With the movie coming out this week here’s some small reminders:
1. TAG. YOUR. FUCKING. SPOILERS.
#spoilers or #tf5 spoilers at the end of your tags takes .5 seconds, SO DO IT. ( Or any combination really ) #transformers 5 spoilers, #transformers spoilers, etc.
Seeing as not everyone will have the opportunity to see early screenings Tuesday, opening night Wednesday, or not even until next weekend PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE CONSIDERATE.
1-B. Tumblr Saviour or New XKit has the blacklist feature. Use it for spoiler tags. People are going to be talking about it on here, so if you’re not going to be able to see it for a few days or a week, it’s up to you to take those precautions. ( If you’re on mobile, my sincerest condolences ) — it’s up to you to gamble logging in tbh. Unless you don’t care if parts are spoiled, live your life my dude.
2. New Movie = New Additions to the Fandom.
We were all newbies at some point just hopping onto the scene filled to the brim with inspiration and creativity. So be patient. Be welcoming.
Think back to your first baby steps here, how intimidating it was, what a relief it was to be with like-minded people because you lacked that support system irl. Be. Fucking. Nice.
Also keep in mind: not everyone who joins is going to be an ~adult~ these movies have a LARGE age demographic. There will be youngsters who are just learning things. And that is A-OKAY!
You don’t have to rp with EVERY new blog, but don’t be an ass either, folks.
3. New Ships Ahoy, Captain!
It’s inevitable. We all know how this goes, so let’s not open up a can of worms that needn’t be opened. Be respectful of other people’s preferences. Don’t like ‘x’ ship for ‘y’ reason? Blacklist it! Boom. Done. Out of sight, out of mind!
3-B. ON THE FLIP SIDE: Tag your ships so people who don’t like it won’t see the content. Consideration is a two way street friends, and it’s easy enough to do! PLUS, it adds your content to the tag for other shippers — WIN, WIN!
That’s all for now, feel free to add more that I’ve missed. Wooooooooo
Tag: reminder
Things you learn about Breakdown in episode 16*:
1.
He may be a mech of unsubtle manners, but he makes a split-second moral
decision that put his rescuer’s seemingly righteous actions to
shame. This suggests he has a moral compass that operates independently of his allegiances and his grudges and is capable of overturning both.2. He is not
a disposable member of the Decepticon command. I hear a lot about how
“nobody went looking looking for Breakdown” when he was abducted, but
they forget that Starscream & Co risked a heck of a lot to get him
back. While SS’s motives were ultimately self-serving, they don’t negate the
fact that he considered Breakdown a “valuable” member of his team.
People tend to assume that Breakdown arrived in tow when Starscream
summoned Knock Out to the Nemesis; in fact, Starscream summoned them
both.3. His aim is not compromised by the loss of an optic.
4.
At no point does he accept that he is beaten by MECH. He remains
defiant up to and beyond the moment when he believes himself beyond
rescue. This fact makes me cry a little sometimes.5. Both his hands can turn into hammers but the left almost never does. This is objectively neat, and it also means he’s right-handed.
*
I actually can’t bloody watch that episode anymore, it’s too upsetting.
But I remember a reading a review that complained of the lack of
character development it afforded Breakdown, which is rubbish. He
undergoes more development in that episode than some of the Autobots
do in the entire season. The only thing worth complaining about is how subsequent episodes seem to forget about all of it.
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