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User:Dokatamaru

2015-07-21T11:18:50Z

Neondude: added the sad, sad truth

Professional nigger

Furtastic

2015-07-21T10:56:28Z

Neondude: Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes.

bla bla bla bla even more fucking furfag autism

WikiFur

2015-07-21T10:55:11Z

Neondude: Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes.

{{Infobox website
| title = WikiFur
| image = [[File:Wiki.png]]
| caption = ''WikiFur: By furries, for furries, about furries''; and ''WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia''
| author = '''Founder''': [[GreenReaper]]<br />'''Curators''': [[WikiFur:Colleagues|(see list)]]<br />'''Contributors''': [[stats:EN/TablesWikiFurEN.htm#wikipedians|(see statistics)]]
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| status = Active
| began = July 24, 2005
| ended = ongoing
| articlecount = 17,500+ in English version (Dec 2013)
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'''WikiFur''' is a website dedicated to the collection and preservation of information about the furry [[:Category:Community|community]] and [[:Category:Culture|culture]]. It is a wiki, built by contributions from readers: and built on MediaWiki, a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia, which anyone can edit the site, and their changes are reflected immediately. Translation/localization efforts exist in [[:zh:|Chinese]], [[:cs:|Czech]], [[:da:|Danish]], [[:nl:|Dutch]], [[:eo:|Esperanto]], [[:et:|Estonian]], [[:de:|German]], [[:fr:|French]], [[:hu:|Hungarian]], [[:it:|Italian]], [[:ja:|Japanese]], [[:ko:|Korean]], [[:no:|Norwegian]], [[:pl:|Polish]], [[:pt:|Portuguese]], [[:ru:|Russian]] and [[:es:|Spanish]], with affiliates in [[:fi:|Finnish]] and [[:sv:|Swedish]].

WikiFur has been at WikiFur.com since 2009.

:''For more information about how WikiFur works, see '''[[WikiFur:About]]'''''

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== Mission and content ==

WikiFur's stated mission is to "record information of use to the furry community", in an attempt to distribute it to others. This mission has been widely interpreted, and WikiFur contains articles on [[art]], [[literature]] and other forms of culture both created by and of interest to members of the [[furry fandom]], as well as the people and characters within it, their history and interests, the worlds they inhabit, [[:News:Front Page|news]] on events of current interest, and much more besides. It can also offer a good introduction to the fandom, although [[Wikipedia:Furry fandom|Wikipedia's article]] is considered by WikiFur's founder to remain the best single page on the topic.

Motives for contributors vary. There are those who simply enjoy collecting and organizing information on anthropomorphic topics. Many are fans of particular topics and wish to help write "the definitive article" on it. Some see WikiFur as a means of "getting the truth out" about contentious subjects like the [[babyfur]] community, while others value it as a source of information which, while not completely without bias, is at least subject to an element of peer review and modification.

== Audience and impact ==

As of March 2012, WikiFur attracted around 7500 visitors and 21,000 page views per day in English, and around 1500 visitors and 4000 page views in other languages.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Google Analytics|Google Analytics]] figures</ref> Around 3000 edits were made per month (~2000 in English), with 50-60 contributors making five or more edits, and four to eight contributors making 100 or more edits.<ref name=wikistatsen>[[stats:EN/TablesWikiFurEN.htm|English WikiFur statistics]]</ref><ref name=wikistatszz>[[stats:EN/TablesWikiFurZZ.htm|WikiFur global statistics]]</ref> Roughly seven articles are created a day, excluding those which are swiftly deleted.<ref name=wikistatszz />

WikiFur has been referenced by others within and without the fandom, including ''[[Animal Passions]]'', an article on [[Anthrocon 2006]] published in the [[Wikipedia:Pittsburgh City Paper|Pittsburgh City Paper]] and pieces in ''[[Wikipedia:T (New York Times)|T Magazine]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:L Magazine|L Magazine]]'' and [[Wikipedia:20 Minuten|20 Minuten]].<ref>''[http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/digital-ramble-obsession/ The Digital Ramble | Obsession]'' - Rosecrans Baldwin, 15 May 2008)</ref><ref>''[http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/03/15/an-interview-with-a-furry An Interview With a Furry]'' - Audrey Ference, ''[[Wikipedia:L Magazine|L Magazine]]'' (15 March 2012)</ref><ref>''[http://www.20min.ch/ro/life/lifestyle/story/26998226 Ces adultes qui enfilent un costume d'animal]'' - [[Wikipedia:20 Minuten|20 Minuten]] (10 August 2011)</ref> Some fans have mentioned WikiFur as the source of information leading them to attend a furry [[convention]].

WikiFur is linked to by [[WikiFur:Supporters#WikiFur Linking Supporters|several popular sites]], including [[PeterCat]]'s Furry Infopages, [[Wikipedia:TV Tropes|TV Tropes]], [[Inkbunny]], [[Furry News Network]], [[Encyclopædia Dramatica (.se)|Encyclopædia Dramatica]], [[Rabbit Valley]], [[Lake Area Furry Friends]] and the websites of [[Califur]] and [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]. The site has an international reputation, with links from [[Dutchfurs.com]], [[FranceFurs]], [[Furbase.de]] and [[Wolves' Paradise]], and partner agreements with [[TurriWiki]] and [[WikiLurv]].

