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Non-reproductive mating[]

Are we going to get around mentioning the "non-reproductive mating" that's going on in the canon?Rgilbert27 (talk) 06:19, June 19, 2019 (UTC)

• I'm not in any position of authority to answer that question, but I know the Legends page for Reproduction covers it. Also, I'm pretty sure there was some non-reproductive mating in the book Lost Stars and associated material, such as the webcomic of the same name. (See pages for Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree) I hope that this helps. 2600:1700:1040:6E80:11E6:3527:4C3E:A55A 21:36, June 20, 2019 (UTC)

What counts as "appearance"?[]

So, titles with, uh, sex without reproduction, do not count as an appearance? I thought it did, but the revisions that were done on some of my edits, seem to suggest otherwise... --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 20:27, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

• I wonder myself how different people are interpreting appearances. I thought it counted as well; after all, the article doesn't just cover attempted or successful conception. Obviously there aren't sex scenes happening in Star Wars, but it's very much part of The Princess and the Scoundrel, for instance. The current listings are very inconsistent about what's treated as a full appearance, mention, or indirect mention. Immi Thrax (she/her) (talk) 20:41, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
  • Yeah I too have been confused as to what exactly counts as an appearance. Tbh I'm not exactly sure what should be counted. I'll provide an example of what confuses me, Shattered Empire 1 is listed as an appearance, but the only thing close to what would be an appearance is this image present in the appearances section, does this actually count as an appearance? Because it's only the aftermath Lewisr (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
    • Since these two obviously slept together, I would say that it counts as an appearance... Same with Leia and Han enjoying their honeymoon like all newly-wed couples do in The Princess and the Scoundrel. We could, of course, create a separate in-universe article for uh, mating (yikes, this is awkward lol), and only list actual reproduction on this page. That would take care of the problem. Although I'm obviously not going to do that if people start yelling "delete, delete"... --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 22:36, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
      • Alternatively, we could add something like "as non-reproductive mating" next to the entries in question. Hmm, maybe I'll just add that for now... --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 22:40, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
      • Though that raises what actually counts as an appearance, because we didn't see it in the issue so it technically did not appear. I'm not sure we need an actual page for it, we just need a clearer idea of what should be listed as an appearance Lewisr (talk) 22:42, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
      • It does happen off-screen, though. I call that an appearance. --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 22:44, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
        • That's not really an appearance of it if it happened off page. It did not actually appear in the issue Lewisr (talk) 22:46, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
        • Does it matter? That is just the way these things are portrayed in a medium like Star Wars. We'll never see an actual sex scene, only people before and/or after. I think technicalities should give way for what is the most practical here. --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 22:54, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
          • It does matter if we want to improve the consistency/accuracy of the page Lewisr (talk) 23:00, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
        • Sigh... I tried adding "as non-reproductive mating" next to some of the entries, but that isn't very practical when the entry also features or mentions actual reproduction. Plus, it looked weird... Ah well. Maybe I should just try to create a separate in-universe article, written in a completely informative way that is not offensive. Then I'll quickly find out if people have an issue with it. --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 23:03, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
          • It would be better to maybe do a draft in a workbench beforehand, that way it saves it potentially being deleted, and it can be altered if necessary Lewisr (talk) 23:05, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
          • Thank you for the excellent tip :D Uh, how do people do that? Do they just create a sub-page for their own user page, or something? --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 23:08, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
            • No worries! :) You can make it at User:Nightlily/Workbench or whatever you want to title it after the / Lewisr (talk) 23:13, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
            • Thanks :D --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 23:15, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
            • After mulling things over, I've come to the conclusion that for the time being, it would be easier to simply add things like "As actual reproduction, and implied off-screen sexual activities" or "implied off-screen sexual activities". I've tried that for now; hopefully, people are okay with it. --You don't have to be crazy to hang out with me. I'll train you. –Nightlily 14:54, 20 October 2022 (UTC)