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Many of their writing conventions scream "/mlp/!" at you, which made it a bit hard to read (Even though I don't care for Game of Thrones, I still managed to feel insulted by their claims about it). But the fact that "my little pony" is still shown as a popular search term with only a small decline makes me think that FiM is far from doomed yet *shudder*.

But when I take a look at my extremely enclosed parts of the internet, it seems that public opinion has begun to turn against bronies and that non-bronies consider bronies to have been a fad that has finished its run. Ponychan has dropped its posting rate monumentally, having to combine forces with MLPchan *grrr* due to a lack of money and then turning a combined ~30 boards into 10. I have Skundi's words on that /mlp/ has a dramatically lower post frequency than when he regulared the board up until a year ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGPw62RbL8M is an April Fools' reading of early parts of a fapfic,...

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>>436

>Many of their writing conventions scream "/mlp/!" at you, which made it a bit hard to read (Even though I don't care for Game of Thrones, I still managed to feel insulted by their claims about it).

And is exacly how the guys of Horse News love make you feel. ;) They are big trolls, but they also expose the most stupid and disgusting behind-the-scenes of the fandom that Equestria Daily will never dream to touch. If you really want see what going on behind some scandals, Horse News is the best headline. :)

>But when I take a look at my extremely enclosed parts of the internet, it seems that public opinion has begun to turn against bronies and that non-bronies consider bronies to have been a fad that has finished its run.

Doubtless the fandom is filled with too much drama and childish folks which it became annoying even to for who stay in it.

But leaving apart this side, I can negate that my personal perception is that the fandom is entred in a stagnat...

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>>435
I have to point out that their scientists are a bunch of self-proclaimed doofuses, because no big system operates like a straight line unless forced to. It's almost always a line that resembles the function of e^(-x^2), which would make the "death" (also known as "the moment the chart hits zero") of the fandom an event that takes place in the infinitely-distanced future.

>>429
>Can I suggest putting vetos on appealing to fanbases of AtlA, Wander over Yonder and Total Drama? From what I know of them, they are fans of their favourite cartoons for all the wrong reasons.
How? If the answer is "banning all discussion of that", then no, I don't think that's a good idea.

>I can get behind it too! But what about that secret porn board that you added when the site was created? If it's deserted (I don't really know, as I haven't looked there), should we go the long extra mile and remove that board from Fillychan?
It's already been emptied for a long time now, it was really a temporary measure when I thought the influx of visitors would be much larger than it became (the activity on /mlp/ really has dropped a lot, sadly), I emptied it out as soon as it became evident there was no lasting need for it.

>>431
>How? If the answer is "banning all discussion of that", then no, I don't think that's a good idea.
No, it's not that. But I assume that will have to reach out to our possible target groups in some or another way, be it with buying ads or by making contact notes on whichever forum-collection sites people use to find new forums (or other chatting places) to chat on. Basically, if we opt for buying ads on cartoon sites, we could simply not buy ads on sites that are specifically about those three cartoons. That was what I meant.

I'm also getting slightly tired that you always assume the worst of what my statements could possibly mean.

>It's already been emptied for a long time now, it was really a temporary measure when I thought the influx of visitors would be much larger than it became (the activity on /mlp/ really has dropped a lot, sadly), I emptied it out as soon as it became evident there was no lasting need for it.
Aaaaah, then I know that now! That's...

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>>432
>I'm also getting slightly tired that you always assume the worst of what my statements could possibly mean.

I'm sorry if you felt I accused you of something. Since this is a thread about rule suggestions, I wanted to ask if that meant you wanted some kind of rule to deliberately make this place unappealing for those people.

>But I assume that will have to reach out to our possible target groups in some or another way, be it with buying ads or by making contact notes on whichever forum-collection sites people use to find new forums (or other chatting places) to chat on. Basically, if we opt for buying ads on cartoon sites, we could simply not buy ads on sites that are specifically about those three cartoons.
I'll have to admit I haven't really considered doing any more "active" outreach.

>forum-collection sites
My experience of forum directories is that the number of people who actually use them is very very small nowadays.

>Rubber alicorns, was it? Or the mind control one?
Wanna hear something scary? That's the same story. Although I have also written some stories about little girls turning into balloons in a non-sexual setting. I think you mean the rubber alicorns one, which was also the mind control one. REgular novel first, though. I can't remember who asked if it was a pegasus or a griphon thing, but it's both. It's a pegasus MC living and coping in griphon culture. The beginning's edited okay-ish now, but the middle and ending need an overhaul.

>Being better than Brinquedo would officially elevate you to 'someone able to do proper animations', which is a higher tier than anyone else I know in person, be it IRL or internet.
Guess I spoke too soon, then. I haven't actually animated any of my models yet.

>Skundi and Zejgar loves Hearthstone too, so I think you three could get well along if you were discussing Hearthstone. :)
I might just start that up sometime, discuss the merit of F2P...

