
Gorgoroth is all smiles
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Submitted April 25, 2019 at 11:14PM by Gorgoroth_the_Black
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So, because it's No-Pics Thursday (April 25th, 2019) today, you know what that means...
It's time for the Weekly Fanfic Recommendation LINK-SWAP Game thread to continue!
Anyways, THE RULES (read 'em carefully):
Post a link to a fanfiction you like (can be your own as well - it's okay to self-promote), with or without a short blurb.
Important: Reply to someone else's post with a link to a fanfiction you think they might like, based on their choices.
Put each of your choices in a separate post if you want to make sure to get a recommendation based on each one. You may reply to someone else's reply, either to you or to someone else. Please make long discussion threads, they introduce a healthy bit of exploration and can help us find new interests! And that's it!
PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH STEPS 1 and 2. Don't just show up and ask for recommendations if you're not willing to provide any. I'll start the first few threads myself, and reply with a gentle reminder if you forget.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.
Ready? Set? LET"S GO! Also, feel free to self-promote in here!





This is the thread for discussing anything pertaining to Fanfiction in general. Like your ideas, thoughts, what you're reading, etc. This differs from my Fanfic Recommendation Link-Swap Thread, as that focuses primarily on recommendations. Every week these two threads will be posted at alternate times.
Although, if you like, you can talk about fics you don't necessarily recommend but found entertaining.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.


Hi there! It's Thursday again and that means another chance to talk about what's been happening around here and how you feel about it!
Same as every other time, feel free to discuss whatever it is you'd like regarding our little subreddit good or bad. If you're unhappy we'll try our best to fix whatever problem you're having!
If you want to talk about the MLP fandom in general, that's fine too!
But some people may not want to talk about comics or anything else that hasn't happened yet, so you should be nice and hide those conversations from those people by using the spoiler tag.
If you don't know how it's as easy as making an emote:
>!It has ponies!!<
And if you're not wanting to discuss the subreddit or community specifically you can also check out the weekly off-topic thread here!!!!!

The conceit of the episode 'Twilight's 7' is that in light of Ling Sombra's recent invasion Shining Armor has been called in to beef up Palace security. In light of this, he sealed up all but one secret underground entrance to the palace, installed several massive fans to 'blow away' any aerial attackers, installed a security system that can only be accessed by special badges given to the guards, installed a pitfall device in front of the thrones that reacts to the slightest touch, and filled the throne room with geese to act as an early warning system.
Ridiculous as this all sounds it proved to be fairly effective at thwarting Twilight and her friends plans, leaving it up to Spike and some inside help from Princess Luna to win the day. But those security measures seem an awful lot like they were installed more with thwarting Twilight in mind than seeing off any villains.
Let's take these in order:
1.) Sealing the Underground Entrances - actually not a bad move since this is what gave Queen Chrysalis access to Canterlot even when Shining Armor has deployed his protective shield spell way back in A Canterlot Wedding. The problem is, no villain since Chrysalis has chosen to sneak into the castle, with Lord Tirek, King Sombra, and even the Storm King's forces marching rather brazenly right into Canterlot. It also doesn't help that he leaves one 'secret' entrance obviously open and guarded by a single rookie guardsman. Simply bricking over the entrances would pose no impediment to a sufficiently powerful villain, and even one as comparatively weak as Cozy Glow would have no trouble outwitting a single Royal Guard.
2.) Fans to Blow Away Enemies - Again, not a bad countermeasure to a Changeling swarm, but only a few of King Sombra's mind controlled troops were Pegasi, and even then the fans didn't seem powerful enough to stop a skilled flier like Rainbow Dash (it's worth remembering Sombra had the rest of the Wonderbolt's under his control). The fans also would be a detriment to any aerial defense of the castle winged guards might otherwise represent, leading to a massive hole in the castles defense against flying enemies that aren't light enough to be repelled by simple fans... such as a dragon, a fleet of dirigibles, or frankly anyone who would be just fine with dropping heavy bombs onto the palace from a high enough altitude.
3.) Increased Personnel and Badge Security System - Having doors that cannot be opened by anyone but a trusted guardsman with an appropriate badge sounds like a good idea, but there are two huge drawbacks. The first is that this is the first security measure that isn't Changeling proof... if Applejack and Rarity can steal a badge and impersonate a Guard than it would be all the easier for a Changeling to abduct and assume the form of a Guard as well. Increasing the number of guards actually makes this a higher risk as new and unfamiliar faces would be dismissed as simply being new personnel. Add to this the risk of fire or some other emergency breaking out and suddenly all the doors are sealed and no one in the room has the appropriate badge to escape and you have a serious problem on your hands. It's also still hard to see how such doors would pose much of an impediment to a villain of the strength of Tirek or Sombra who have a habit of blowing up or breaking down walls.
4.) The Pit Trap - Probably the second most idiotic countermeasure. Not only is it easily thwarted by anyone who can fly, but it essentially is a constant hazard to the Princesses and their subjects since it is activated by the slightest touch. Such a trap should have a secret button or switch to activate. Additionally it is neither deep enough to be fatal nor lined with anything that might impede a sufficiently powerful villain from escaping. If this trap had been in place when King Sombra invaded it would have been amusing, but that's about it, as the Pony could have quickly assumed shadow form and floated back up the pit and blown the trap door off its hinges.
5.) The Geese - Okay, this is a pretty effective way to let you know when someone enters the throne room. In fact, you'll know when anyone enters the room, with no way of knowing if they are friend or foe. Also the geese sound off at random other times, leading to many frustrating false alarms. It's really the stupidest countermeasure, as if there is a villain in the throne room at all and you don't already know about it, you are likely already in trouble. Further, there's nothing stopping a truly evil villain from destroying the geese outright before they can do much as make a sound. Again the only villain this might impede is Cozy Glow, and that's only because you can't easily make friends with geese.
Altogether Shining Armor's security measures are laughably weak and would be torn apart like tissue paper by Grogar and his legion of doom.

