@PonyCat  
Oh,God,save us…

I must be the fourth kind.
 
I LOVE the drama because it provides me with endless laughter.
 
I also know that I’m watching a children’s show, so to complain about anything is completely pointless.
 
Now excuse me, I’m bored. So I’m off to provoke more drama for giggles.

Well that’s basically everyone.

Damn right.

At least we can all agree to the fact that we all hate this drama.

In other words EVERYONE is freaking strawmen!

@Background Pony
 
A straw man does not simply be accurate.

This is 100% accurate.

I agree with this.

@Background Pony  
Except I LOVE the drama. I don’t even have to pay for television anymore.

@Background Pony  
And luckily that hate has been subsiding.
 
yay.

@Itsthinking What’s important to me isn’t really the show. I love the show but if it becomes crap then I’d say we’ve had a good run and have 3 solid seasons of goodness ^_
 
It was the fandom that attracted me to this show. It was for the fandom that I stayed. and it was through the fandom that I made some of the bestest friends I’ve ever had. We’ve made stories and porn and sweet sweet fan music together. Then we go at each other’s throats because Twi gets wings? people vacating the fandom and making a massive show about it. and what was one of the main (though I know not nearly the only) reasons for the backlash?
 
“The races will no longer be balanced.”
 
Disgusting.

the only winning move is not to play, apparently.

@Background Pony  
people can be very bitter and angry when its important to them

@Background Pony  
Quite nice when we can discuss things in a calm manner, rare as it is.

That and if we don’t discuss our expectations with people then we’d cut down on a LOT of our discussions.
 
Exchanging opinions on whether you think an episode is a good idea or not is fine. It’s when people start getting ANGRY is when problems arise.
 
For example, my problem with the Alicorn Twilight debacle had nothing to do with the episode. It’s that everyone was so bitter and angry. It was a very opressive atmosphere

@Itsthinking I agree completely. I just think that being positive doesn’t hurt anyone either.

@Ferrotter  
Pissing people on the internet is fuuun  
-BP

@Itsthinking  
The problem is that they don’t do anything as close as “reserving their opinion”, I assume.

@Itsthinking  
Yeah. That’s why I think the Eqeustria girls show could be good. Even the worst idea can be done well. Kingdom Hearts? Ghost Busters?

I love all the fucking drama. It sustains me.

@Background Pony  
the thing is i can see some points where the logic failure in the apologist is
 
but i don’t get how “reserve judgement until you see the episode” is flawed

@sjachixen  
Oh and you just haaaave to post that you don’t give a shit, do you?  
You are Blueblood son.

@Princess♠Molestia  
meh
 
it’s their problem if they don’t like me thinking things never turn out as bad as people make it

@Itsthinking. And if I watch an episode and find it shit I’ll say so. I see no problem with going into an episode with a positive outlook.
 
going in with a healthy aamount of wariness is ok too, I suppose. It’s when all sides start bitching is what I hate.
 
The main Apologist point on there I agree with is the “handwaves all criticisms” thing. I really hate it when they do that. it kills all credibility in defending an episode when people start going “oh, but most people see no problem, so you must be wrong. kthx bye”