Transformers Bunny Farm

LJ is up to some tricks again, and has a bug going around where some people are being banned from communities randomly. this is not deliberate on the part of your mod team, and we are so sorry!

the banned list is being updated to correct this error on LJ's part and we are making sure that the only people banned from the communities are people who have been warned for misconduct and then told by a mod that they have been banned (either in the distant past or in the future). if you have not been notified by a mod that you have been banned and you are, then your ban is in error and we are taking care of that right now.

again, we apologize for this error and we are getting things fixed!

I've been asked for a tagging tutorial, and I don't believe that's an unreasonable request at all. I will freely admit that I had some issues finding the LJ FAQ that covered the topic back when I was an LJ n00b and know that other people probably have the same issue.

So, I present a brief tagging tutorial (as written by mmouse15 in a previous comment, slightly edited for formatting and a few words that applied to a specific post). This brief tutorial is applicable to pretty much all the communities in the fandom, as well as most other LJ comms. It will also be copied into the community rules.


( tut below the cut )

the asterisk tags have been removed from the community. please don't put them back.

there seems to be (at least with me, so at least one other member is likely) on what some of these tags we have could mean/be used for. it seems like a bit of clarification is in order.

The Universe Tags: By Universe, we mean the continuity your bunny is from, not the toy line. These include G1, G2, Transformers Animated, the 2007/2009 Movies, Marvel Comics, IDW Comics, Dreamweave Comics, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Beast Wars, Beast Machines. (And i'm probably forgetting at least one, but you get the idea) Bunnies are not required to have this tag, as many bunnies could work for any 'verse but if you've specified a specific Universe in your post, include the appropriate Universe tag.

Character Tags: This category is honestly pretty straight forward. If your bunny includes a certain Canon Character (Prowl, Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Daniel Whitwicky), include the appropriate tag. You'll see that most characters have them already, but if it's missing drop us a line and we'll add it.

Tags for Bunnies Inspired By Other Things: This is where it gets dicey. what's the difference between a crossover and movie-inspired? not much sometimes. Rnything that includes characters from a different continuity (either another TF Universe or another fandom entirely) is obviously crossover. However, bunnies that clone the plot and dialogue of a story completely could also be considered crossover (Pride and Prejudice With Zombies is clever, and definitely a crossover). If your bunny meets either of those two conditions, use the crossover tag. if not, use the movie and literature inspired tag.

Finally, please don't make your own tags. We have a really lovely list, which covers just about every need you could have. (Religion having it's own tag is good, but we don't need tags for every single form of religion on the planet, for example) Should you go through the entire list and realize there isn't a tag for your need, that's fine--message one of the mods and we'll add it for you. This way, the list stays nice and tidy and we can all figure out exactly what we're looking at and find what we're looking for.