User blog comment:ObiWanCokeNosey/Someone want to explain something to me?/@comment-24198837-20150422234140

Lol, like you said, it all comes down to opinion :p

I hate that that's all I can say, but that's all I can say. If you find a particular ship appealing, then you consider it good. If you don't, it's bad. By this logic, I support Arkos and adore Bunnycakes, but stay away from White Rose and Bumblebee.

If you're looking for a general approximation that can be applied to all ships, a "good" ship is one that brings joy to the person asked - either because they can relate to it, appreciate the characters' hapiness, or laugh at it's sheer impossibility. A bad ship is one that evokes negative reactions from the person viewing it. I think Sloth is cute - so whatever good points are made (and many have been made) that it's steryotyped and cliche, I will always consider it a good ship. Similarly, because I don't see something like Amalgam ever happening, I consider it a bad ship.

Different people may have opposite opinions. That's just how things work.

The only reason some things are near-universally called good, like Arkos, is because they near-universally make people happy to see succeed.