== Organization ==

WikiFur consists of a loose [[Wikipedia:federation|federation]] of wiki communities bound together by common purpose. Each is run as a [[Wikipedia:meritocracy|meritocracy]] granting [[WikiFur:Colleagues|greater power]] — and responsibility — to those who display ability and devote time to the project. Most decisions are dealt with by forming consensus among small groups of interested editors, while larger issues are debated by the entire body. For example, when [[WikiFur:Moving hosts|searching for a new host]], WikiFur editors with relevant expertise submitted proposals which were discussed and voted on by most long-term users.

Significant authority rests with the founder, [[GreenReaper]], who owns the ''WikiFur'' mark and wikifur.com domain name, handles [[WikiFur:Donations|donations]], and manages the hosting provided by [[Timduru]]. He acts as the public face of the English project — and, by extension, WikiFur as a whole. However, editorial authority is vested in the entire body of colleagues, and his involvement in non-English projects is normally limited to technical, custodial and advisory matters.

Wiki projects not using the [[WikiFur:Trade and service marks|WikiFur marks]] or wikifur.com, but which share a common theme and principles (most notably, [[WikiFur:Copyright|freely licensed]] textual content and the [[metawikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]) are treated as sister sites, and added to the WikiFur [[mw:Manual:Interwiki#Interwiki links to other languages|interlanguage links]] and the international portal.

== Promotional activities and advertising ==

WikiFur has engaged in various methods of [[WikiFur:Promotion|promotion]] and [[WikiFur:Advertising|advertising]], the latter being paid for by [[WikiFur:Supporters|site supporters]]. Promotion usually focusses on two goals: increasing readership, and attracting new editors. Emphasis is often made of WikiFur's size, both in terms of articles and audience, and of the importance of its mission. Methods of promotion have included [[conbadge]]-like [[Wikipedia:Business card|business cards]], [[:File:WikiFurAC2006Flyer.png|flyers]], ribbons, and posts and comments on news sites, forum and [[LiveJournal]]s, along with paid [[conbook]] advertising and [[Wikipedia:Google AdWords|Google AdWords]] coverage.

== Internet coverage ==

Three weeks after its foundation, WikiFur was selected as [[Something Awful]]'s Awful Link of the Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awful Link of the Day|work=[[Something Awful]]|date=2005-08-15|url=http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3132}}</ref> Massive vandalism ensued, but the boost in traffic allowed rapid growth.

It was selected by [[Wikia:Wikia|Wikia]] as Featured Wikicity in December 2005.<ref name="Wikia feature">[[Wikipedia:User:GreenReaper/Featured wiki/WikiFur|Wikia features WikiFur as Featured Wikicity]], December 2006</ref>

In May 2009, [[Wikipedia:Cracked.com|Cracked.com]] editor<ref>[http://www.cracked.com/members/David+Wong David Wong's cracked.com member page]. Retrieved 2009 June 12.</ref> David Wong included WikiFur as #4 in a list of "5 Terrifying Bastardizations of the WikiPedia Model". [[Wikipedia:Conservapedia|Conservapedia]] was #5, [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica]] was #3, Pagan Wiki was #2, and Metapedia was #1. The WikiFur section included modified excerpts of the WikiFur articles on [[Nazi Furs]], [[Yiff]], and [[The Furry Map of Denmark]]. David went on to call [[Christian Fur]]s especially weird for their depiction of Jesus as a lion.<ref>''[http://www.cracked.com/article_17341_5-terrifying-bastardizations-wikipedia-model.html 5 Terrifying Bastardizations of the WikiPedia Model]'' - David Wong, [[Wikipedia:Cracked.com|Cracked.com]] (11 May 2009)</ref>

== Controversy ==
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As a popular fandom site with avenues of discussion, WikiFur has its share of controversy.

=== Mission misuse ===

There's a belief{{cn}} that WikiFur could provide [[troll]]s and [[critic|other]] people with information that would be used to disparage the image of the furry fandom within mainstream society, by [[W:Disinformation|altering]] or [[:Category:Mature terms|exposing verbatim]] furry data and facts that could confuse people or disgust people, further enhancing the perceived [[stereotype]]s of the fandom.

There is also concern that WikiFur may be co-opted by such above mentioned people to push their own [[W:Wikipedia:NPOV dispute|point of view]] in the name of neutrality, as highlighted when an [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] user edited the same articles on both WikiFur and on ED at the same time.<ref name="j'accuse">[http://en.wikifur.com/index.php?title=User_talk:SleepAtWork&oldid=70252#J.27accuse.21 Accusation of dubious editing practices] by [[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]] against [[User:SleepAtWork|SleepAtWork]]</ref>

=== Privacy versus information ===

Roughly half of the articles on WikiFur are articles about people.<ref>August 18, 2011 calculation of 51%: 7138 articles in [[:Category:People]], 1900 articles as at [[Special:Statistics]].</ref> Contributors are encouraged to make articles about themselves, other members of the fandom and/or about people who create material of interest to furries, whether or not they consider themselves members of the fandom.{{cn}} But there is a continuing conflict between the goals of both respecting the [[WikiFur:Personal information|privacy of individuals]] and fully documenting the history of the fandom.

