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Sure, that sounds fun if it works for you than i say go for it (i know you're not looking for approval or anything but hey, 'scoolcauseponies)

I have alot to adress here. first off, no, they do it because they hate you for watching the show, and if not, you can tell that after you reply and they reply, because by then, if they do do it because you like the show, they'll be like "whatever this is gay" and leave. second, now that i think of it, you're probably right (or I'm just overthinking agian, which is likely), but that doesn't mean you can't try, there is a reason to replying, and that is making your stand (best done with other people). third, ignoring, as I said, is a way of dealing with things, but it doesn't solve anything. and lastly, I couldn't care less about whoever's approval I'm getting, especially when it comes to people who try to insult me for no good reason. But it doesn't mean I'm gonna take it and shut up.

Well I have nothing more to say, so let's conclude, I both agree and disagree. All you said are good points, but I'm gonna have to stick with my argument, you need to try, it does help, and nobody said anything about calling names. it does? i meant overcoming by sticking together... not by attacking. Well i guess what i said sounds like i encourage flaming, but i didn't mean it that way, it might get flamed (replying) but it's not my intentions so... i guess you can think about it on your own and see for yourself if it works. this is just a forum, nopony's gonna get flamed here, so what i say may not work, but at least try. sorry if it's a little confusing.

eeyup, I completely agree, and that's half my point, it's about trying, and not ignoring.

Well, I posted this in this thread for a reason, so granted, I may be ovethinking things, but in/for a good reason. And vise-versa, nobody should face a hater head-on by himself. So if enough people overcome him (or them, it could be a group) it would have the same effect. or at least somewhat of the same effect.

I think you just completed my Topic, friends, is what gets you up, and that inclueds the brony fandom. Thank you, for posting this, I think you just made my day

Well I've never been really fond of metal so I haven't had the honor of that experience, but I see your point, and I respect it, but I think your case is slightly different from the matter at hand, therefore I believe you make a good argument, but it's just not the same because internet conversations don't go that way, and if they do, THEN you walk away. because most haters are just trolls and if a troll does that it usually comes with "How'd you like that b!tch?". The kind of people I'm refering to dont believe that what they are doing is right, they think it's fun, so, as previousley stated, I try to make them reconsider.

I just want to make one thing clear, I'm doing this as a disscussion (i guess i should have said this earlier), haters dont matter that much to me, it's more for the sake of keeping a conversation and giving exaplmes. sorry if you didn't want me to reply. first off LAWL XD and second, maybe, but like i said, i think we can salvage the things we say.

So you somewhat agree with me?

I never said they do, but at least you can try to stop a horrible person from being horrible others. keyword is try.

well of course it's easy, but that doesnt mean its good. And yes they do want a flamewar, but in the end, if you try to stop them insted of trying to defend what you love, maybe it will be worth a flamewar. think about that. feeding would mean give them things to throw at you. I meant trying to avoid that sort of thing and going for more of a straight shooter type of reply...or something.

I'm glad it works for you, but it doesn't work for me, once more all i write is just my opinion so obiously it's influenced from my experience. I'm just trying to get people to think about it. which i probably did. Trust me, it won't make them madder, they will think they won, they will think you are weak for not trying. you need to understand that they don't think like us when it comes to reason. I mean specificlly getting mad or not. they won't get mad or get their senses straight if we ignore them. their mind or at least persona doesnt work that way (I think, I'm not a psychiatrist)

well i never said they were eight-year olds, i said they act like ones on the internet, now im not sure if this is true, but i think they at least try to act decent IRL. and to answer your question, I've had problems with bullies in elemantry school 5 years ago and never once did ignoring them helped me, now, it might just be me specificlly but like I said, it's purely my opinion. I know we aren't pin cushions, my porpuse is to not turn into ones. and of course you can stop caring, but i'm trying to make this as relevent as possible, therefore "JUST STOP CAREING" doesn't really approach the manner I'm trying to talk about.

Alright, before you read this, keep in mind that while ignoring haters is one way of dealing with them, it's not a solution in my opinion. Okay, now, I know that our fandom is kind-of past the stage of having to fight for their internet lives, but this also applies to other aspects of life, so I am making this post. When it comes to haters, everypony knows that they aren't worth getting mad about or making a fuss, and while that is true, ignoring them won't solve anything. No matter what you say, a hater will definatly do his best to make fun of you or insult you, but, if you don't say anything, they won't stop, they will never stop unless you do something. So what I'm saying is that a hater isn't a reason to get angry, and ignoring means you don't want to deal with them, which means you are at least somewhat annoyed, which means you're somewhat angry. The best way to deal with them in my opinion is to make them question themselves, because even if they reply like an eight year-old, they will think about it, which may or may not lead to him reconsidering his ways. But at least it will do something, because ignoring won't do anything. For example, there was an episode in Southpark where Cartman was making fun of breast cancer after Wendy made a lecture about it in class, as the episode goes on, Wendy tries to make him stop by trying to explain about breast cancer and how it is serious matter, therefore he shouldn't make fun of it. But in ordinery Cartman fashion, he continues to do all he can to make sure she can't stop him. He even went as far as lying to his mother, Wendy's parents, and about everyone else in the school about him wanting to be friedns with Wendy, so no one will have the power to stop him from going about his buisness. Wendy gave up on trying to stop him, and he continues to make fun of breast cancer in a fake lecture in-front of the class. Eventually, she decides to take him head-on once and for all, and beats the living *SQUEE* out of him. And I'm not saying that we should go violent, but we can't afford to be the pin cushion of the haters. I know I haven't given too many alternatives to ignoring haters, but I figure we're all smart enough to reply sophisticatedly. In conclusion, not facing your problem doesn't solve anything, and while you shouldn't reduce to a haters level or anything, you should try to make him think about what he said or is saying. This is purely my opinion, I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on the matter. And thank you for listening to me.

Yeah I live in Israel, you know TheLivingTombstone? I live like 20 minutes from him. Thank you everypony! To expand a little, another reason I became a brony is because there are waaaaay too many bad people on the internet, and I always tried to be the "nice guy" exception, so when I found out there's a whole community of nice people on the internet, who are fans of a great show, *Rarity voice: I just HAD to join it*

Hiya! I'm new here, and some guy massaged me and said I should introduce myself so... here I go! My name is River, I'm 14 years old, my birthday is the 3rd of June. I'm Israeli. I live with my dad, my step-mom and my little sister. I play the drums and I am a fast learner. I don't really remember how I discovered ponies, but I do remember it happened in the beggining of the last school year (September-October, 2011). I always wanted to try the show, untill I did, and I liked it, even before knowing about bronies. Bronies! Every brony I met was an amazing and wonderful person, and that's why I became a brony, not because of the show (even though it is without a doubt one of the best cartoons I've seen). I write fanfics on fimfiction.net. I came to this site when I searched "mlp forums", not because I was looking for this specific site, but rather looking for forums of MLP: FiM (now that's a good name if I heard one ). So I have a few things I want to talk about, but that's a different Topic