Edit: my comment on the blogpost this was a response to was removed, the author felt it was off topic and was concerned it would de rail things and create more conflict. I respect and understand this decision these are still the same words I said there though.

It all starts with each of us as individuals, no place is perfect no matter how tightly knit of welcoming it is but it is up to us to do what we can to do the little things that make this place feel more like a community. Report trolls and flamers, be polite and civil even when it is hard, try to cheer people up when they are feeling down and be aware that there are various different people from all sort of different background and opinions and though you may not always understand their preferences that having certain preferences dosen't automatically make them monsters.

As was pointed out there indeed was a thread asking which pony was most likely to commit suicide and while I can understand why some people didn't like that thread as someone who has had suicidal thoughts both recently and in the past I can understand how touchy this can be. But some of the people who expressed their distaste for the topic did the exact same thing they accused my friend of for making that topic and me for defending him from the unjustified shitstorm of hate he got for it.

They spread more negativity by insulting me and my friend when if they were given fair warning about what that thread entailed and have only themselves to blame for actually clicking on the topic itself. While I do feel guilty for losing my temper I feel that accusing my friend and I of forcing our views on other people was complete bullshit and totally uncalled for. I can understand something not being someones cup of tea, but all this scapegoating and phony baloney moral posturing of the so called "dark sides" of the fandom and this desire to turn the fandom into some kind of hive mind among some bronies accomplishes is to, create flame wars and encourage haters and trolls.

I of course agree that there is too much negativity here and there are some topics that I do not like, but what I do is I simply ignore them and move on and if I think something is inappropriate I report it and walk away. If those individuals who had such a distaste did that instead and the thread still got locked Inazuma and I would have been dissapointed but we both would have understood.

Controversial topics will always exist and some of those topics might be things we are unfomfortable with, simply wishing them away will not make them go away but voicing any concerns in a calm rational manner will help create a more positive and productive atmosphere.