Okay, so as per my earlier post, I have been working on the Proship Code all day.

I think I’ve basically got it worked out.

Could followers please take a look at it and tell me if it looks like I’m missing a code for important information they’d want to include?

I’m not looking for feedback on clarity or typos specifically right now, just on completeness of categorical content.

Once I have it finished there’s going to be a carrd or webpage with instructions, examples, and how to code and decode it.

see what I’ve got below the cut.

(edit: have decided sexuality and gender will be removed from the code, since they’re irrelevant to proshipping and inclusion was simply a holdover from other codes)

The Proship Code is a simple string of characters to share your shipping preferences with other proshippers without taking up a lot of space.

It’s based on the Geek Code which you can read about here.

The proship code consists of several categories. Each category is labeled with a letter and some qualifiers. Go through each category and determine which set of qualifiers best describes you in that category. By stringing all of these ‘codes’ together, you are able to construct your overall proship code. It is this single line of code that will inform other proships the world over of what a great proship you actually are.

Some of the qualifiers will very probably not match with you exactly. It is impossible to cover all possibilities in each category. Simply choose that qualifier that most closely matches you.

After you have determined each of your qualifiers, you need to construct your proship CODE BLOCK. Instructions are provided on how to do this towards the end of this page.

Proship Category: your specifics as a proshipper

Proship: P

Every proship code starts with a capital P to denote that you are a proshipper. A proshipper is someone who believes in ‘ship and let ship’, that everyone is free to create and enjoy the fiction that interests them, and that everyone is equally free to block or avoid content that squicks, upsets, or triggers them.

Harassment:Proshipper are, in general, against harassment. The following denotes yous specific stance on the subject.

ah+: this proshipper is really, really serious about anti-harassment. NO ONE should be harassed for anything.

ah: this proshipper is standard anti-harassment

ah-: this proshipper is anti-harassment but realizes they or others might sometimes mess up and get too heated and cross the line into harassment behavior.

Censorship: Proshipper are, in general, against censorship. The following denotes yous specific stance on the subject.

ac+: this proshipper is a free speech absolutist

ac: this proshipper is standard anti-censorship

ac-: this proshipper believes there might be some edge cases where censorship is useful or necessary evil such as in cases of misinformation or propaganda

Sex and Gender Category: This category is about how you identify.

Sexuality:

s+: this proshipper wants you to know they are horny all the time

s: this proshipper is allosexual

s-: this proshipper is demisexual or on the asexual spectrum

s- -: this proshipper is asexual
s- – -: this proshipper is sex repulsed asexual

Gender: 

m: male

f: female

m-: demiboy

f-: demigirl

nb: nonbinary

gq: genderqueer

pl: this proshipper is a plural system with more than one gender

x: xenogender, exogender, other unusual genders

(t): this proshipper is trans (user as a prefix, for example tf, tm)

Hobby category: What proship related hobbies do you engage in?

Fandom:  If you like books, movies, shows, characters, etc, and like talking about them with other people, you’re probably a part of fandom.

fan+++: this proshipper pretty much only engages in fandom content.

fan++: this proshipper is huge into fandom content.

fan+: this proshipper engages in a lot of fandom content.

fan: this proshipper considers themselves a part of fandom.

fan-: this proshipper does not consider themselves a part of fandom

fan- -:this proshipper does not like to see fandom content.

fan- – -: this proshipper deliberately avoids or blocks fandom content

Roleplay: Do you pretend to be a character for fun sometimes? At a gaming table, or in writing?

rp+++: this proshipper pretty much only engages in roleplay.

rp++: this proshipper is huge into roleplay.

rp+: this proshipper engages in a lot of roleplay.

rp: this proshipper considers themselves a roleplayer.

rp-: this proshipper does not consider themselves a roleplayer.

rp- -:this proshipper does not like to see roleplay content.

rp- – -: this proshipper deliberately avoids or blocks roleplay content

Selfship: Self shipping is shipping yourself with a fictional character for fun and/or a deep romantic connection.

fo+++: this proshipper is mostly or exclusively a self shipper.

fo++: this proshipper is a huge self shipper.

fo+: this proshipper is a big self shipper.

fo: this proshipper is a self shipper.

fo-: this proshipper is not a self shipper.

fo- -: this proshipper does not like to see self ship content.

fo- – -: this proshipper deliberately avoids or blocks self ship content

fo%: this proshipper is fictosexual

Writing: Fiction writing and fanfiction.

w+++: this proshipper considers themselves well known for their fiction writing.

w++: this proshipper considers themselves known for their fiction writing.

w+: this proshipper enjoys sharing their fiction writing with others.

w: this proshipper is a fiction writer.

w-: this proshipper is not a fiction writer.

w- -: this proshipper does not like to write fiction.

w- – -: this proshipper will bite you if you ask them to write fiction.