While the underlying goal of WikiFur regarding privacy is to do no harm to past or present users with articles in the wiki, this has led to the removal of some factual information from articles (normally by request), which always risks the charge that WikiFur is either failing to preserve furry history{{cn}} or that there are unstated motives for allowing for the removal of such information.{{cn}} Trying not to fall in either of those perceived camps has not been easy, and has led to heated discussion and criticism from both sides of the issue - History preservation conscious individuals accusing Wikifur of compromising its mission or "playing favorites,"{{cn}} or pro-privacy members calling the site a "stalker's heaven"{{cn}}

WikiFur may removes real names from an article that is not specifically about the person when the name is not relevant. For example, the name of [[Talk:Further Confusion/Eyes of the Night|the commissioner who bought a painting for $10,000 at auction]] was omitted because the issue was the price of the painting.

But some requests for private data removal are occasionally refused, specially if historical context{{cn}} or possible continuing repercussion to the fandom{{cn}} is present or possible (for the later see [[Mitch Beiro]], [[Mozdoc]], [[Tora]], [[Evil Sibe]], [[Frank Gembeck]], [[Ted Sheppard]], [[Alan T. Panda]], [[Mizzyam]], [[Formic Hivemind]], [[Wolfie Stonespirit]], [[Brown Leopard]], [[Keba]], [[Lightpaws]], etc), and making [[WikiFur:No legal threats|legal threats]] to WikiFur has not been effective in having information removed.

This privacy exception also carries over to the full [[WikiFur:Personal exclusion|personal exclusion]] of some user articles under the same guidelines. Furthermore, some notable and extremely notable people (famous or infamous) requesting exclusion are subject to a much stringent review for such by the site's community, and even if [[Karl Jorgensen|exclusion is granted]], some of their personal (non private) furry centric information is normally moved out to [[Hiroshima Cluehammer|relevant pages]], before exclusion is applied.

Although Europe is evolving a legal [[Wikipedia:Right to be forgotten|right to be forgotten]], WikiFur is not compelled by law to remove any private information. Articles about comics and other public works are not removed even if the author requests it,<ref>[[Talk:Guardian Knights]]</ref> as they are not "personal information" but "public works".

=== Bias ===

As with other Wikis, there is an ever-present danger of bias on WikiFur. The most expected bias would be the simple fact that most contributors and editors are members of the furry fandom, and may be expected to likely have a "positive only" opinion of it. This can lead to accusations that certain articles are biased towards the fandom's position{{cn}} or as a tool against its critics.<ref>[http://forums.furaffinity.net/threads/75030-Rant-WikiFur Rant: WikiFur] by [[Kellie Gator]] on the [[Fur Affinity Forums]]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

Claims that an article is biased (in either direction) are typically resolved by removal of unsourced information, by providing references, or by giving attribution to any statements that are opinions. The decision on what information to include in an article, and in what proportion, may itself put the topic in a [[Wikipedia:False light|false light]]. The usual remedy is to suggest that the person complaining about it fix it by adding the appropriate relevant information or reference material.

=== Untruths ===

As opposed to personal information and opinion, WikiFur actively removes contributions that appear to be untrue. However, an acceptable standard for inclusion is that the contributor believes the information to be true. Actual facts are sometimes harder to determine, and WikiFur has made mistakes.{{cn}}

Despite this, WikiFur is cited as a relatively reliable source on contentious topics that it covers,<ref name="Starfinder_Beware">[http://community.livejournal.com/artists_beware/90313.html?thread=1638089#t1638089 Comment about WikiFur] in regards to [[Starfinder]] by [[Darkwolven]] in [[artists_beware]], 9 August 2006</ref> and it has been praised for its attempts to provide useful information while avoiding bias.<ref name="barona">[http://barona.livejournal.com/6037.html?thread=21653#t21653 Comment on the use of WikiFur] by [[Chris F. Grant]]</ref>

=== Vandalism ===

Vandalism is a good thing.

== Timeline ==
{{main|History of WikiFur}}
WikiFur was conceived in July 2005 by British software developer [[GreenReaper|Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry]] while creating an article for ''[[The Blind Pig]]'' on the English-language [[Wikipedia]]. Founded July 24, 2005 on the Wikicities (later Wikia) wiki hosting service, WikiFur was initially promoted on Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:furry fandom|furry fandom article]] talk page, followed by posts on [[LiveJournal]] and [[alt.fan.furry]]. By August 28, the wiki held over 1000 articles; the count reached 10,000 in 2008.

WikiFur also made inroads into non-English content, beginning in 2006 with an affiliation with the autonomously-administered Finnish-language [[Turriwiki]]; this was furthered with the launch of three Wikia-based language-specific WikiFur projects in 2007. New languages were launched on the wikifur.com domain from mid-2008, hosted on a server provided by [[Timduru]], and the other languages joined them over Summer 2009.<ref>[[WikiFur:Moving hosts]]</ref><ref>{{newslink|WikiFur moves languages to new server}}</ref><ref>
{{newslink|English WikiFur moved to en.wikifur.com}}</ref>

== Interesting facts ==

* What was the first content page? [[Evil Sibe]]! (initially as '''Sibe'''); [[Uncle Kage]] followed three hours later.
** [[File:Censor_panda_nyr_button.png|right|Nyra button]] The first ''non''-content page was the [[WikiFur:About|about page]] ([{{fullurl:WikiFur:About|oldid=2}} initial version]), while the first image was the [[:file:Censor_panda_nyr_button.png|Nyra button]] from [[Mab]]'s [[Censorship Pandas]]. The very first edit was a reduction of [{{fullurl:MediaWiki:Lastmodifiedby|oldid=1}} MediaWiki:Lastmodifiedby].
* WikiFur was not the first time the concept of a wiki for the furry community was raised - one was [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.lifestyle.furry/browse_frm/thread/41d3c0b95e66c60f/d8b09a18e03b8ce8 suggested] by [[David Cooke]] in 2001 on [[alt.lifestyle.furry]]

