Meson Bolt

Forcibly stuff your air passages with pumpkin so that you suffocate. Would you like it whole or diced?

I love her fluffy little ears...

Well the last time I measured, I was 6'2". Apparently I've grown some though... need to measure myself again.

Pretty much all of my opinions on any controversial subject are the same. This answer basically applies to every controversial fanfiction subject; alicorn OC's, Canon x OC shipping, "overpowered" characters, etc. If you created the OC for a fanfiction or other story, that's great. The world they live in is the world you've created, you are free to do with them what you will. And if you choose to radically change the canon of the established universe (e.g. Fallout Equestria), then it's up to the reader to accept those changes in order to enjoy the story. Thusly, if you're writing an MLP fanfiction, the universe that you create may allow as many alicorns as you please. It's your world, it's simply based on another's work. Writing a fanfiction is basically pitching a question to an audience, such as, "Would it be cool if Equestria had 6 alicorns instead of 5?", and then basically supporting that question with your good writing skills. The audience must trust the writer to do justice to the characters that they've come to love, as well as write the new alicorn in a manner that receives praise and merit of that status. If the audience rejects the notion, that's completely fine. They don't have to read it. However, if your OC is part of a roleplay, that's where I have a problem. A roleplay is a place for authors to piece together a story in a shared universe. So introducing an alicorn OC is basically demanding that your idea (Equestria having 6 alicorns instead of 5) is a good one, and forcing the other authors to accept whatever writing you're going to introduce, no matter how good or bad it is. This lack of trust is where a lot of prejudicial hate for alicorn OC's comes from. Nobody really trusts a stranger with an alicorn OC, since many authors use their OC's status to boost their own ego. Forcing people to accept what you have to bring to the table is scary, because it takes freedom away from the other roleplayers, and makes them uncomfortable. I know this probably isn't the answer a lot of you were expecting, but in short, here's what I think about alicorn OC's. If it's in a fanfiction, that's completely fine. It's the author's universe, you can accept or reject it. However, if it's in a roleplay, it's not okay, because the presence of an alicorn drastically changes the universe that is owned by several authors. The only way I would be okay with an alicorn OC in a roleplay is if it's well written and the other authors accept it.