So I realized that we will be in the middle of the Hiatus for a while and so a thought occurred to me. Some of the highlights of watching the episodes from Season 8 as they premiered was reacting and discussing the episodes with y'all in real time. We starting Season 8 today.
So following up on this yesterday's thread, is the My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Equestria Girls - Better Together shorts; "A Little Birdy Told Me,Super Squad Goals, and Road Trippin'" . So go watch via whatever means you can and come back to discuss this early episode below.
And here is a link to the Better Together shorts "Star Crossed", "My Little Shop of Horrors", and "Display of Affection" from yesterday if you want to chime in and discuss the precious episodes in case you missed the previous threads.
No really. Y'all are more then welcome to add/contribute to the previous discussions. Really.
So I realize it's a bit late in the game to do so but I have compiled a few masterlists of all of the Unofficial Episode Discussion Threads we have discussed by each season we have watched them for easier access to comment on, read, look back on what we have said, and other such useful whatnots.
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 1
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 2
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 3
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 4
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 5
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 6
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 7
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Season 8
Unofficial Episode Discussion Masterlist: Equestria Girls
Unofficial Episode Discussion: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic- The Movie
So yeah we're going to be going through the shorts 3 at a time before hopping into "Spring Breakdown". So just click the hyperlinks to the shorts above, they lead directly to the short on youtube don't worry, and let's get this shindig started.
There are supposedly plans to keep EQG going even as the new MLP series starts.
What do you think about that?
Hello everycreature may I welcome you to the second official meeting of the Fimfiction Book Club! After spending an entire week reading our chosen story from last week what we did we thing?
That said what is our first official Fimfic to read for the Book Club? None other then Luna's Protégé by MrAlterad!
So that said I am hoping to see how this turns out. So here is what the plan is. On the day when the Fimfic for the Book Club is announced, like today for example, we shall read the first chapter and give our initial impressions of the Fimfic in question in the comments below, and then the following week once we have all had time to read and digest the fimfic, we can discuss it in whole. What we liked, what we disliked, what you would have changed, etcetera.
And if you really liked the story feel free to leave a comment to let the author's know. Trust me as a writer myself I know just how much that is appreciated.
So let's discuss Luna's Protégé shall we?
So what did everyone think about this story? What did you like, what did you dislike, is there something you would have changed, or is there something that you simply with to discuss in regards to the story?
. . Alright I think I have the straw poll set up right? https://www.strawpoll.me/17882476 This should make choosing the next book for the fimfic book club easier. I'll let y'all know what the winner is tomorrow. Also a link to the previous edition of the book club here, First Edition. . . .