== Awards and recommendations ==

WikiFur has been in the ''Recommended Anthropomorphics List'' published by the [[Ursa Major Awards]] every year since 2006 (listed under "Recommended Anthropomorphic Miscellany"). It was nominated for ''Best Website'' in the 2011 Awards,<ref>''[http://www.flayrah.com/3933/2011-ursa-major-awards-voting-now-open 2011 Ursa Major Awards voting now open]'' - [[Fred Patten]], Flayrah (16 March 2012)</ref> coming second to [[Wikipedia:Equestria Daily|Equestria Daily]].

"Somewhere else in this thread somebody posted a link to the furry wiki. As of so far, this is the only even handed thing I have seen posted here regarding Starfinder as it reports the allegations, doesn't claim them as truth and provides information on what to do. How hard is that?"<ref name="Starfinder_Beware" /> -- [[Darkwolven]] comparing WikiFur to [[artists_beware]]

"WikiFur was definitely useful, I would have spent months gathering information without it. Feh on that! I was also glad to see that it seemed to maintain a rather evenhanded point of view overall; considering how factionalized FF can be that can be difficult. One man's fair is another man's controversy..."<ref name="barona" /> -- [[Chris F. Grant]]

== Quotes about WikiFur ==

* ''WikiFur? Furry has to take everything and make a down-syndrome version of it.'' -- [[Chuckles]] on [[HLM]]
* ''Furries have the worst case of [[Wikipedia:Manifest Destiny|Manifest Destiny]] ever.'' -- [[Spiral Cut Mink]]
* ''Someone recently told me about the WikiFur Central project. It's a wikicity on furryism, basically. It's pretty crappy and a perversion of what Wikipedia is supposed to be about, but that's not really my point.'' -- [[J]] of [[God Hates Furries]]
* ''Thank you very much, Wiki moderators. As to my drinking, this is indefensible, and you have my abject apologies. I find of late that I have very little choice in the matter of expressing emotions. When I browse WikiFur I can either drink, or I can weep. And drinking is so much more subtle.'' -- [[McGroarty]] in a shout on [[HLM MUCK]]
* ''[[Special:Allpages]] has its pages ranked into sections for listing. They should make the results a slogan. "Wikifur: From [[2]] to [[Zoophilia]]." Eh? EH? :)'' -- [[Crassus]]
* ''I first cringed at the thought of a furry wikipedia roaming on the net. I figured it to be a rather one-sided "don't talk about the bad, only use it as a propaganda site to make furries look good" website. What I found it to be instead was a rather well done unbiased encyclopedia on the fandom.'' -- [[nothingkat]]
* ''Please do not take offence, but this site [[fursuit|featured article]] scares me. It is a person dressed in an animal costume sitting on a couch.'' -- [[Wikia:User:Makon|Makon]], on the WikiFur nomination for [[Wikia:Featured Wikia#WikiFur|Featured Wikicity]]
** ''OOH! Shakespeare wrote about some of them in [[Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|Midsummer Night's Dream]].'' - [[Wikia:User:Robin Patterson|Robin Patterson]], in reply
*''I had no idea that furry culture was this big! Wow, this is really a nice community. :3'' -- [[User:The LP|The LP]]
*''Wikifur is definitely one of the fix-stars on the furry sky ;)'' -- [[User:Toumal|Toumal]]
*''It's a field crowded with high-quality entries, but WikiFur's emergence and growth after a smear campaign makes it uniquely qualified to receive attention, methinks.''<ref name="Wikia feature" /> -- [[Tom Howling]] voting for WikiFur as a Featured Wikicity
* ''For the furry, by the furry, about furry ? It is the best motto that I have ever heard. :)'' -- [[Alphawolf Kiba]]

== Related terms ==

* The term 'Wikifur' (sometimes inter-capped as WikiFur, also [[:Category:Wikifurries|Wikifurry]]/WikiFurry) is also used to describe a frequent contributor of WikiFur, much like 'Wikipedian' is used to describe a frequent contributor of Wikipedia
* A WikiFur [[:Category:People|page about a person]] is sometimes (incorrectly) referred to as "a wiki" or "my wiki", in the same way that people refer to "my LiveJournal" or "my MySpace"; this usage is not endorsed by regular editors

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[:Category:WikiFur-specific news|WikiFur-specific news]] (obsolete; see LiveJournal)

== External links ==
* [http://wikifur.livejournal.com/ WikiFur LiveJournal community]
* [//dumps.wikifur.com/ WikiFur database dumps] and [//dumps.wikifur.com/aarddict/ offline browsing files]

=== Statistics ===
* [[stats:|WikiFur statistics]]
* [[Special:Statistics|Local wiki statistics]] ('''note:''' page views and user count inaccurate)
* [https://www.google.com/analytics/home/report?rid=52980 Google Analytics reports] ([https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount Google account] and [[User talk:GreenReaper|prior authorization]] required)

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GEICO Gecko

2015-07-21T10:53:25Z

Neondude: Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes.

I always feel like, somebodies waaaatching meeee, and I have no privacy!

