Yeah, and then there's things that are just unfair like the removal of most of JanAnimations MLP videos.
The Brony opinion doesn't matter? Bronies are half the reason the show is even very well known nowadays, of course the Brony opinion matters. Of course, It's not only Bronies that'll be watching, It'll also be the little girls and the critics looking for new movies to review when it comes out. I never said the movie was a panderfest, if anything I hate that term. There's no harm in having a few nods to the show in there, that's not pandering, It's called fan service. One thing Hasbro has always been good at since the Brony fandom started is being able to satisfy the Bronies, while still being easy to get into for newcomers, they know they have to do well on that, because that means potential new Bronies will join the fandom if they like the show, or if not, they'll at least speak positively about it, and Hasbro gets word of mouth which means success. Not to mention there are brony critics out there in places like YouTube, they may not be as popular as say, the Nostalgia Critic, but they get the job done, though mind you you probably won't find brony critics in places like IMDB or Metacritic. My point is, there needs to be a balance between fan service and accessibility for people new to the fandom.
What's going on here, I don't see half the quote's you mentioned anywhere in this thread...