/mlpol/ - My Little Politics

Lol, ya wanna know the biggest tell that /mlpol/ wasn't involved? Cuz the people reporting it have much better quality images and sources

Actual anons in thread literally dont give a shit, its just [redacted] twitter assholes trying to be relevant by complaining that something tickled a naughty part of their brain. While a "Yeah, maybe not on overtly being welcoming of a site that - no offense - makes alot of inappropriate jokes" is probable, the general impression from anons (that has been seen) takes it as a nothing burger

>>377392
>lowkey
Your black ID tag suits you well

>>377396
And you're worthless communist prime minister suits you!

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Looking into thread 41487915 there are some Anons giving the sensible response on how to help MF staff defend themselves again twittertards however it looks like the thread is just an excuse to post "noooo, MF3 never ever, bad nazi killed it, reeeeeee" from the bad actors.

literal and emphatic seethe
Its ALWAYS okay for them, whatever reason, whatever explanation, apparently!

>>377385
can confirm, we just met up and watched tamers and had a drink at the bar

post-con survey is out, check your spam folders. Be sure to tell them you hate furries

>>377551
It will be interesting to see if they ban fursuits given the overwhelming sentiments. Surely they would allow for pony suits, and plausibly pony/series related, but I'm of the mind that fursuits should be restricted to individual rooms, room parties, and scheduled events that expressly necessitate/warrant/invite them (i.e. fursuits welcome, karaoke for example)

>>377552
I honestly doubt it, and I lowkey hope they don't. I didn't see badges on the furries that were there this year and banning them will just make more show up and flaunt their dildos in the lobby

>>377553
I hope they dont as well, I have some interesting ideas for anti-furfaggotry signs to be displayed while in fursuit. However, it does seem that if the intent is to preserve /mlp/ and classic fandom culture then some degree of restrictions - specifically/especially for non-fandom suits - is in everyone's best interest.

One thing that furries can lose sight of is that expressly-furry conventions are open to really anyone. Mario is here, Link is there, there's a trio of amogus over there, a bunch of cosplay anime fags are gathering over at the bridge, etc. It has become second nature to assume that unless otherwise specified, conventions are a permissive space with expected overlap. In that furries also have a (ahem) healthy population of willful con-goers for whom travel/etc is not a concern, a new and upcoming convention is quite enticing. Without clearly emphasizing the central focus of ponies it becomes assumed that the con would become diluted with ponies.
Again to my comment about no fursuits unless called for, a push for green (or orange, or red, or,...) masks is better for maintaining the existing atmosphere

>>377555
would become diluted with furries

Lord, guide snowpity.inc ponies to this discussion.

For the purpose of the following:
1. The term "furries" shall be used to designate individuals with furry swag, apparel, con badges, etc. including entire/multipe fursuits. This category can be said to include a percentage of the MLP fandom who fit in the previous criteria.
2. The following takes the nuanced position that the pony fandom is separate and exclusive to the furry fandom (i.e. some ponies are furries and vice versa, but not all ponies are furries and vice versa).

The problem with allowing for an even tacitly open-door policy with regards to fursuits - and this comes from a proud furfag - is not that it promotes attention-whoring, though it certainly enables it. The problem is that fur suits by their nature draw the eye, even if the furry wearing it is the most wholesome and delightful person.

In that the focus of the convention is celebration of the MLP fandom (with obvious but in-exclusive emphasis on g4) it seems that emphasizing/encouraging more of the existing fandom habits/behaviors should be the norm.
Furries are rife with non-fursuit content that at a distance is all-but indistinguishable from pony content: hoodies, shirts, pants, (ahem) programmer socks,.., as well as classic accessories like bags, con badges, plushies, etc. which are likewise ubiquitous with the MLP fandom and equally indistinguishable at long distance.

This isn't about uniformity, it's about encouraging mutually-sharable participation/expression.

I propose a policy of:
NO NON-CANON/FANDOM/PONY FURSUITS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS

- Canon, to mean expressly visible in show/media/print (including other generations)

- Fandom to include products of 4chan (Anonfilly et al) and creative works (Past Sins, Fallout: Equestria, etc.)