CubAffinity

2015-07-21T10:52:34Z

Neondude: Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes.

A bunch of fucking pedophiles.

Nazi Furs

2015-07-21T10:51:51Z

Neondude: http://gyazo.com/6d4e9388a0c214b3e49173ed59108ee0

SEIG FUCKING HEIL

User talk:Ramonmaster

2015-07-21T10:47:20Z

Neondude: Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes.

this guy is a nigger

My Little Pony

2015-07-21T10:43:16Z

Neondude: Fixed more fucking spelling and grammar mistakes.

MLP is worse than NAMBLA

Encyclopædia Dramatica

2015-07-21T10:41:58Z

Neondude: FIXED MORE FUCKING SPELLING MISTAKES!

Encyclopedia Dramatica is glorious.

WikiFur:FeaturedPicture/Week 30, 2015

2015-07-21T10:40:03Z

Neondude: Fixed more fucking spelling mistakes

fuck you

WikiFur:Comic of the Week/Week 30, 2015

2015-07-21T10:39:15Z

Neondude: Fixed even more fucking spelling mistakes, jesus christ, was this fucking wiki written by a bunch of fucking five year olds?

Carpe Diem is gay.

WikiFur:This week's featured article/Week 30, 2015

2015-07-21T10:38:01Z

Neondude: Fixed even more fucking grammar mistakes.

Hitler did nothing wrong.

Yerf (art archive)

2015-07-21T10:36:46Z

Neondude: fixed spelling mistakes

Yerf is a collection of furniggers.

EAST

2015-07-21T10:35:55Z

Neondude: fixed spelling mistakes

EAST is a secret neo-nazi terrorist front.

Avsun Mascots

2015-07-21T10:34:38Z

Neondude: fixed summary

Avsun Mascots is a secret ISIS front.

Aerofox

2015-07-21T10:33:19Z

Neondude: fixed grammar

Aerofox is a sad animal fucking nigger

Paw fetish

2015-07-21T10:32:46Z

Neondude: fixed grammar mistakes

A paw fetish is when a sad fuck (example: a furry) has a sad interest in paws some fucking how. It's only known cure is death
also hitler did nothing wrong

Five Nights at Freddy's

2015-07-21T10:30:51Z

Neondude: fixed even more spelling mistakes

FNAF is complete shit

Animal stories

2015-07-21T10:30:06Z

Neondude: fixed more spelling mistakes. ugh, how many are there here?

stop fucking animals

Wikipedia

2015-07-21T10:28:54Z

Neondude: fixed spelling mistakes

hitler did nothing wrong

Yiff

2015-07-21T10:26:21Z

Neondude: fixed definition

yiffing is when a sick fuck (A furry) faps to gay animal porn because they have no life or girlfriend.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

2015-07-21T10:25:14Z

Neondude: fixed page

Hitler did nothing wrong

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

2015-07-21T10:24:50Z

Neondude: fixed plot

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'''''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''Friendship is Magic''', '''MLP:FiM''', or just '''FiM''') is an animated television series based on the long-running [[W:Hasbro|Hasbro]] toy franchise ''[[My Little Pony]]'', adapted for television by [[W:Lauren Faust|Lauren Faust]]. It is designated as the 'Fourth Generation' of ''My Little Pony''<ref>[http://www.strawberryreef.com/Index/G4index.html G4 Friendship is Magic Ponies]</ref>, and is therefore also sometimes referred to as ''G4'', especially when discussing the franchise as a whole.

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' has been a critical success among its target demographic of young girls, but is also known for having attracted a surprising periphery demographic of young adult males, known as the [[brony]] fandom. As a result, it has become the subject of a large volume of [[fanfiction]], [[fan art]], websites, and has a thriving [[convention]] scene.

The first episode first aired on [[W:The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]] on October 10, 2010 as one of the channel's flagship shows. Season 2 premiered on September 17, 2011. Season 3 premiered on November 10, 2012. Season 4 premiered on November 23, 2013.

== Plot ==

This takes place in a consentration camp where hitler is fucking and gassing jews
gay

==Characters==

[[File:Ponies.png|right|300px]]
=== Main ===

*'''Twilight Sparkle''' - a purple unicorn (and later alicorn) pony. Extremely studious, highly intelligent, but somewhat socially inept at first. She joined Ponyville as their new librarian, before later becoming a princess. She represents the Element of Magic.
*'''Applejack''' - an orange earth pony. A hardworking apple farmer with country mannerisms. She owns the Sweet Apple Acres farm and has a large extended family all over Equestria. She represents the Element of Honesty.
*'''Rainbow Dash''' - a blue pegasus pony with a rainbow-striped [[mane]] and tail. She is athletic, tomboyish, and a very talented flyer who dreams of joining the world-famous flight team, the Wonderbolts. She represents the Element of Loyalty.
*'''Pinkie Pie''' - a pink earth pony. She is incessantly cheerful, hyperactive, and loves to throw parties. Infamous for her tendency to break the [[wikipedia:Fourth wall|fourth wall]] and perform cartoon-like feats that baffle even her friends. She represents the Element of Laughter.
*'''Fluttershy''' - a yellow pegasus pony. She is very timid and soft-spoken, and a poor flyer, usually preferring to remain on the ground. She has a talent for understanding and communicating with animals. She represents the Element of Kindness.
*'''Rarity''' - a white unicorn pony with a stylish purple mane and [[tail]]. She is a self-made fashionista who runs her own business, and dreams of being a part of high society. She represents the Element of Generosity.

