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I'm not to fond of alicorn twilight. :/

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But but... FO:E

Oh wow missed the horn completely. Lol

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But that's just pegasus Twilight. The horn is missing!

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meh, I could be wrong. There's always the Seaponies, of they could finally do that deer plot they put off in season one.

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You know you got post number 404?

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Whatsat mean? Like the computer error? :confused:

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HTTP 404 is the error code for a page not found on the web.

I don’t think they would permanently make Twilight an alicorn; it would kind of mess up the balance between the mane 6.

Wouldn't matter if this is the last season.

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Oh hey. That's my team. And yes it's Jefferson High, cause yup, that's my school :D Hehe, it's kinda cool to find us mentioned

Dun dun dun

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It's not. Hasbro's already confirmed Season 4. My guess is that the "Princess Coronation" is going to be Princess Skyla.

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I find it awesome that there is a brony thread on Chief Delphi of all places. I hope to meet some at competition!

Where did they do that?

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Welcome! I'm sure you'll be able to find many no matter where you live, it's just a matter of fishing them out.

Princess Skyla? Like from Pokemon?

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"Investment documents for DHX Media's 2012 financial year indicate that they have also been paid to produce a fourth season.[21]" - From here

Some toy that someone spotted.

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...So there is a thread here!
(Pardon my random interjection upon posting in here)
AWWWW YEAH.
Well I must say that I have converted a few on my team at least a little to the magic side.
Including our official DJ.
So #4213 can be found making robots while listening to DJ AlexS, The Living Tombstone, Etc. Its fantastic.
On a note more related to this thread, there's now a season 4? Bloody brilliant!

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I did see that before, buuuuuut, would take it with a fraction of a grain of salt.
Mainly for:
"Producer and service fee revenues: For Q4 2012, [...] For Q4 2012, the
breakdown for major projects over $0.10 million for DHX Vancouver was $1.63 million for My Little Pony Seasons 2-4, [...]"

That is no guarantee that anything is in production, all that is really says is that they may have talked about making a season four.

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I envy you.

If it says four then there is a four. There are no records more reliable than a company's finacial records.

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If it was "for My Little Pony Season 4" then I would agree 100%, but I'm just going to wait and see!

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Welcome to our humble, ever-growing community thread. Also, I am very much jealous of your official DJ.

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Whhhhaaat. Whhhhhhhhhaaaat?

From Hub Facebook Page... Dunno if D: or :D.

REMOVED because I don't know how to use spoiler tags....

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Just paste the link and we'll paste it in our URL bars.

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AWWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
THISISAWESOME!

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Words cannot convey how excited I am right now.

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Hey, it's on my 18th birthday! :D

*head explodes *

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I somehow both loathe it and don't care.

It's the wierdest feeling ever.

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Bets on how GoodBad any possible Season 4 will be?

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If it's bright, colorful, and can be shipped it will be fine ;)

(although hints at more sophisticated undertones are always a plus)

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I NEED TO FIND A TROMBONE!

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Look, Twilight has been perpetually OP for how long now? I fail to see what, if any, elements of canon this will change.

Plus, don't you think the physical embodiment of magic would deserve to be an Alicorn? (Although Twilight is my favorite pony, so I may be biased)

It seems like something that should be an ending event though.

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Done with CADD modeling for now. Decide to go on CD for some insight + rumors. 5 minutes later browsing through a brony thread, if we really are the cancer of the internet; the cancer patient is losing, but is happy about it.

As for the new episodes and Princess Twilight Sparkle. There is only one thing to be said to Hasbro and the Hub:
Ratatouille: "Surprise me!"

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I think that what will happen is that either

1. Twilight will only temporarly be an alicorn (unlikely)
2. The season will end as twilight permanatly being an alicorn and season 4 will continue with other brand-new characters that somewhat resemble the old ones (or use the bg ponies)
3. Something else happens

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Well, bronies have kind of done whatever they've wanted all along. We've weathered far worse, haven't we? I'm just waiting to see how everyone reacts to the shipping in the finale...

