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2011/10/10 04:23:29
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
Let's keep the pictures and videos to a bare minimum.
I didn't read every single page, but why are related pictures and videos to be kept to the minimum?
Someone tell me?
I guess it considered "Spam"
but I think pic spam is more
pic a
pic b
pic c
pic 4
pic 5
Just posting pictures for no rhyme or reason...but I haven't seen ANY pic spam yet...
More or less, the mods can consider this as pic spam. As a poster who remembers this years April Fools joke on the site I can say that was the blanket warning the OT Forum received towards all threads within this particular subforum. Once discussion stops and the thread reaches about a 50/50 threshold the thread will be considered a banal thread and one of the mods will arrive to lock the thread. Mods have already warned posters about this, there are, in fact, other forums you can post about My Little Pony, and they can and will lock the thread once discussion stops. Some of the posting is considered senseless posting in this thread IIRC, as warnings have already gone out, whether for content violations or other violations, but as the thread has been reported or viewed in a negative light by the mods before, so it is still within the mods respective sight picture, should they decide to throw the kill switch.
And to quote myself from that thread.
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The mods are always right.
Happiness is mandatory.
All dissenters will be forced through a particle emancipation grid.
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2011/10/10 06:40:28
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
LunaHound wrote:Does posting picture instead of posting links has a difference to Dakka?
To be completely honest, I would PM a moderator about that, however I know that they would like a thread to be discussion rather than just endless linking.
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2011/10/10 09:18:21
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
Wouldn't say it is spamming pics if you made them yourself though? That is a bit like posting pics of your painted models, I think.
Watched sleepy hollow yesterday, and made this now. What do you think?
idolator wrote:That Nob is carrying a big honking gun that happens to have two barrels. You could call it a twin-linked shoota if you want, you could also call it Susan.
Saintspirit wrote:Wouldn't say it is spamming pics if you made them yourself though? That is a bit like posting pics of your painted models, I think.
It does not matter the origin of the pictures, it can be considered spam, unless the thread is of a topical nature that is supposed to support multiple pictures, like the P&M sections. It also means dakka cannot be the host for your pony images, as they are non-wargaming images. If this was an art thread related to the creation of pony images then it would not fall under pic spam, however prior to doing something like that I would talk with the moderators here, as I know it has been stated that there are other sites for the posting of ponies.
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2011/10/10 12:14:26
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
Frozen Ocean wrote:EDIT: @Necroshea Um, no. Not too realistic. Why would it have been such a big deal, then? Preventing it? With your logic, what's even the point in having a night at all? And you're saying that Celestia banished her sister to the Moon for absolutely no reason, then. Which is silly and out of character. >.>;
I think it's pretty safe to assume that if a child were told that the sun would never rise, the first thing they would think of is that everyone dies. Your also saying that a show aimed at children hints at mass genocide in the first few episodes.
It explains in the show that everyone slept at night and were only active in the day. Perpetual night in a children's show would simply mean it's dark all the time and there is no sun. So it might be hard to see or get work done, or simply people would miss looking at the sun.
And I never said there was no reason. I'm saying that what luna did followed a logical pattern. As her older sister, celestia should have done something more appropriate then throwing her on the moon. She became nightmare moon because she felt unloved, and so the only answer celestia could think of was reinforcing that.
So yes, going back to the original point, I found it funny that upon making a mistake the two characters thought celestia would send them to a prison, because that's what she does when you screw up.
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2011/10/10 15:15:17
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
notprop wrote:I've only read this page but it feels like that time I walked into a gay bar by mistake.
I'm sure this is all normal and nothing wrong but something is slightly amiss with this thread and it's not quite for me.
As you were horse persons.
Made me chuckle, haha.
Cya later!
Yeah, he seemed pretty neutral about it, not trollin'.
Pretre: OOOOHHHHH snap. That's like driving away from hitting a pedestrian.
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2011/10/10 19:37:21
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
idolator wrote:That Nob is carrying a big honking gun that happens to have two barrels. You could call it a twin-linked shoota if you want, you could also call it Susan.
Necroshea wrote:I think it's pretty safe to assume that if a child were told that the sun would never rise, the first thing they would think of is that everyone dies. Your also saying that a show aimed at children hints at mass genocide in the first few episodes.