=== Secondary ===

*'''Spike''' - a small baby dragon, he is Twilight Sparkle's assistant and sidekick. He can breathe fire, and also has the magical ability to teleport items using his fire breath. This ability is commonly used to send messages to Princess Celestia (and can be used in reverse, to receive messages back).
*'''Princess Celestia''' - an white alicorn pony. Ruler of Equestria, who raises and lowers the sun at dawn and sunset. She is thousands of years old, and Twilight Sparkle's personal mentor.
*'''Princess Luna''' - a dark blue alicorn pony. The sister of Princess Celestia and co-ruler of Equestria. She raises and lowers the moon at sunset and dawn. She is also the guardian of pony dreams, and can freely enter a pony's dreamscape while they are asleep. She was formerly banished to the moon for 1000 years, when her jealousy turned her into the evil Nightmare Moon.
*'''Apple Bloom''', '''Sweetie Belle''', and '''Scootaloo''' - three fillies collectively known as '''The Cutie Mark Crusaders'''. None of them have yet discovered their special talents, and so lack their cutie marks.
*'''Derpy Hooves''' - a gray pegasus pony with a blonde mane. Recognisable by her eyes, which are wall-eyed (facing in opposite directions). Originally an animation error,{{clarify}} she quickly became a fan favorite and was brought back several times by the animators for background roles.

:In season 2, she was given a speaking role, which proved highly controversial as some complained that it was insensitive to the disabled. This resulted in Derpy being given a long absence from the show, but she was eventually brought back in season 4. She is widely considered to be the mascot of the brony fandom.

=== Supporting/recurring ===

* '''Diamond Tiara''' and '''Silver Spoon''' - a pair of rich fillies who bully the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
* '''Snips''' and '''Snails''' - a pair of colts, known for their stupidity
* '''The Apple Family''' - a large family of ponies including Applejack, Apple Bloom, their brother '''Big Macintosh''', and their grandmother '''Granny Smith''', among others.
* '''Mr. and Mrs. Cake''' - a couple who operate the bakery where Pinkie Pie lives, and later give birth to twins '''Pound Cake''' and '''Pumpkin Cake'''.
* '''Zecora''' - a zebra who lives in the nearby Everfree Forest and always speaks in rhyme.
* '''Mayor Mare''' - the mayor of Ponyville, who officiates in matters pertaining to the running of the town.
* '''Ms. Cheerilee''' - the local school teacher.
* '''Shining Armor''' - Twilight's brother and leader of the Royal Guard. He is married to '''Princess Cadance''', Celestia's niece.
* '''Princess Cadance''' - a pink alicorn. Twilight Sparkle's former babysitter, and ruler of the Crystal Empire.
* '''Spitfire''' - leader of the '''Wonderbolts''', Equestria's top pegasus flight team.
* '''Dr. Whooves''' - Also known as '''Dr. Hooves''' or '''Time Turner''', is a male Earth pony with an [[hourglass]] cutie mark. The character is based on [[Doctor Who]], the main character of the [[BBC]] show of the same name. With the same fan back-up as Derpy, this character was adopted as canon by the show's crew.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/jwp94/im_jayson_thiessen_supervising_director_of_mlpfim/c2fq2na ''I'm Jayson Thiessen, supervising director of MLP:FiM, AMA''] interview on [[Reddit]]. Retrieved December 15, 2014.</ref> Although Derpy sometimes plays the role of the Doctor's [[W:Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] in fan and official art media, the actual show has featured a pony with a '''Rose''' cutie mark that follows him around ('''[[W:Rose (Doctor Who)|Rose Tyler]]''', an actual human companion on the BBC show).

== Bronies and pegasisters ==

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' has found a strong following among adults and older teens, despite the target audience being young girls. This has been attributed to a variety of factors, most often the quality of writing and animation on the show.

Some adult fans of the show are known as '''bronies''', a portmanteau of the words ''bro'' and ''ponies'', for male fans,<ref name=WP>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic] at Know Your Meme: Fans outside the show's demographic, especially teen and adult male fans, have come to be known as "bronies"</ref> and '''pegasister''', a portmanteau of the words ''pegasus'' and ''[[W:Sister|sister]]'' for female fans,<ref>[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pegasister Pegasister] on Urban Dictionary</ref> though use of this latter term has been criticized{{fact}} and the term is typically seen as gender-neutral.{{fact}} Most self-identified bronies are probably male due to the terms origins from [[4chan]].

Fans of older "generations" of My Little Pony did/do not have such a term, and their conventions and online presence are typically different than that of bronies, many of which do not like older incarnations of the show.
== MLP:FiM and furries ==

The creators of the show have reciprocated the feelings of the [[fandom]], referencing bronies in the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo Equestria Girls]'' promo and even marketing directly to the adult demographic<ref>[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/madman-dvd-dubbed-brony-box.html MADMAN DVD Dubbed "The Brony Box"] at Equestria Daily</ref>. Probably the most significant call out came in the canonisation of the character Derpy, whose name and personality was collectively created by the fandom. Other fan names have become canon outside of the TV show such as the name Lyra being adopted in the toy line.<ref>[http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Lyra_Heartstrings#Depiction_in_merchandise Lyra Heartstrings] on Friendship is Magic Wiki</ref> Derpy - along with other fan favourites [[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Whooves]], Octavia, Carrot Top, Berry Punch, Colgate, Vinyl Scratch/DJ Pon-3, Lyra and Bon-Bon - appeared on the poster distributed at [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic Con]] 2011.