- Pony, to give preference/emphasis to MLP-aesthetic horses (meaning, Bojack Horseman fursuit can fuck right off)
Without having any idea how to enforce such a thing other than revoking the offender's registration (a 1-warning policy seems appropriate), this would emphasize both a willingness to allow furries to be furries alongside a commitment to keeping the focus on ponies being ponies

>>377557
send them an email yourself

>>377558
Fine, but only cuz its a good idea

The utility behind restricting non-relevant fursuits (aside from previous mentions) depends on the demographic:
Ponies seem generally/overly supportive of fursuits of canon characters, as they genuinely (in both senses) contribute to the aesthetics of the con. Fursuiters are still a significant minority of the MLP crowd, and if one wants to get really autistic, there's no shortage of canon characters to make fursuits of. There are literally professional and/or patreon-supported fursuit-makers and youtubers, both of which will make superb quality suits of MLP characters if there is a daytime restriction on non-canon. They literally net profit from every con they go to, and if the structure involves a very legitimate compromise - which I propose the above to be - they'll not only abide but will advise their followers/subscribers to do likewise.
Honestly, I think the non canon/fandom/pony rule should not expire with the sun, but agin, its about compromise

All of this is in the interest of everyone having the best time possible.
Now, the outline put forth (no non-canon, fandom, or pony) would permit my fursuit/fursona but I STILL won't wear it publicly EVEN after hours BECAUSE the point of the con is to respect/promote pony culture. I don't expect all/most fursuiters to agree, so again the pony-centric compromise

As a qualifier to having the best time possible, it is possible that people who are not of the target demographic (whether more furry, normie, press, etc) are in attendence. Ostensibly they should go unmolested*, assuming they are informed and can appreciate that while otherwise not unwelcome that this is a Pony-centric culture/convention. No one is intended to have a bad time, but certain things at certain times disrupt the flow.
Furries have a similar concept in not allowing adult/fetish (assuming the whole suit isnt a fetish, lol) geat until after dark, so the concept of limiting non-canonish wouldnt be especially foreign.

I'd also support expressly non-furry sections of after-hour, just saying

>Any kind of bitching about Mare Fair
What do you want? Just in the panels I was present for, there were: 3 panels including racial slurs (two with multiple instances of "nigger" and one with "chink"), one panel with an ISIS flag and fake AK 47s, one where a bomb threat was read aloud, one with a joke about a con mascot dating a 9/11 hijacker and losing her box cutter because of it, a panel wherein someone married an Aryanne plush, multiple Aryanne plushies just being paraded around, multiple panels wherein explicit material (horse pussy) was shown, several panels with explicit statements about foalcon, and one where someone shouted "kill Haber" and got no push back. What else do you want? How many fewer restrictions do you need?

The only restrictions they have at all are in the public areas to try to keep the hotel from banning them. Because they know that if they are banned from the Mariott, the Marriot will speak to every other venue, and get them banned from every other venue, and then they are fucked

>But there were furries!
There were two, maybe three fur suits. That's it. That's fuck all nothing. Are you so obsessed with furries that it's impossible for you to not notice these, or ignore these? Go hang out with friends or do something, anything, more productive than obsessively thinking about furries all day and night.

I know someone who was banned from every single My Little Pony Convention in the United Kingdom because he implied that he had images of foalcon saved to his laptop. That's the attitude outside of Marefair - to ban as many things as possible and to restrict as many things as possible. Mare Fair thrives precisely because it takes the opposite approach. It is as free as possible and allows as much as possible, because that is the best way to spark creatively, not banning everything.

>mlpol panel
Did none of you attend last year? Last year I was invited by Corpulent Brony (one of the chief organizers, mind you) to be on a panel about Alternative Sites. And on that panel, I talked about mlpol.net and the history of mlpol. I told the story of the board mergers on April 1st, and how I came to mlpol. The room applauded. We had an Alternative Sites panel this year as well which I participated in, though it was smaller, I was late, and Zizzy was leading it, so the panel focused pretty much entirely on technical aspects of operating a website which I had nothing to contribute to

>>377565
These are the testaments that I live for