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The fanfics willl explooooode :D.

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I'm in wait and see mode and also

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Disney had better not buy Hasbro... http://iambrony.steeph.tp-radio.de/m...gif?1318143942

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Ok, I'm going to probably get trolled for this, but who is M.A. Larson? So much hubub about him, and I don't even know who he is. Please save my brony soul!

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www.imdb.com/name/nm1910191/Share
I think this *MIGHT* answer your question.

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I personally think that the fandom will just head in a bright new direction. I mean, it's not like she's going to ditch science or anything. (If that happened... I would just... It won't happen) Things will just be kind of different. But still awesome.

On a kind of unrelated note, I was tossed off my team. I wish I knew how it happened or what I did wrong (I don't even think my coach knows yet), but I'm not sure. All I know is that I no longer code for my team, and probably won't for the rest of build season. I don't want to let the rest of build season just go away, and after the first day of not going to a meeting, I feel awful. So I come to you guys hat in hoof, asking if there is something, anything, I could do to help anyone. I'm more than happy to offer skills in Java, C++, Objective-C, LabView, and a little bit of Python to any team that wants or needs an extra programmer. I just want to be helpful for the second half of build season. Could you guys help a fellow Brony out?

TL;DR AliTwi won't stop loving science or her friends, the story won't change too much, I've been cast adrift for some reason, and I need a team to help program for in the second half of build season. Any job will do, as long as I can help a team that wants it.

I am very sorry to hear that :(
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if I need anything I will defently talk to you

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Can you talk to your coach and find out why and if anything can be done?

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We'll we are currently having some issues with our CAN encoder. I think what we are trying to use is a Magnetic Encoder, or something like that. For some reason, it doesn't work in the labview example program, and the motor just constantly gains speed. Email me if your interested in helping out.

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Aww man. That sucks... Hope you can find out why...
Do you have a skype? We might need some help with c++ soon.

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I didn't know Chief Delphi had a thread for bronies!
This is so awesome! /)^3^(

Is anypony gonna be at the FRC competition in Milwaukee?

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Any bronies here going to be at Lubbock?

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Whelp... not me... 10k lakes here!

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Thank you all so much for your help, guys! I knew I could count on you! I'll be happy to take on any and all projects offered, and it looks like I now have my plate full! Awesome! For any email contact, you can reach me at goulda@bxscience.edu, or Skype me at alxg833! You guys have been such a big help! Thank you so much!

Also, I hope some bronies show up for the Manehattan regional, because that would be awesome! I might be going to Lubbock, if anypony's there!

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Also, my school's email was down for a few days. If you sent me something, and I didn't respond, I'm really sorry. I'll be able to tackle my emails tomorrow, once my school gets itself together.

EDIT:
I can't find your email address anywhere. Could you post it so I could get in touch?

Also, thank you guys so much. FIRST means so much to me and it's heartwarming to know I won't have to leave the activity for trivial reasons. You guys are really generous, and it's hard to find the words to express my gratitude. Thank you guys so much.

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Sorry, but we managed fix our problem (bad wiring). Now, the programming team and the build team are trying to figure out why the drive system isn't working as it should. Keep in touch though, no one in our team understands PID and I'm pretty sure we are going to run into some huge obstacles down the road.

My email is: avrisaac555@gmail.com

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PID's... Hrm? I don't know what they are but they keep apearing quite often. And I don't know how they work or what they do D:.

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PIDs? Sounds important..... Sounds like I have some reading to do.....

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PID is a nice controller? to get something to be at something else.
Ie, Flywheel to be at X RPMs, or move an arm so a POT is at X volts.

We used it on our shooter last year. Labview(if you use it) has some nice examples on it. It's just a pain to tune.

Not sure if we are going to use that this year, or try Bang-bang.

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PID is a controller that uses Proportional, Integral, and Derivative equations to controla linear system. Cruise control in a car is a good example of how PID is used; the car knows how fast it is going, how fast the driver wants to go, and the computer does calculations to determine how much power to send to the wheels.

