OK, the first 25 are ponies that I really really like, but are pretty much in order of how much I like them, the final fifteen I really just don't care about.

1. Rarity
2. Twilight Sparkle
3. Sunset Shimmer
4. Maud Pie
5. Princess Celestia
6. Mare Do Well
7. Vinal Scratch
8. Princess Cadence
9. Pinkie Pie
10. Fluttershy
11. Rainbow Dash
12. Derpy Whooves
13. Doctor Whooves
14. Shinning Armor
15. Princess Luna
16. Daring Do
17. Lyra Heartstrings
18. Bon Bon
19. Applejack
20. Sweetie Belle
21. Apple Bloom
22. Scootaloo
23. Tree Hugger
24. Octavia
25. Sassy Saddles
26. Spitefire
27. Zecora
28. Starlight Glimmer
29. Queen Chrysalis
30. Lightning Dust
31. Roseluck
32. Cranky
33. Nightmare Moon
34. Pip
35. Big Macintosh
36. Granny Smith
37. Cheese Sandwitch
38. Berry Punch
39. Snowflake
40. Flim Flam

And?

And nothing, lists for lists sake.

4952237
I guess that means the following is a valid response, then?

Your list is wrong, and you like/dislike the wrong ponies.

4952216

Spitefire is best pony

4952264

If this is true, then who has the right list?

4952277 Probably no one.

4952216 I am appalled by the fact Chrysalis isn't higher than that in your list. I am so triggered right now!

Except I'm not.

4952277
4952294
I dunno, lists just seem like they've got a low information content. Why is Rarity better than Twilight Sparkle? Why is Maud better than Pinkie Pie? Why is Mare-Do-Well better than 60% of the ponies that play Mare-Do-Well?

'course anybody can post a list, I'm just not sure how people are supposed to respond or discuss it, really.

In the interest of further discussion, here's an alternate take! Again, a preference ordering.

1. Ms. Harshwhinny
2. Ms. Harshwhinny (Sponsored Content)
3. Ms. Harshwhinny (Sponsored Content)
4. Princess Cadance
5. Applejack
6. Sunset Shimmer
7. Twilight Sparkle
8. Apple Bloom
9. Princess Luna
10. Rarity
11. Chrysalis
12. Spike
13. Tirek
14. Rainbow Dash
15. Princess Celestia
16. Pinkie Pie
17. Maud Pie
18. Shining Armor
19. Zecora
20. Spitfire
21. Sweetie Belle
22. Starlight Glimmer
23. Discord
24. Scootaloo
25. Soarin
26. Minuette
27. Big Mac
28. Granny Smith
29. Daring Do
30. Flam
31. Flim
32. Cranky
33. Sombra
34. Fleetfoot
35. Troubleshoes
36. Tree Hugger
37. Doctor Hooves
38. Seabreeze
39. Silver Shill
40. Fluttershy

1. Rarity
2. Rainbow Dash
3. Derpy Hooves
4. Twilight Sparkle
5. Discord
6. Pinkie Pie
7. Maud Pie
8. Big Mac
9. Princess Luna
10. Lyra Heartstrings
11. Bon Bon
12. Fluttershy
13. Sunset Shimmer
14. Soarin
15. Doctor Whooves
16. Princess Celestia
17. Vinyl Scratch
18. Octavia
19. Scootaloo
20. Sweetie Bell
22. Apple Bloom
23. Big Mac
24. Granny Smith
25. Diamond Tiara
26. Silver Spoon
27. Starlight Glimmer
28. Applejack
29. Rara
30. Cranky
31. Matilda
32. Queen Chrysalis
33. Moon Dancer
34. Sliver Lightning
35. Berry Punch
36.Sonata
37. Adargio
38. Spitfire
39. Dinky Hooves
40. Double Diamond

1. Fluttershy

The rest can talk it out amongst themselves. Except those who aren't actually ponies.

There. Simple, clear, accurate.

4952216 Hey I got no problem with your list. Rarity is one my top favorites too.

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Ms. Harshwhinny? Obscure choice, especially for all three top spaces... I guess Rarity is my favorite because I have always found her so relatable. And I like Maud Pie better than her sister because Maud is actually a complex character, instead of being a schizophrenic party pony with little to no hold on reality, I am not saying I hate Pinkie, I just find her sister to be more relatable and interesting. And as for Mare Do Well, I feel that the episode had one of the best morals of the earlier episodes. Not to mention the fact that I am a huge Batman fangirl.

4952488
I like most of your choices. I didn't include character s like Tirek or Discord because I was trying to keep to equines only, sounds racist I know, but the list was hard enough to make as it was.

4952583
Rarity is best pony.

4953144 Oh i know it was like choosing between my babies

Nice list.
I can only manage a top 5:

1. Applejack
2. Rarity
(No, I am not into Rarijack.)
3. Sunset Shimmer
4. Maud Pie
5. Zecora

Well, this is one of the most pointless threads I've seen in a while...

4954188
Why do you feel the need to say that?

4955380
Two reasons:
1. Because it is.
2. Because I have admin status in this group, which gives me the ability to lock or even delete this thread -- or stupid threads like it in the future. I hoped someone might actually justify its existence, but no such luck. Forunately, it seems to have pretty much died down other than our exchange.

4955784
Fair enough, I'll keep it brief.
Forgive me for any naivety, but, is there such a need to moderate the traffic around here? After all, what's wrong with a little 'who's best pone' from time to time? I can totally understand your dubiety towards the need for this thread, in fact, I agree. I just found your initial approach a bit jarring.