Talk:Rainbow Dash/@comment-71.65.109.120-20120714185151/@comment-4818418-20120715004819

ALL Rainbow fans? Was that purely speculative or an accusation? My question being purely out of curiosity.

I like Rainbow Dash, and I certainly don't mind people not liking her, but I've yet to see that conversation not end up with the person arguing for Rainbow Dash looking like they're trying to convert the person arguing against Rainbow Dash to liking Rainbow Dash and vice versa. I think people's reactions to not liking Rainbow is because they expect everyone to start banging on about her flaws as though she's the only character who's got any, but then they just provoke an inflamed response because they come across as narrow-minded. If characters were judged by the sins of their fans, fiction would be a pointless industry.

There's certainly no need to flame someone for having a lesser opinion of Rainbow Dash, which some of us could do well to remember, as it applies to all characters, but at the same time, posting a comment stating an apathy or dislike for a given pony on a page entirely about that pony is much like posting an anti-brony comment on a brony forum: it is a place filled-to-bursting with people who disagree with you. In many ways these pages could/should serve as a place where people can discuss their favourite characters without fear of becoming involved in an argument over the "validity" of their preference. Much like brony forums serve as a similar safe haven for discussing My Little Pony in general. In both situations, all you will usually achieve by posting anything "negative" is angering most of the regulars, so the better choice is to say nothing and find a place to discuss who you do like.

There are many brony communities where your opinion will be better respected by all. This, regrettably, is not yet one of them, as its main purpose is information. When I see a "Comments" section, I honestly read it as "Flame Wars": forums tend to have less arguing, but it depends where you go.

See you, out there.