Wikipedia has some good information about how PID works, some information on manual tuning, and how adjusting each parameter changes how the system reacts.

Bang-bang control a quick implementation PID, with the P gain set high and ID set to zero, and with only on and off output instead of the full range of values the motor controllers can accept. Theincreased complexity of PID comes with the increased control over the system.

We used both bang-bang and PID a few days ago on our shooter motor; both worked however PID was smoother and allows you to set any speed instead of having to hard code values.

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I saw that,I just don't know how to use the math on there :/

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I used the manual tuning method in 2011 when I programmed a crab drive system. The way I tuned the PID was I set all 3 values to 0 and then increased the “P” value until it oscillated around the set point. I then started increasing “I” until the oscillation settled down. For the crab drive system just using the “PI” was sufficient; for a flywheel you might need to put a small value in for “D” to smooth out the change in speed caused by firing a Frisbee.

I tuned the system completely by adjusting the values one at a time until I got to a system behave like I wanted it to. After about 2 hours, without using any of the advanced math, I was able to get the PID for both sides of the robot tuned in. The Wikipedia link I posted links to the section that describes how to tune the PID without math. Once you get a sense of how each value effects the system it becomes easier to tune it.

I came up with the following scenario after teaching myself how to tune the PID on the crab driver system:
A very simplified scenario of how PID works is a car is driving down the highway at 55 MPH and the driver wants to go 70 MPH. The “P” value would be how hard they step on the gas to accelerate; the greater the “P” value the harder they stop on the gas. The “I” value would be how quickly the driver changes the pressure on the accelerator as they approach 70 MPH; a larger value results in getting to 70 MPH quicker but overshooting 70 and having to slow down. Finally the “D” value would be how smoothly the driver corrects for the speed not being 70 MPH; a larger value means the driver is more likely to overshoot 70 MPH initially but the overall speed changes will be smoother and not bounce above and below 70 as much.
Hope this could help.

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This is useful, but it isn't ponies! :cool:

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Just a head's up, it's better to put large images in spoliers because then we don't have a giant post of images accounting for more than half of the page. Although I agree, we need moar ponies.

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Reminds me to ask, who is this pony that I've seen in a couple signatures?

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Ah well you see... Me and aeniug2 made that one day out of boredom over skype. I took some RD vectors I had lying around on my desktop and recolored it, then he made the sick background and text. He did most of the work. Props to his skill he can make some pretty cool things :D.

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That OC is really cool. I always thought FIRST needed a few good OC's. Judging by the kind of activity it is, I'm surprised we don't have more bronies. On a side note, would it be rude to send emails asking for "assignments"? Just wondering, on account of the fact that my situation is kind of weird. :confused:

Also, my avatar's now obsolete, so should I edit it in photoshop or something, or keep it the way it is?

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Keep it, she was like that for most of the show. If thats how you fell in love with her then thats a good way for her to be ;)

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No, the image of Twilight Sparkle will still remain a unicorn.

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Keep it until the episode.

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You give me too much credit man, all I did was add some backgrounds. :P

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XD. What did you use?

On another topic:
MRW I spent 10 min waiting for labview to "Connect to runtime target":

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"Stop Waiting and Disconnect"

Also, with as many holes as our robot will have in it by the time we're done, I wish we could paint it black, put green cathodes on it and dub it "Queen Chrysalis".

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Photoshop

mmmm... ess not bad idea...

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Tried naming our bot "One Trick Pony" - because it only shoots right now - and it was deemed inappropriate. :(.

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NEWS FLASH FOR EVERYBODY:

Hate to submit more news, but this'll probably get featured on EQD fairly quickly, and I think you can see why. (I'll give an extra spoiler. The name of the spin-off is probably going to be "Equestria Girls", and it will launch with a movie.) GET READY FOR A BRONY SPINOFF. The series will specifically target the "Brony" fanbase, and encourage even more fan participation. In addition, Hasbro's signed deals to have bronies featured on "Modern Family" and "The Big Bang Theory". For those of you more specifically interested, this is part of a process called differentiation, which basically means splitting the fandom up into two groups. Little girls will get "Friendship is Magic", hence the princess-themed finale, and bronies will get "Equestria Girls". Whether or not EG will have FiM's cast of ponies, is, as of now, still under consideration by Hasbro, and there's nothing close to a final decision.

Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=OcuEL4EfzbY

So how do you guys feel? Also, I'm locked in MORTAL WAR with the CRIO. GAAAAH.

Can't watch video because I'm at work, but how I feel bout what I read? That language wouldn't be appropriate here.

Also what ever happens, a little girls show is what the fandom fell in love with and changing that may not help at all.

In other news Fighting is magic got C&D'ed.
http://www.mane6.com/

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You didn't have to hear the news from someone who was forced to pen the notice. From the inside knowledge I can get from my mom, Hasbro is tightening its grip on the fanbase in multiple ways, and BronyCon itself may be threatened as a "derivative gathering". Please try not to be too upset. If people choose to leave the fanbase over this, I honestly cannot blame them, because if what Hasbro's internal memorandums my mom showed me say are true, things are only going to get worse. Much, much, much worse. I'm really sorry things have to go this way.

If this is truly the end, and our ponies really are going on to greener pastures, can we still stay friends/build season buddies. I'd like that.

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All I can say is that I can't wait to get my C&D(s)!

Also if I may suggest something, you probably shouldn't say who gave you information. As crazy as it sounds things can get back to people and corporate policy can be unforgiving.

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Thanks for your concern, but my mom is seriously considering resigning at this point anyway, and she told me to give her credit.

Okay!
Also I find it silly that Hasbro DMCA'ed Equestriagirls.com and said the want that domain, but they didn't regiester eqgirls.org/net.

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If you guys can pardon my sentimental blubbering, I really need to get this off my chest.

In light of recent events, I have a bad feeling that this will be the end of our little fandom. I have enjoyed 2 wonderful years with every brony I know, and made friends worldwide. This fandom taught me deep life lessons that I know I will not forget in the future. From my very first time watching the show, to my first con, meeting with the VA's, my first meetup with with other bronies from New York through the innumerable friends and hobbies I've made, to the simple knowledge that I'm a guy who likes little ponies and that that's OK, this fandom has been nothing short of magical. I know that the brony fandom was a turning point in my life, and one I will always look back on. This show, and the magic of friendship, have truly been the most magical things in my life.

So if the predictions I'm hearing are true, if the further measures I've seen will be issued and carried out, if the fandom is really being laid to rest, I just want to say goodbye, and a sincere thank you to everypony that I don't really think words can begin to express.

Friendship truly is magic. Goodbye, good luck, and for the last time in the forseeable future, brohoof.

This is going to be short till I get home and post proper, but from what I know, and only I know, not much has changed for me, I will still watch the show, assuming I doesn't go to crap, I still plan on going to EverfreeNW and Bronycon(which BTW, is anyone planing to go to either?), the friends I've met aren't going away, I will still give too much money to webhosting. So until something drastic happens I will continue as normal!

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I'm actually pretty excited to see how this all plays out.

Which sucks, I heard it was because, by law, if their trademark isn't properly enforced then they lose it.

This does add another reason to the C&Ds and whatnot. I really hope they don't become like Disney.

EDIT: I decided to copy and paste this from reddit:

So, don't jump the gun JUST yet. Let's wait and see what happens, and watch how it all play out.

On different news, episode was good!

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What's our policy on discussing spoilery things, as I haven't seen the episode yet. Is it true this episode has 2 parallel storylines? Because we've been waiting for that for a while.

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That's what the [spoiler] tag is for :P

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Well, I can see just how much the recent events have rocked the fandom (and this thread).