It explains in the show that everyone slept at night and were only active in the day. Perpetual night in a children's show would simply mean it's dark all the time and there is no sun. So it might be hard to see or get work done, or simply people would miss looking at the sun.
And I never said there was no reason. I'm saying that what luna did followed a logical pattern. As her older sister, celestia should have done something more appropriate then throwing her on the moon. She became nightmare moon because she felt unloved, and so the only answer celestia could think of was reinforcing that.
So yes, going back to the original point, I found it funny that upon making a mistake the two characters thought celestia would send them to a prison, because that's what she does when you screw up.
Yes, it does. Kid shows can do that. What happens when Bad Guy X explodes the sun? Everyone dies. But no, it's okay, because Captain Saviour saves the world and nobody dies.
It's between "Nightmare Moon was the big bad who tried to kill everyone" or "Nightmare Moon was at best a minor inconvenience and no actual threat". Which is funny, because it'd make the cockatrice more of an actual villain (unlike "oh no it is dark", being turned to stone is fairly bad), along with the parasprites, etc.
I know some people just like to hate on Celestia for no reason, but really. >.>
@ LunaHound: Nothing to do with Dakka, although as the others have said, it actually is. I pointed it out because it looks bad. Take my last post, for example. It contained a whole bunch of images, and it was quoted. Most people don't bother to remove images from quotes, so even more image spam for no reason. Posting a single pic like that is fine, though. And it's cool. ;3
And while I've been arguing with Necroshea about the motives of a cartoon pony for, what, a page now... oh yes, Celestia is certainly a troll. But a minor troll. Not like Discord, who was going to troll the world so bad that life would literally become a living hell for everyone. Celestia does little pranks, and that doesn't make her a cruel vicious tyrant who sends her sister to the moon as punishment for being sad. She brings a bunch of crazy people to trash an extremely boring official party, for example.
She's an alicorn, and well over 1000 years old. The alicorns appear to be either a different species or just... different. Like Primarch ponies! O.O Hencewhy the only other character with her proportions is Nightmare Moon. :3
That is not settled, because "alicorn" is originally the matter the unicorns horn are made of. Faust just called her Winger Unicorn, if I recall correctly.
The other stuff was right, though. They are pretty much primarchs...
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idolator wrote:That Nob is carrying a big honking gun that happens to have two barrels. You could call it a twin-linked shoota if you want, you could also call it Susan.
Because it's a pretty name? Also, "alicorn" in the context of, in FiM, "unicorn pegasus" is just a fanterm I've picked up, and probably in no way their official name. Although, it does refer to both the stuff uni-horns are made of, and winged unicorns, I think.
Also, the sun is a star. It's a heavenly body. It works. >.>
EDIT: And sorry guys, I really have to stop obsessing over the princesses! DX Although, Anyone who hasn't seen Egophiliac's amazing comics about them has not lived. >.>
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So, what did everyone thing about the musical fare that the series offered? I rather enjoyed the musical sections, but I've seen a lot of hate for them, too.
There are some who walk until their legs fail them and they fall to the ground. I find that respectable.
Then there are those who drag themselves further. I find that admirable.
2011/10/11 00:06:36
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
Normally, in Disney movies for example, I absolutely despise the singing sections. Because they're usually so cheesy and stupid and pointless. But in FiM, I rather enjoy the songs. X3
Frozen Ocean wrote:Normally, in Disney movies for example, I absolutely despise the singing sections. Because they're usually so cheesy and stupid and pointless. But in FiM, I rather enjoy the songs. X3
Same here, bro.
Who else thinks that MW2 dubbed over ponies would be epic?
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2011/10/11 00:28:42
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
My favorite song is tied between Art of the Dress/Winter-Wrap up. Pinkie Pie's stuff is good, with a techno beat. The other two are excellent on their own.
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2011/10/11 04:50:33
Subject: Re:The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
Wait for it... wait for it... screaming guitars, there, nailed it. If it's attached to Rainbow Dash in anyway, it needs that electric sound.
There are some who walk until their legs fail them and they fall to the ground. I find that respectable.
Then there are those who drag themselves further. I find that admirable.
2011/10/11 05:07:02
Subject: The DakkaDakka OT My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Thread
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