Okay, I've met some stupid people in my time... But there is nothing that annoys me more in RP than someone who makes their oc a complete ignorant, non-caring, totally perfect and all-powerful Mary Sue.

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That automatically dislikes any story that:

-Starts with some character from another universe, OC, real life people being transported to Equestria.
-Is a Fallout Equestria story.
-Is a Human transported to Equestria but turned into a Pokémon (The "A New World-" series).
-Has bad grammar in the story description.
-Has as Story Cover a Pony-Creator OC that is also the Author's AVI.
-Is a meme/bandwagon/unoriginal.

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Twilight: "You can't do this! The power of love will overcome your hatred! You love us like... Like Juliet loved Hamlet!"

Discord!Shepherd: "My love is irrelevant and Juliet didn't love Hamlet! She loved Romeo!"

Pinkie: "Ohhh! Right! Hamlet loved Helen of Troy!"

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Continuing our look at bizarre modern fandom behavior, there's been this ridiculous obsession with details running amok of late. One of the more egregious examples I came across recently was in EQDs comment section (which some might say shows a complete lack of judgment on my part. These people are correct more often than not.)

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I like to write at least one chapter ahead... usually don't get to on account of my slowness. But this time I wrote a chapter ahead and it was around 70K. I like to divide my chapters up here at between 40 and 50K since longer is harder to load and search through, and shorter is too jerky and noncommittal. Limiting it at 45K or so obliges me to occasionally make sure the scene is clearly established, instead of just running on continuously forever.

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So I've been reading books on Superman lately for a project I have coming up in the new year and I've come across a term that really sums up the fandom experience for me.

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Wow!
Believe me when I say this was unintentional. And yet...
Just look at them!

I didn't change anything, I just coloured it!
I took the image and coloured it and they look like bucking Liches!

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I think I figured out an actual way time can flow in the same rate in Equestria and EQG world and still account for discrepancies between the two series.

It's not a matter of time. It a matter of how it's measured.

Since day, night, the weather, and most other natural phenomena are controlled by ponies, there's no reason to assume that they'd use the same "24 hrs= 1 day, 365 days = 1 year" calendar we would.

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