Honestly, my thoughts about the whole thing are kinda mixed. Firstly, about the C&D letters, it really sucks to have a project you've been hard at work on for close to two years (I forget when they actually started that) just suddenly have to stop and cause you to throw away everything you've done. That really sucks. Also, the fact that the brony doc turned out to be kinda...well, you know. That also sucks. All the drama in the fandom nowadays about every little thing just honestly puts a bad taste in my mouth. It makes me yearn for 2011, back before Derpy became a mainstay Where's Waldo gag in S2, and the show was good just by being unique, not by using the ideas that the fandom comes up with. However, that may also be due to Hasbro's bigger impact on the show's writing, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

To be honest, it feels like Hasbro's becoming controlling to everybody now, and becoming somewhat of a dictator, instead of the docile big brother from before, who didn't seem to mind all the fan content and re-uploads, and even, in some cases, praising it. Also, with certain tweets from the writers themselves (http://i.imgur.com/2k25vdb.png, https://twitter.com/M_A_Larson/statu...16685649842176, and https://twitter.com/fyre_flye/status/300098640150687744) it really seems like the Hasbro-created show is just going to be on a downward drop.

Equestria Girls...I dunno. I'd have to see what it would be like, like with LPS.

And the Alicorn Twilight. I'm excited to see if they can end off a season spectacularly, just like they did with every other season. I have faith.

Well, that was a long time of typing and probably has many errors, but at least I got out what I felt like saying.

Episode 12 covers what the Mane 6 are doing while they leave Spike by himself in Episode 11.
So not two parallel storylines in the same episode, but two parallel storylines nonetheless.

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Too fake to be real.

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Hasbro has no choice in taking down fan content when it gets too big. Either take it down, or loose their trademark. Also, people overreact all the time, in every fandom. It's just that since we are more "together," more people get informed of news than it would be otherwise.


Well lets see here:

Why it's not credible:

• Come from a tumblr blog called f***-no-my-little-pony
• Characters are poorly drawn compared to the background. (In fact, isn't that from yesterday's episode?)
• Not confirmed by Hasbro

Why it is credible:

• "Equestrian girls" and the fact that it will be aimed at teens strongly implies that it won't be the ponies we know and love. Especially when all teenage girls like is Justin Bieber, Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey, etc.

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Even if, worst possible case scenario, there's something horribly awful waiting for us, and the fandom sets with Season 3, I would be OK with that. Ponies gave me something truly wonderful, and helped me transition from childhood to adulthood. I would definitely do it all again, and I'm happy with the way it worked out. And if the fandom continues, well, that's even better! Just remember, however sad the ending may be, My Little Pony still happened, and we can be thankful for that. (Now if I could only say the same thing about the fact that I have no team... *RAGES*)

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There is going to be a learning curve for both the fan base and content owners but eventually equilibrium will be reached. Even if Hasbro went completely crazy they can’t logistically nor legally take down all the fan content.

Did you ever find out what happened with your team?

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Oh how true that is. Even if Hasbro spent more than infinity dollars in taking down all the content, we would probably just move to the darknet.

Yea, it's mainly just the 'big' projects that get hit, so the logical course is to say nothing till it is done!

Also more stuffs http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6_ioA3EnY1...safe.jpeg.jpeg

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Killed fluttershy yesterday #yolo #obliviatetheh8 #seriouslytho

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Hashtags hold no power here.

Too bad this forum doesn't implement the "thanks" feature.

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Alright, this is officially the first thing I've read on CD that has legitimately confused me.

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So, how was the episode today?

It was good, for a season 3EP, but was a bit rushed and forced. Should of ended with the Equestrian games.
Also,
THANKS MA LARSON

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About 2-3 2-parters worth of storylines, Twilight becomes a Mary Sue, and an extremely unsatisfying ending. It just felt like the 13 cut episodes were severely shortened and rammed into one. And the season was going so well...

I did like the music, Ingram hasn't disappointed yet. The poor guy basically had to make up for a half-season of music, though, so it was jammed in too tight.


As is kind of expected when the marketing department grabs the wheel and and sharply WTF-wards, it was kind of meh. I don't blame the writers though, since it seems said marketing department forced their hands.

6.5/10, season 4 is on shaky ground. (And by shaky I mean ice-capped erupting volcano shaky.)