Creators do not owe anyone content. Do not ask writers when they will update.

If an author did not ask for [negative] criticism , do not give criticism.

Read the tags carefully before reading a fanfic.

If you ignored the tags and were upset, that is your responsibility, not the creator’s.

Disliking a ship does NOT give you the right to attack people who enjoy it.

Do not tell authors or shippers that their ship is “disgusting,” “wrong,” or “shouldn’t exist.” Shipping fictional characters is not a moral failing.

No one is obligated to justify why they ship two fictional characters.

Headcanons are PERSONAL interpretations, not universal truth.

Dark themes in fiction do not equal real life beliefs or intentions.

Leaving kudos or short positive comments genuinely matters.

Not every fanwork is made for you, and that is okay.

Scrolling past content you dislike is better than engaging negatively

Enjoying a fandom later than others does not make someone less of a fan.

The sad fact is, ace erasure, aphobia, allonormativity, and amatonormativity are a lot more pervasive than people like to admit, even in fandoms of queer media. It's nothing short of disheartening to see aro/ace characters in a work of fiction only to have the media's fans completely disregard them. It's like they see asexuality and aromanticism as just blank slates/canvases for them to impose whatever sexuality they want, and in doing so, disregard the sexuality that the character already has. I mean, just look at how some Hazbin fans treat Alastor, a character that was actually confirmed to be aroace!

It really comes back to how people see asexuals and aromantics as less queer than everyone else, that nonromantic/queerplatonic relationships can't be as strong or meaningful as romantic ones, and ace and aro people and characters don't deserve an equal level of respect, acceptance, and sensitivity.

Fandom Problem #14,549:

Someone makes a tweet that is like "you shouldn't hate on someone for their ships, it's fiction, it doesn't matter, all ships are valid"

People qrting "I agree, but this doesn't apply to (insert type of ship)"

i never thought i’d make this post but here i am, i am someone who doesn’t ship them romantically (tho i’ll say some of the fan arts ive seen of them are really cute) BUT you’d never see me tell others to do the same as me, i have a different opinion and pov, you also have different one, simple as that, Grace is an adult, works for the FBI so she’s old enough, so idk why yall pulling your hairs out for this and sending threats and disgusting comments to the shippers, the age gap is big yes but at the same time there’s actual couples irl with those kind of age gaps and they seem to work just fine, the ship is LEGAL and they have chemistry, but everyone is allowed to view it how they want, plus let’s not act like some of yall aren’t reading fics with him where reader is in her 20s, just admit you’re jealous that she can get him and you can’t.

Critiquing its development, pacing, or chemistry? Totally valid.

Dehumanizing someone for liking something you don’t?  

That crosses a line!

I completely agree that all the hate he gets is WRONG, I am not excusing them at all (like seriously take a good look at my blog), but let’s be real, at the end of the day he is still the star here, especially since the recent resurgence.

That’s why I love that a lot of zutara shippers are agreeing that they’re KATARA FIRST and zutara second. And my point isn’t that “Katara should get shipped with others more to make it even so I won’t have any problem with it”. NO. It’s that katara gets so easily sidelined and brushed off in favor for other zuko ships. See, zuko is still the star here.