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-Build something as colorful as Native Instruments Maschine, even if it wouldn't do anything
-Study low-level programming for more platforms from time of Spectrum and C64. Make sure to have compilers and music trackers for as much of them as possible
-Try again to draw a Microsoft Office assistant. Seems impossible, but maybe there'll be a way someday
-Think about a http filter that would allow to browse modern internet using Mosaic.

>>397
I do remember the title of one of your stories, Rainbow Dash Discovers Erotic Mind Control, so I'm surprised in a good way that it was also the one with the rubber alicorns.

>I can't remember who asked if it was a pegasus or a griphon thing, but it's both.
I think I was the one who asked. It's probably very late of me to be noting this just now, though.

I was thinking of adding Dr. Dimensionpants to the horse cartoon thread, but ultimately decided against it.

My views on the show does for the most part not really rely on the, uh, griffins and unicorns. The show has cartoony action, has a fast pace but not destroyingly fast as was the case with Uncle Grandpa, and on the few occasions where the Doctor can think clearly, he can act sensibly and doesn't try to punch everyone senseless *hark*Powerpuff Girls*sneeze*. But one thing does wreck some 3/4ths of the show's watchability: From the ~10 episodes I've watched, the cartoon feels to be trying to be educational and has massive punches of anvilicious-ness, even feeling more moral-preaching than several Disney Junior cartoons, let alone Randy Cunningham or Adventure Time.

The unicorn gives me some Robot Unicorn Attack vibes, although much more of a free-soul and often also self-centred personality. It does miraculously succeed in its apparent job to differ him from Equestrian unicorns,...

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>>421

Yeah, Philip isn't exactly a character that I would use as example for a unicorn, mainly becouse is that kind of comical cartoonish character that don't grasp the point of use an anthropomorfic animal. Yeah, I very picky about that.

But I must say that I like he as character becouse represent all that silly/stupid humor that is part of unicorn stuff. Like the motto "I want be a unicorn to stab stupid people with my horn" or "Be yourself, but if you can be a unicorn, be a unicorn". :P

> But one thing does wreck some 3/4ths of the show's watchability: From the ~10 episodes I've watched, the cartoon feels to be trying to be educational and has massive punches of anvilicious-ness, even feeling more moral-preaching than several Disney Junior cartoons, let alone Randy Cunningham or Adventure Time.

Yeah, I can agree. The problem is that the demential stuff don't blend well with the parts that try to be more "serious" in the way this cartoon...

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>>423
>But I must say that I like he as character becouse represent all that silly/stupid humor that is part of unicorn stuff. Like the motto "I want be a unicorn to stab stupid people with my horn" or "Be yourself, but if you can be a unicorn, be a unicorn". :P
Ah, you're right, he actually represent all that stuff pretty well! Well spotted.

>Yeah, I can agree. The problem is that the demential stuff don't blend well with the parts that try to be more "serious" in the way this cartoon is written for me, making these part "off" with the context. There are other cartoons where they succeeded better.
Perhaps I'll simplify it a bit too much now, but it feels like the whole cartoon is an action high-speed attention-grab rush, but that they try to stuff morals repeatedly into it that messes with the whole experience. It's sort of like trying to stuff yet another newspaper into one's paper wastebin.

>(Mp on twitter to me if you...

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And also she drinks five glasses of fine mead too! D:

Filly (and Dracco) was originally created by Danes... I believe!

Now I hope we'll see a Sleipner Filly.

Now all we need is a Filly with two ravens named Ugin and Munin.

>>387

>The problem with Fluttershy here is that she is used as a tool for the storytelling.
Usually this is a good thing. In fact, I believe that it's one of the best ways to create a story: make story first and attach characters later, so that the characters suit the story, not the other way around.

I'm used to say that are the characters's desires which make the story, their actions and their objectives, not otherwise; but is the same concept wrote in a different way.

I ever thought that your points are correct, but until now these errors were not irreparable (even in S5, that is late) becouse they don't make heavy contradictions on the main theme. Many of these can be put aside without affect (too much) the story's meaning or the role of the characters; just is not the best way to write, but still doing its work.

However this episode makes this contradiction on Fluttershy. Before I would not say that FiM was "broken", maybe "cracked", but now I...

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>>389

>I want Discord to go away, and the name of the episode explicitly states that Discord isn't going anywhere, even if they make new friendships.

Discord is interesting if used as (unreliable) adviser, as saw in Princess Twilight Sparkle: he knows well the Mane 6 to manipulate them in the "good" way.
Unfortunately, now is used too much for his childish behaviour, making Twilight or Fluttershy reprimend him for his stupidity.

I guess Sheogorath keeps the sceptre of the true God of Chaos.

>I want them to do completely original stuff, and they bring back yet another element of an old generation and proceed to bastardize it beyond recognition.

