent so you don't have like four tags for the same pairing...
[identity profile] lily-lovely.livejournal.com wrote:
Mar. 20th, 2009 01:04 pm (UTC)
Yeah, so far I'm okay with the consistency since I have like no repeated pairings yet. XD