The brony fandom has a significant crossover with the furry fandom. According to the 2014 State of the Herd Report<ref>[http://www.herdcensus.com/2014%20STATE%20OF%20THE%20HERD%20REPORT.pdf 2014 State of the Herd Report]</ref>, 21% of bronies consider themselves furries as well. Many furry artists have branched into pony art, and several of the brony fandom's celebrities are or have been involved in the furry fandom in the past.

Many things familiar to furries have equivalents in the brony fandom:

* An extremely active art scene - one of the best-known and most active image boards is [https://derpiboo.ru// Derpibooru].
* Costuming - ranging from simple earbands and tails to full pony [[fursuits]].
* Meetups - similar to [[furmeet]]s, and varying from casual get-togethers to gatherings of hundreds of people.
* Conventions - many take place every year, all over the world.
* Avatars - like [[fursona]]s, many bronies have a [[ponysona]] to represent them in the fandom.
* Vocabulary - like the [[furspeech]] of the furry fandom (or indeed, most fandoms) a vocabulary of fandom-specific words exists. Some of the terms are taken directly from the show, such as "anypony" (anybody), or "fillies and gentlecolts" (ladies and gentlemen). Others derive from memes (for example: 'plot' to mean a pony's backside).
* An adult scene. Sexuality is explored in the brony fandom as freely as in the furry fandom, and some aspects of the vocabulary reflect this: most notably, "clop" being the brony equivalent of [[yiff]], which is also used as a euphemism for adult material. <ref>{{cite web|url = http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wingboner-clopping|title = Wingboner / Clopping|publisher = Know Your Meme|author = "Epic Fail Guy is a Brony", "RandomMan" et. al}}</ref>.
* [[Troll]]s - sometimes nicknamed 'parasprites' in the brony fandom.
* A writing community, mostly organised on [http://fimfiction.net Fimfiction], with a few also using [[wikipedia:FanFiction.Net|Fanfiction.net]].
* Roleplay - this generally takes place on forums and IRC.
* News sites - [[Equestria Daily]] is the biggest and most active.

There are also a few differences between the scenes:

* A heavier emphasis on music. Although there are a number of furry musicians, the brony fandom's musical output is comparatively more popular among members of the fandom, and music is regarded as important as visual art by most. There are a large number of brony musicians who create new music and remixes regularly, often releasing entire albums. The most popular brony song as of 2014 is The Living Tombstone's ''Discord'' remix, which has more than ten million views on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPfMb50dsOk Discord (Remix)]</ref>
* Cosplay (that is, specifically costuming as canon characters) is more widespread, as the show contains a very large number of characters.
* Younger demographic - the brony fandom's age demographic is skewed well toward youth, with a large proportion in their teens or even younger. As a result, there are efforts to keep the fandom child-friendly and to segregate the adult and non-adult sides. Many of the major conventions are family-friendly, and encourage children and parents.

In 2014, Lee Tockar, a voice actor on the show, was a [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Anthrocon 2014]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/node/17345/2014-guest-honor-lee-tockar Official announcement] on the Anthrocon website</ref>

==Awards==

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' has won the following awards and nominations:

* [[Ursa Major Awards]]
** [[2011 Ursa Major Awards|2011]] - winner, "Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short or Series"
** [[2012 Ursa Major Awards|2012]] - winner, "Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short or Series"
** [[2013 Ursa Major Awards|2013]] - winner, "Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short or Series"
* [[wikipedia:Leo Awards|Leo Awards]]
** 2012 - nominee, "Best Program", "Best Direction", "Best Overall Sound"<ref>[http://leoawards.com/2012/nominees_by_program_2012.html Leo Awards 2012 nominees by program]. Retrieved June 30, 2015.</ref>
** 2014 - winner, "Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series" (for "Power Ponies" episode)<ref>[http://www.leoawards.com/2014/winners_saturday/ Leo Awards 2014 Saturday Winners]. Retrieved June 30, 2015.</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy Awards]]
** [[wikipedia:39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards|2012]] - nominee, "Outstanding Original Song--Children's and Animation" (for "Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know)" and "Find a Pet Song")<ref>[http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html The National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations]. Retrieved June 30, 2015.</ref>

==References==
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== See also ==
*[http://wikiindex.org/Category:My_Little_Pony My Little Pony] wikis at [http://wikiindex.org/WikiIndex WikiIndex.org]
*[[Equestrian Dawn]], [[EquestriaMUCK]], [[EquestriaMUSH]], [[PonyMUSH]] and other [[:Category:My Little Pony multiplayer worlds|My Little Pony multiplayer worlds]]

==External links==

* [http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/ Hasbro official site] (warning, auto-plays video/audio)
* [http://www.canternet.org/ Canternet] [[IRC]] website
* [http://www.bronyshow.com/ Bronyville podcast]

