(wow it's been so long since I wrote something)

#2. The rampant use of the word plot to refer to pony rear-ends
'Watching it for the plot' is a human joke. Ponies wouldn't get it. And nobody's come up with a convincing reason for ponies to use the word 'plot' that way.

I thought I'd put something new up for those of your who stumble onto my page. This is just the first thing I thought of.

So, little things that bother me in fanfics. They aren't 'deal-breakers', not all of them, but they irk me all the same. For now, let's just start with one.

#1: Changeling hiveminds.

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Deer Princess Celestia.

That's it.

Ponyville is attacked by its most insidious, terrifying foe yet: fleas.

When a bird hits Fluttershy's window, she decides that the only logical course of action is to break every window in Ponyville.

Inspired by a message from a friend.

Fausticorn pitches an idea for a story to her bosses, set in the technological land of Anthropia, about a gypsy human called Tara Strong and her adventures in Humanville.

Trixie replaces Navi from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Inspired by comment #5 on Harmony Defended.

I have twenty-five ideas for various pony stories sitting in a folder on my desktop. Some have been sitting there for two years, now.

Thirteen are little more than a few sentences describing the basic idea.
Five are short blurbs that could be turned into an actual story, if I could just focus long enough to write them.
Five have story outlines from start to finish, even several paragraphs, but they're also way too ambitious for my current writing skills. (read: minimal)

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There are lots of stories about Twilight outliving her friends and dealing with the aftermath.
And that's fine. It's dramatic. It has impact. Authors can write about Twilight learning to cope, or going nuts, or whatever. Many already have.

There are a few stories about the entire Mane Six becoming alicorns.
Those are typically a little happier, though they tend to kill off Celestia and Luna and focus on everypony losing their family.

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I freely admit that I cannot recall with absolute certainty the particulars of each story, and that I do not know public opinion, or people for that matter, very well. That being said...

The central premise of Friendship is Optimal is as follows:

-Equestria Online is an MMO based on social interaction, and features a truly intelligent AI as Celestia.
-CelestAI Satisfies Values Through Friendship and Ponies. She is programmed to do this for everypony.

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