I have some sympaty for this smooze becouse reming me a the classic and absurd Gelatinous Cube from D&D, a giant cube of trasparent jelly that inglobe&digest anything. :P
But well, while I hate being nostalgic, I must say that the original one was far more interesting. And he was able to speak...

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Thread has been moved. (I'd add something to the conversation but I haven't watched any of S5 yet.)

>>348
>>351

A good question indeed is how old the Academy, and how much time Wranglum is there. The room where is it seems an abandoned magazine full of forgotten stuff. I'm not surprise if the Academy staff neither remember what they put there.
But also possible that room was really the study of one of the professor, that when disappeared the Academy staff simply "sealed" or left empty! The state of abandonment is just becouse nobody set foot in the study for long time.
And watching the concept arts a second time, the room of wranglum is more a study left empty: the blankets on furnitures are typical to cover them when is knows that these will be not used for long time. Setting it in the basement sounds very close also to put it in a "dungeon", a classic fantasy clichè where a lot of "dark and evil" warlock love lives. ;)
I think then that nobody know what is the destiny of the magician: one day they just find a mirror, and they put it in a...

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>>353
I have a doubt about the episodes list for now: is possible that still not the complete for the first ones. The first episode sounds more a plot to use for the second or one later after the opening. Generally a opener should be both an introduction of the characters, but also explain how the main character, that is the "new guy", inserts herself in the group; or how the group forms. The plot of the monster sound more a normal episode than a true opener. Also, we can see that all episode listed on the site were already part of the various trailers, so they made a site previewn with stuff they already show. Is possible that the opener will be different from the monster episode, but isn't in list becouse there is not scenes in the trailer, except maybe when Battiwig "finds" Wranglum.

Or is possible that the monster plot is what lead some Academy teachers to send Battiwig to search something in the abandoned study of Wranglum, where he finds the mirror, we...

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>>355
Yeah, it's possible that this could be the list of episodes they presented at MIP but not actually the broadcast order. The cupcake episode feels very much like a pilot episode used to demonstrate what the show is about but perhaps not so great for introducing the characters.

That could be another reason why it contradicts the clue in the 3D model designs. It's Episode #5 in the clue but Episode #3 in the website list. If the series starts with a two-part opener and then follows that list, that would bump it up to #5...

>Cadabra whispered to Lynn in a ear: «Truth is, our capes are done from the skin of those Witchy that Dracco discarded during the development phase».

I now know what the cupcakes episode is truly about.

Rose said: «You know, sometime I would like being an unicorn just for headbutt idiots».
But Bella replied: «Rose, you are a unicorn».
And Rose: «Oh. Right».

>>308
And I notice how Lynn is became the "trolled" one of the group, and Rose turned out a quite odd unicorn (like all unicorns :p).

>>350
>Hmm, although I could continue to argue against this, I should at least give it a try... hadn't it been for that my account creation for today is a Tumblr account (more about that on Twitter), and trying to get two new accounts into proper use within a short timespan, let alone the same day, could get hectic.
You don't need to create an account to upload images there. Just go to their homepage and press the upload button. Couldn't be simpler. (Since I have a feeling the image grid on their frontpage might concern you: no, your images won't appear there unless you "submit" them the image after uploading it.)

>I think I made /int/345 as a thread to test whether file names were changed or not, although I assume you took a day off from Filly today?
I have to admit that I didn't notice the report until now.

>>352
>You don't need to create an account to upload images there. Just go to their homepage and press the upload button. Couldn't be simpler.
Okay, so I did much earlier today test out an Imgur album creation at http://imgur.com/a/Chn1b, which went better than I expected it to.

>(Since I have a feeling the image grid on their frontpage might concern you: no, your images won't appear there unless you "submit" them the image after uploading it.)
Well observed, although when I look at single-images such as http://imgur.com/CkvNtCW, I'm also slightly bothered by, no, wait, really bothered by a list on the upper right that lists the "most viral images", so if I am to use Imgur, that'd be only with albums, with which I would probably need a profile to add more pictures to an existing album.

In short, this has become the kind of discussion situation I'm known for in my household. They come up with ideas for things to do, and I continually find flaws with...

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>>368
>I'm also slightly bothered by, no, wait, really bothered by a list on the upper right that lists the "most viral images", so if I am to use Imgur, that'd be only with albums, with which I would probably need a profile to add more pictures to an existing album.
Though I don't understand why that's bothersome, you can right click that list and block that frame with adblock if you have that installed. Or you can use some alternative image uploader site, there's lots of them.

>Ah, well. In the end, it seemed to go pretty successfully, as the image in that post still carries the /int/ tag after all.
Yeah, I think this is the first time anyone has reported anything here, so I don't check the report queue all that often. (there is a notification that informs me about unchecked reports, but only when I'm logged in)

I hadn't even thought of that name similarity! Of course, they'll go Chocobo racing: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Fantasia

The floating-islands geography of the Filly World seems pretty perfect for those cool Final Fantasy airships, too!