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  2. Shipping (fandom) - Wikipedia

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    Shipping (derived from the word relationship) is the desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters (in film, literature, television series, etc.), to be in a romantic or sexual relationship. Shipping often takes the form of unofficial creative works, including fanfiction and fan art .

  3. Fandom - Wikipedia

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    Cosplayer dressed as Katniss Everdeen during the Montreal Comiccon, July 2015. A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy ...

  4. Fan fiction - Wikipedia

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    It has several fandom-specific subgenres, chief among which are slash (which focuses on homosexual pairings, usually of the male variety) and femslash (same as slash, but exclusively female/female). In another context, the term "shipping" within the community may mean that a fan is heavily invested in a relationship between two characters.

  5. Manifest (transportation) - Wikipedia

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    e. A manifest, customs manifest or cargo document is a document listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, for the use of customs and other officials. [1] Where such a list is limited to identifying passengers, it is a passenger manifest or passenger list or bag manifest; conversely, a list limited to identifying ...

  6. Mary Sue - Wikipedia

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    A Mary Sue is a character archetype in fiction, usually a young woman, who is often portrayed as inexplicably competent across all domains, gifted with unique talents or powers, liked or respected by most other characters, unrealistically free of weaknesses, extremely attractive, innately virtuous, and generally lacking meaningful character ...

  7. Talk:Shipping (fandom) - Wikipedia

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    Historyday01 ( talk) 15:53, 25 October 2023 (UTC) Reply[ reply] The sources on Freedom of Mind were from the main website of the creator of the BITE Model, Steven Hassan, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC, Cult Expert also covered in his 1988 book Combatting Cult Mind Control ( ISBN 0-89281-243-5 ). The “google doc” was Google Form poll of 500+ people on ...

  8. Category:Shipping (fandom) - Wikipedia

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  9. Slash fiction - Wikipedia

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    Slash fiction (also known as "m/m slash" or slashfic) is a genre of fan fiction that focuses on romantic or sexual relationships between fictional characters of the same sex. [1] [2] [3] While the term "slash" originally referred only to stories in which male characters are involved in an explicit sexual relationship as a primary plot element ...

  10. Ordinary seaman - Wikipedia

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    An ordinary seaman (OS) is a member of the deck department of a ship. The position is an apprenticeship to become an able seaman, and has been for centuries. In modern times, an OS is required to work on a ship for a specific amount of time, gaining what is referred to as "sea time". For centuries, the term ordinary seaman was used to refer to ...

  11. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A ship or hull used as housing, generally when there is a lack of quarters available ashore. An operational ship can be used, but more commonly a hull modified for accommodation is used. Act of Grace Act of Pardon A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer. See also letter of marque. action stations. See battle stations ...