Art: Any kind of visual arts fit under this topic.

a+++: this proshipper considers themselves well known their art.

a++: this proshipper considers themselves known for their art.

a+: this proshipper enjoys sharing their art with others.

a: this proshipper is an artist.

a-: this proshipper is not an artist.

a- -: this proshipper does not like to make art.

a- – -: this proshipper will bite you if you ask them to make art.

Reading: Whether it’s published fiction, fanfiction, or anything else.

r+++: this proshipper is obsessed with reading or considers it considers it their primary hobby,

r++: this proshipper really, really loves reading.

r+: this proshipper considers reading a hobby of theirs.

r: this proshipper considers themselves a reader.

r-: this proshipper does not consider themselves a reader.

r- -: this proshipper does not read for pleasure. 

r- – -: this proshipper has difficulty with reading and does not read for pleasure.

Discourse: Do you like to argue?

d+++: this proshipper is primarily concerned with discourse. 

d++: this proshipper engages in discourse a significant amount of time.

d+: this proshipper frequently engages in discourse.

d: this proshipper engages in discourse.

d-: this proshipper does not engage in discourse.

d- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid discourse in general.

d- – -: this proshipper dislikes or blocks discourse entirely.

Positivity: Why can’t people just be nice to each other?

po+++: this proshipper is primarily concerned with positivity posting. 

po++: this proshipper engages in positivity posting a significant amount of time.

po+: this proshipper frequently engages in positivity posting.

po: this proshipper engages in positivity posting. 

po-this proshipper does not engage in positivity posting.

po- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid positivity posting in general.

po- – -: this proshipper dislikes or blocks positivity posting entirely.

Shipping category: What types of ships you like, and what kinds you like to avoid.

Comship: How do you feel in general about complicated or “problematic” shipping. Ships that antis tend to dislike.

c+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in comship content.

c++: this proshipper engages in  comship content a significant amount of time.

c+: this proshipper frequently engages in comship content.

c: this proshipper is interested in comship content.

c-: this proshipper is not interested in comship content.

c- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid comship content in general.

c- – -this proshipper is squicked by or blocks comship content in general.

Underage: do you like ships with one or more characters who are portrayed as being underage? 

#+++:  this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with one or more underage characters.

#++: this proshipper prefers ships that involve one or more underage characters.

#+: this proshipper has one or more ships that involve one or more underage characters.

#: this proshipper is interested in ships that involve an underage character.

#-: this proshipper is not interested in ships that involve underage characters.

#- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships that involve underage characters.

#- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships that involve underage characters.

[=]: this proshipper is interested in underage ships without an age gap

[=/=]: this proshipper is interested in underage ships with an age gap.

Age gap: Do you like ships where the characters were born some number of years apart?

Ag+++:  this proshipper is primarily interested in ships age gaps.

ag++: this proshipper prefers ships that involve an age gap.

ag+: this proshipper has one or more ships that involve an age gap.

ag: this proshipper is interested in ships that involve an age gap

ag-: this proshipper is not interested in ships that involve an age gap.

ag- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships that involve an age gap.

ag- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships that involve an age gap.

Shipcest: Do you like ships where the characters are related to some degree?

sc+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in shipcest.

sc++: this proshipper prefers ships that involve shipcest.

sc+: this proshipper has one or more shipcest ships.

sc: this proshipper is interested in shipcest ships.

sc-: this proshipper is not interested in ships that involve shipcest.

sc- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships that involve shipcest.

sc- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships that involve shipcest.

[=]: this proshipper is interested in shipcest without an age gap

[=/=]: this proshipper is interested in shipcest with an age gap.

