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The My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic Thread


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just keep things civil folks. I have not read the fanfic in question, so I can't make any comment on whether it merits being called a hatefic. but in general, having the characters act out of character does not necessarily make it a hatefic. having the characters behave in adult manners, (language, for example) or going on killing rampages, that I could see as being classed as a hatefic.
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I don't completely agree. While killing rampages could qualify as hatefics, I don't think this is the case every single time. Same goes for adult material. I feel the line between hatefic and darkfic/adultfic are blurred and at times it's hard to tell what's a true hatefic and what isn't.

To me, a hatefic spends more time bashing the show, but even then this can be hard to pick out at times. There was a hatefic I read once about Digimon, and the author there did show it was a hatefic, definitely.

But I cannot say the same about Cupcakes. While it does involve Pinkie Pie killing ponies and being out of character, that alone doesn't make it a true hatefic in my eyes. All it is to me is a very grimdark fanfic. The author may have been interested in writing such a story simply because they wanted to, not because they hated the show or Pinkie Pie.

But that's just my view. I'm not saying I like Cupcakes. I already stated I don't. All I am saying is that I don't regard it as a hatefic simply for being very violent and OOC. I don't recommend reading the fanfic to anyone, but if you are curious, you can find it on Equestria Daily, where it currently garners around 900+ four stars out of five rating. Oh and that's another reason I don't think it's a hatefic, as I don't think a hatefic would have such a high rating on a MLP fan site.

Anyway, onto another topic, MLP related. I'm looking forward to season two. If anyone follows Equestria Daily, you might have seen the supposed script of the first season two ep. I'm not sure if it's real or not, but if it is, it'll be an interesting episode. Someone already made an interpretation for Discord. I wonder what he'll really be like.


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Quote from: Allicloud,Aug 31 2011 on  10:20 AM
Heck, I've seen people named Dawn, Hope, Liberty, why not Rarity?
Considering that I met two girls named Khaki and Denim, "Rarity" doesn't sound that bad.

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Ah Megasweet...artwork I hate to love yet love to hate...considering what subjects Megasweet has covered that is.


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Fair warning, if you're going to put anything concerning MLP: FiM on deviantART, you might want to be on the look-out for this bunch of losers: FIM-Is-Crap
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Quote from: WeirdRaptor,Aug 31 2011 on  08:38 PM
Fair warning, if you're going to put anything concerning MLP: FiM on deviantART, you might want to be on the look-out for this bunch of losers: FIM-Is-Crap
*cocks anti-hater gun*

Will you allow me to go on my little rant that is ready to come out of this thing?


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Feel free, the asshats have been hassling me since yesterday.
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why did you even go over there, knowing what they are? Common sense would be to stay away and ignore them , right?
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I didn't go anywhere. They've been leaving me notes like crazy ever since one of them discovered my profile! I have been trying to ignore them. However, I think any people talented in making art needed to be given a heads up about these guys.
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*takes a second look at it all*  On second thought... *throws gun away*

I have better things to do than waste my breath on these trolls who have too much free time on their hands.

Now, if these are the same people who are putting the fake claims on the show, I'd have more of a reason to attack them. (In a more legal manner, I might add.)


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best delete them and change your profile then, thats really the only way to stop it.. can you block people from sending you notes?
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Been doing that. I'm not giving my profile. It'll pass, but those guys are still bothersome.
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Quote from: WeirdRaptor,Sep 1 2011 on  09:38 AM
Fair warning, if you're going to put anything concerning MLP: FiM on deviantART, you might want to be on the look-out for this bunch of losers: FIM-Is-Crap


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Ever thought of setting your profile to private so they won't bother you Weird Raptor?


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Holy crap! I was searching for MLP:FiM videos and stumbled upon THIS work of art.   :lol:
I think I nearly died laughing! It was really unexpected.


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Best to just ignore those people, WR. I know it's hard to do, but reaction feeds trolls like those people. They want you to get angry and yell back, or get upset and stop liking what they hate so much. So continue to ignore them and continue faving pony art and such, and I bet you that they will eventually grow tired of harassing you, seeing that their words have no effect.

If they continue being a problem, try reporting that group. Not sure what good that'll do, depending on if DA will respond or not. But it's worth a shot, I think.