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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

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I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#73626: May 22nd 2014 at 12:50:15 PM

@Marcen Yeah....I'm pretty sure you regret doing that fic now.

edited 22nd May '14 12:50:43 PM by Starscream759

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#73627: May 22nd 2014 at 12:51:09 PM

Sheesh. Most popular fanfic I ever wrote was an AU of Ocarina of Time where Link joined Ganondorf instead of getting sealed in the Temple of Time and started regretting it seven years later that I wrote in high school. 10 chapters, 23.5k words, and 2600 views.

Second most popular was a Naruto one-shot shipfic between Shikamaru and Temari I wrote in college that got 1500 views out of 1800 words. Guess I should have skipped all the guilt and redemption stuff in the Zelda fic and just focused on Link falling for Malon the whole time. -,-

@JT: Dramatic Reveal, Shocking Twist, Mellow Drama, Heartthrob, Dashing Lead.

edited 22nd May '14 12:53:24 PM by Wryte

marcen12 Sigh from Under The Floorboards (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#73628: May 22nd 2014 at 12:54:29 PM

@Star Not really. In a way, yeah. But, in another, people who have fav'd that fic, have looked into other works of mine, some of them are smut, other are parodies, only one of serious.

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#73629: May 22nd 2014 at 12:56:39 PM

@ soap opera stallion name: um... That's a tough one. Something that involves being a doctor would work.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#73630: May 22nd 2014 at 12:59:26 PM

Well. Whoever it was who wished EQG had been more like this Netflix summary? Looks like you wish is coming true.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73631: May 22nd 2014 at 1:07:20 PM

Post of the Day #749

There is no doubt that Celestia and Luna posses godlike abilities, but I doubt they invented cutie marks.

On that note i always found the concept of CMFIS to be kind of silly. I just think it is really odd how people ascribe such importance to what are ultimately one off gags ("look Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy are actting crazy and completly different from how they usually do, isn't that funny?!") that probably won't be followed up on.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#73632: May 22nd 2014 at 1:15:16 PM

@Wryte: I'm looking for a name for him in-show. Basically the pony equivalent of Fabio.

edited 22nd May '14 1:15:46 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73633: May 22nd 2014 at 1:16:24 PM

Granted, it'll drop a few hundred places the second it gets a downvote, but still.

Shame they can't use a sensible ranking system.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
Streamer
#73634: May 22nd 2014 at 1:18:25 PM

Wryte: That's shipfics for you. Add porn to it for the entire winning formula. tongue

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73635: May 22nd 2014 at 1:25:32 PM

But there's a lot of people who downvote shipfics automatically. I've heard it's very difficult for them to get up the rankings because of that.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#73636: May 22nd 2014 at 1:42:24 PM

[up][up]Yeah, my most popular story is a shipfic, though after two years of updates it had better have some views. tongue

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PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#73637: May 22nd 2014 at 1:42:51 PM

Though I've never used fimfiction or its ranking system, I've learned to succeed at shipping by:

1) Taking an absurd premise and making it work (the hard way)

or

2) Porn (the easy way)

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73638: May 22nd 2014 at 1:51:22 PM

The other route to poularity is getting a time machine and being a very early fanfic (Feedback)

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Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#73639: May 22nd 2014 at 1:51:39 PM

I don't get shipfics. And I never will. So I'm going to contribute to this discussion in other ways - by... not contributing at all. It's a unorthodox strategy.

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#73640: May 22nd 2014 at 1:57:20 PM

I made my very own Ed, Edd and Eddy fanfic, which is the fic I work hard on the most. I mean, more than any of my other ones. It was an Edd X Marie story and it was a romantic drama and the people who looked at it, said they liked it. However, it wasn't as hit-heavy as my stupid fanfics, only 7 thousand hits. It's too bad because it was a completely original story, to the point where the main characters, Edd and Marie don't really know each other. It was like a retcon, if you will. And, although a bit flawed, it is my personal favorite story I have written for the fanfiction site.

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73641: May 22nd 2014 at 2:02:26 PM

I contributed to a crazy awesome Octlestia fic.

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#73642: May 22nd 2014 at 2:03:37 PM

I've gotten a reasonable amount of praise by just writing fairly happy courting fics. Though judging from the comments I apparently have a knack for capturing the feeling of very unpleasant circumstances(Feeling trapped in one's own life, getting over a bad breakup, coming out, etc.) and giving them happy endings, so... eh.

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.
Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#73643: May 22nd 2014 at 2:07:02 PM

Huh, I just realized that One of my stories is in the top 30 highest rated comedy stories on Fimfic. Granted, it'll drop a few hundred places the second it gets a downvote, but still.

Must...resist urge...to be a total shit...tongue

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73645: May 22nd 2014 at 2:11:41 PM

Must...resist urge...to be a total shit...

You read my mind.

But Fimfic seriously needs to switch to a more sensible ranking algorithm.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#73646: May 22nd 2014 at 2:19:59 PM

Muhuhaha! Fool! With but a click of the mouse I can send you tumbling from your perch into the depths of adequacy! You should know better than to reveal your weaknesses on the internet.

Seriously though, if one downvote can make that big a difference then they have a rather shitty system set up.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#73647: May 22nd 2014 at 2:22:13 PM

@Crowfall Now we know who to lynch when it gets downvoted :D

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#73648: May 22nd 2014 at 2:27:24 PM

Seriously though, if one downvote can make that big a difference then they have a rather shitty system set up.

Sounds like they do. Why they don't use confidence intervals, I have no idea. Maybe they're too lazy or bad at math.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#73649: May 22nd 2014 at 2:28:51 PM

Seriously though, if one downvote can make that big a difference then they have a rather shitty system set up.

Kind of like how I'm assessed at work!

Speaking of which, I've been loaded with a bunch of extra paperwork due to the incompetence of superiors! Fun! So, I'm going to try do a bit nowish so I don't eat up all my time tomorrow. (I DID send my boss an angry email though)

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#73650: May 22nd 2014 at 2:38:03 PM

I'm sorry, have people been talking? I've been lost staring at Lum's new avatar.


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