Damiana

I don't quite understand why single character stories are being refused when there are some truly odd pairings that remain. Is this only because you haven't gotten to them yet or is there some sort of methodology I fail to discern? I'll take the example of the HP section because that's the one I tend to frequent. In the Het male/female category there are 28 pairings that contain only one or two fics. If the Snape/ofc pairing contained 217, shouldn't it get precedence over less utilized groupings? Wouldn't it be more efficient to have a few single characters (the ones with proven sustainability) if it means that finding the right fics will be a less grueling affair? I understand that the decision has been made and at the moment the responses that I have seen have been intransigent and a little bit unhelpful. If this no "OFC/OMC" category is gone for good, would you at least mind explaining the reasoning? From where I stand parts of the baby are being thrown out with the bathwater. I also wonder about the lack of response in regards to the implementation of a search function...Is this because no plans have been made as of yet or because a search function has been deemed unnecessary? If the general categories stand to grow into behemoths, doesn't it stand to reason that searching through them should be an option?