Toxic: Do you like unhealthy ships where characters are mutually shitty to each other?

t+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in toxic ships.

t++: this proshipper prefers toxic ships.

t+: this proshipper has one or more toxic ships.

t: this proshipper is interested in toxic ships.

t-:  this proshipper is not interested in toxic ships.

t- –: this proshipper prefers to avoid toxic ships.

t- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks toxic ships.

Abusive: Do you like ships where one character is abusive to another character? 

a+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with an abusive character.

a++: this proshipper prefers: this proshipper prefers ships with an abusive character.

a+: this proshipper has one or more ships with an abusive character..

a: this proshipper is interested in ships with an abusive character.

a-:  this proshipper is not interested in ships with an abusive character.

a- –: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with an abusive character.

a- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with an abusive character.

Noncon: Do you like ships where one character doesn’t consent?

nc+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with noncon content.

nc++: this proshipper prefers ships with noncon content.

nc+: this proshipper has one or more ships with noncon content.

nc: this proshipper is interested in ships with noncon content.

nc-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with noncon content.

nc- –: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with noncon content.

nc- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with noncon content.

Dubcon: Do you like ships where consent is ambiguous?

dc+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with dubcon content.

dc++: this proshipper prefers ships with dubcon content.

dc+: this proshipper has one or more ships with dubcon content.

dc: this proshipper is interested in ships with dubcon content.

dc-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with dubcon content.

dc- –: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with dubcon content.

dc- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with dubcon content.

Kink: Do you like ships that involve kinky elements of some kind?

k+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in kinky ship content.

k++: this proshipper prefers kinky ship content.

k+: this proshipper has one or more ships with kinky content.

k: this proshipper is interested in ships with kinky content.

k-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with kinky content.

k- –: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with kinky content.

k- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with kinky content.

Monsterfucker: Do you like ships with monsters?

mf+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with monsterfucking content

mf++: this proshipper prefers ships with monsterfucking content.

mf+:  this proshipper has one or more ships with monsterfucking content.

mf: this proshipper is interested in ships with monsterfucking content.

mf-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with monsterfucking content.

mf- –: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with monsterfucking content.

mf- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with monsterfucking content.

1: this proshipper is interested in ships with one monster character

2: this proshipper is interested in ships where all partners are monsters.

Furry: Do you like ships with furry characters?

fu+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in furry content.

fu++: this proshipper prefers ships with furry content.

fu+ this proshipper has one or more ships with furry content.

fu: this proshipper is interested in ships with furry content.

fu-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with furry content.

fu- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with furry content.

fu- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with furry content.

fu%: this proshipper is interested in ships with four legged or ‘feral’ fury content.

1: this proshipper is interested in ships with one furry character

2: this proshipper is interested in ships where all partners are furries.

Whump: Do you like ships where one or more characters get hurt a lot?

wu+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in whump content.

wu++: this proshipper prefers ships with whump content.

wu+ this proshipper has one or more ships with whump content.

wu: this proshipper is interested in ships with whump content.

wu-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with whump content.

wu- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with whump content.

wu- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with whump content.

Yandere: Do you like ships with obsessive yandere characters?

y+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with yandere characters.

y++: this proshipper prefers ships with yandere characters.

y+ this proshipper has one or more ships with yandere characters.

y: this proshipper is interested in ships with yandere characters.

y-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with yandere characters.

y- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with yandere characters.

y- – -: this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with yandere characters.

1: this proshipper is interested in ships with one yandere character

2: this proshipper is interested in ships where all partners are yandere.

Villains: Do you like ships with characters that are considered villains?

v+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with villain characters.

v++: this proshipper prefers ships with villain characters.

v+ this proshipper has one or more ships with villain characters.

v: this proshipper is interested in ships with villain characters.

v-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with villain characters.

v- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with villain characters.

v- – -: : this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with villain characters.

1: this proshipper is interested in ships with one villain character

2: this proshipper is interested in ships where all partners are villains.

Polyamory: Do you like ships that involve more than two people?

pl+++: this proshipper is primarily interested in ships with polyamory.

pl++: this proshipper prefers ships with polyamory.

pl+ this proshipper has one or more ships with polyamory.

pl: this proshipper is interested in ships with polyamory

pl-: this proshipper is not interested in ships with polyamory

pl- -: this proshipper prefers to avoid ships with polyamory

pl- – -: : this proshipper is squicked by or blocks ships with polyamory.