=== Conventions ===

* '''Asia''':
** Japan: [http://ponycon.jp/ JapanPonycon website], [http://poniko-jpc.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/japanponycon Twitter]
** Philippines: [http://phponycon.weebly.com/ PHPonyCon]
** Thailand: [http://thaiponycon.com Thailand Pony Con website], [https://www.facebook.com/ThailandPonyCon Facebook]
* '''Europe''':
** [http://ponycon.org/ European Pony Convention Union (EPCU)]
** Finland: [http://www.crystalfair.fi/ Crystal Fair website], [http://crystalfair.deviantart.com/ deviantART] [https://www.facebook.com/CrystalFairCon Facebook], [http://ask-aurorapony.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/crystalfaircon Twitter]
** France: [http://www.bronydays.org/?lang=en Bronydays website], [https://www.facebook.com/BronyDays Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/BronyDays/ Twitter]
** Czech Republic: [http://www.czequestria.cz/ Czequestria website] and [https://twitter.com/Czequestria Twitter]
** Germany:
*** [http://www.galacon.eu/ GalaCon website] and [https://twitter.com/gala_con Twitter]
*** [http://lunafest.eu/ Lunafest website], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lunafest/582805341803697 Facebook], [http://lunafest.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/lunafestival Twitter]
*** Netherlands: [http://www.hwcon.nl/ Hearth's Warming Con website] and [https://twitter.com/HWConvention Twitter]
*** Poland: [https://www.facebook.com/MyLittleKonwent My Little Konwent Facebook] (mlk2014.pl forwards to Facebook)
*** United Kingdom:
*** [http://bronyscot.org.uk/ BronyScot website], [https://www.facebook.com/bronyscot Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/BronyScot Twitter]
*** [http://www.buckcon.org/ BUCK website], [http://summersuncelebration.co.uk Summer Sun Celebration Minisite], [https://www.facebook.com/BUCKCon Facebook], [http://buckcon.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [https://twitter.com/BUCKcon Twitter], [https://plus.google.com/u/0/117007229687701100178/posts Google +], [https://www.youtube.com/user/BronyUKCon Youtube], [http://ukofequestria.co.uk/forums/buck-convention-discussion.43/ BUCK Forum], [http://askbritannia.tumblr.com/ Mascot Ask Blog], [http://askbritanniamlp.deviantart.com/ Mascot deviantArt]
* '''North America''':
** Canada:
*** [https://bronycan.ca/ BronyCAN website], [https://www.facebook.com/BronyCAN Facebook], [http://ask-bronycan.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/BronyCAN Twitter] (British Columbia)
*** [http://www.bronyexpo.com/ BronyExpo website], [https://twitter.com/BronyExpo Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/BronyExpo Twitter]
*** [http://canterlotconvention.com CANterlot website], [https://www.facebook.com/CaNterlotCon Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/CANterlotCon Twitter] (Ontario)
** USA:
*** [http://www.babscon.com/ Bay Area Brony Spectacular (BABSCon) website] and [https://twitter.com/babsconsf Twitter] (California)
*** [http://www.bigappleponycon.com/ Big Apple Ponycon] (New York)
*** [http://bronyfanfair.com/ Brony Fan Fair website] and [https://www.facebook.com/BronyFanFair Facebook] (Texas)
*** [http://www.bronycon.org/ BronyCon convention website] (Maryland)
*** [http://derpycons.com/ DerpyCon South website], [https://www.facebook.com/DerpyConSouth Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/DerpyConS Twitter] (Louisiana)
*** [http://www.equestriala.com/ Equestria LA] (California)
*** [http://www.everfreenw.com/ Everfree NorthWest] (Washington state)
*** [http://www.fiestaequestria.com/ Fiesta Equestria], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiesta-Equestria/465591543463252 Facebook], [http://fiestaequestria.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/FiestaEquestria Twitter] (Texas)
*** [http://www.GrandBronyGala.com/ Grand Brony Gala website], [https://www.facebook.com/TheGrandBronyGala Facebook], [http://thegrandbronygala.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/GrandBronyGala Twitter] (Florida)
*** [http://www.mwbfkc.net/ Midwest Bronyfest] (Missouri)
*** [http://mlp-msp.com/ MLP-MSP] (Minnesota)
*** [http://mylittleponycon.com/ My Little Pony Fair website], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Little-Pony-Fair-and-Convention/230605296972598 Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/MyLittlePonyCon Twitter] (Tennessee)
*** [http://nightmarenights.net/ Nightmare Nights Dallas website], [http://nightmarenights.net/ Facebook], [http://nightmarenightsdallas.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/NightmareNights Twitter] (Texas)
*** [http://www.pon3con.com/ PON3 Con] (Nebraska)
*** [http://www.ponyvilleciderfest.com/ Ponyville CiderFest website], [https://www.facebook.com/ponyvilleciderfest Facebook], [http://ponyvilleciderfest.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/PonyCiderfest Twitter] (Wisconsin)
*** [http://rotlcon.com/ Running of the Leaves Convention] (Colorado)
*** [http://trotcon.net/ TrotCon] (Ohio)
* '''Oceania''':
** Australia:
*** [http://www.ponyconau.com/ PonyCon AU]
*** [http://sydneigh.com.au/ Sydneigh website], [http://sydneigh.deviantart.com/ deviantART], [https://www.facebook.com/BronyConSydney Facebook], [http://tumblr.sydneigh.com.au/ Tumblr], [https://twitter.com/Sydneigh2014 Twitter] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/SydneighMLP YouTube]

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'''''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''Friendship is Magic''', '''MLP:FiM''', or just '''FiM''') is an animated television series based on the long-running [[W:Hasbro|Hasbro]] toy franchise ''[[My Little Pony]]'', adapted for television by [[W:