I thought this went without saying, but apparently not: MLP should not be involved in smexing. What is this, 4chan?
I dunno if that can be an absolute rule. I believe it could be done right. It would take the proper context though. For instance, last night Nuri used a fire attack on Pete's steely exterior, and it was super effective. Twice.
I thought this went without saying, but apparently not: MLP should not be involved in smexing. What is this, 4chan?
Well, to be fair, MLP wasn't really "involved". It was in an auto-rotating playlist and came on in the middle of the action. When it did, I had a sudden moment of realization, but did not feel like changing it. It was odd.
There's a crazy amount of weirdness involved in MLP, mostly entirely because of MPL fans. If you don't self-identify as a brony you will have no problems because in a vacuum it is a fun show, which is why we were all attracted to it in the first place.
There's a crazy amount of weirdness involved in MLP, mostly entirely because of MPL fans. If you don't self-identify as a brony you will have no problems because in a vacuum it is a fun show, which is why we were all attracted to it in the first place.
Is it really a "crazy amount" when considered as a proportion of the total? Isn't this kind of thing really just a natural consequence of having a large and active fanbase?
It's amazing how rapidly the word "brony" moved from:
1. Nonexistent - dudes just started liking My Little Pony.
2. Innovator - the bleeding edge of fandom started using it as self-identification social currency.
3. Early Adopter - fan sites exploded, and a "community" arose around the term (rather than individual people using it as a label).
4. Internet Mainstream - The word became the defacto label for basically anyone who was a fan of the show.
5. Specialization - The community tightened and specialized, "reserving" the term for people who were part of said community, rather than simply for all fans.
6. Furries - The hardcore community did what all communities on the Internet like this do, and conflated their use of the term with their perceived "persecution." Brony now refers, to anyone outside of the periphery of the fandom, to a scary Internet dude.
I think it's an unfortunately side effect of being so close to an active fanbase (this forum). Normally I don't see all the fan stuff associated with a show.
Most things and eventually or already MLP:FIM are ruined by scary internet dudes.
Nah. The beauty of scary Internet dudes is that they are easily avoided and small in number.
Agreed.
Brony now refers, to anyone outside of the periphery of the fandom, to a scary Internet dude.
Is this specific to the term "brony", or this something that is now generally associated with active/vocal fans of the show, or even just anyone who so much as watches it?
Nothing was more sad then watching the "Brony society" and freshers day trying to snare people. They did nothing to help themselves with their rampant elitesim and douchebagary.
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...I am conflicted.
Kill her.
So, y'know. Different strokes for different folks.
If you do self-identify as a brony, god help you.
1. Nonexistent - dudes just started liking My Little Pony.
2. Innovator - the bleeding edge of fandom started using it as self-identification social currency.
3. Early Adopter - fan sites exploded, and a "community" arose around the term (rather than individual people using it as a label).
4. Internet Mainstream - The word became the defacto label for basically anyone who was a fan of the show.
5. Specialization - The community tightened and specialized, "reserving" the term for people who were part of said community, rather than simply for all fans.
6. Furries - The hardcore community did what all communities on the Internet like this do, and conflated their use of the term with their perceived "persecution." Brony now refers, to anyone outside of the periphery of the fandom, to a scary Internet dude.