I'll admit I tend to shy away from the BIG fanons (Ie. stuff like "Fluttershy's parents are rich solcialites who disowned her for being a weak flyer), but I still really like the smaller, universally accepted ones (like Dinky, and now Sparkler, being Ditzy's children). Partly because I think they're so pervasive that they pretty much stand in as unofficial canon, and partly because I think it's really kind of sweet how willing people are to adapt new canon to the fanon - case in point, them immediately accepting Sparkler into the Doo Family.

Even then though, most of the big fanons are, of course, all in good fun. And it's not as if I don't have my own, being a fanfic writer. It's just something you have to laugh along with, and take with a grain of salt.

I readed first pony fanfic more than week ago.

edited 9th Nov '11 2:58:40 PM by DeathCloud

I used to be like you, Sydxelia.

And then I needed my fix....

I honestly don't get it. There's not a single fic that I've enjoyed more than an actual episode.

Why? Because the fics NEVER capture exactly WHY I watch this show

My Little Dashie was an experiment, one I WON'T be repeating any time shortly. (my heart can't take it I've been depressed all day)

I accept some fanon cuz it's cute

edited 9th Nov '11 3:04:06 PM by gingerninja666

Maybe so, but I like reading and they help occasionally satisfy little side scenarios I considered or never considered involving the characters. I just say "Alternate Universe" and carry on.

I never have either. Fanfic and I generally don't agree.

I can say this about every fanfic about TV Show.

edited 9th Nov '11 3:07:05 PM by DeathCloud

The only fanfics I've ever read through were Aliens vs. Predator things.

There are quite a number of chicks who want to get it on with Predators.

Just wondering, but is the rule of Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls subverted in the bronydom?

A lot of you fannon is irrelevant people seem to overlook something, the creators HAVE adopted some fannon as cannon already, and have made it clear they ARE aware of it. At this point there is EASILY more fannon content for this show then there is cannon, and yes most of it is sub-par compared to the show itself, but a lot is also really, really good.

Yes cannon will trump fannon, but in the lack of clear cannon declarations, there is nothing keeping the fannon from being 100% right. but one of the most impressive things about this show is just how willing we seem to be to change our fannon to accommodate new cannon without all the Ruined Forever screaming.

What is My Little Dashie like? If it's grimdark, I might read it.

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What problem do you have with Fluttershy being rich? There's quite a bit of evidence for it.

really?

She lives in the woods with animals. How else would she know about French haute couture?

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.

Vague knowledge of sewing does not constitute extraordinary proof.

It's more evidence than there is for her parents being poor.

She and Rarity don't have too much in common. However, if Fluttershy was from a rich family, Rarity would want to spend time to learn about how the other half lives, which explains their weekly spa ritual.

edited 9th Nov '11 3:25:32 PM by SkyStrike

I don't have the issue with Fluttershy being rich - it's just that a while ago there was someone who said he thought her parents were ashamed of her because of how she chose to live, and because she was a weak flyer. that's the part I took issue with.

As or Fan Fiction: I don't tend to read a lot of it, but I have a few I follow. I also write a fair bit of it. The thing is, I don't go in to it expecting it to be like the show, I go in to it for it as it's own piece of work, that just happens to be set in a universe I enjoy. That' why I prefer OC fics - they can have any kind of feeling they like, and a lot of them expand a universe I already enjoy.

That makes Rarity sound like a bit of a user...that's not right.

I wish others shared your opinions on O Cs. I hear the hate is high.

edited 9th Nov '11 3:27:57 PM by ApplelightLimited

There are quite a number of chicks who want to get it on with Predators.

"What a sexy... um... mouth you have." 0.0

I tried to read fanfics, but didn't like any of them.

@Sky It isn't Grimdark. It's just EXTREMELY moving. In BOTH senses.

edited 9th Nov '11 3:30:40 PM by gingerninja666

Hm. Why do they have those spa days? Could Rarity be trying to ease Fluttershy into being more sociable?

If there's any evidence towards Fluttershy being well off, it's the fact that she lives in an enormous cottage, well away from the rest of the town, on er own, with no means of income. She might occasionally pet-sit, or do other similar tasks, but do you really think she could afford that kind of house, especially with all the animals she takes care of an no doubt has to feed, on pet-sitting and washing.

The other option is that she's a veterinarian, which would afford a higher income, but even then it would still make her wealthy on her own, rather than through inheritance.

At either rate, there is some evidence bu it's fairly meager.

@ kegisak Agreed, I look at each story on it's own, they just benefit from being in a pre-set 'verse because it frees the author from having to exposit stuff about the setting that is all ready know through the cannon.and that doesn't quite sound right...dangit this is why I know better then to try writing stuff, I have good ideas, I just suck and getting them out right.

also, some good news while Hasbro announced that overall ratings are in the lower end of what they'd hoped (but still within the boundary of what they projected, just the very low end) toy and merch sales are through the roof and they are very happy about that.

edited 9th Nov '11 3:32:05 PM by Seraphem

x8 The rich do tend to be mean. And being scorned by her parents would make her more of a [1].

x7 Eh, she has enough good traits to balance out the bad.

Oh, wow, we're moving fast.

edited 9th Nov '11 3:32:30 PM by SkyStrike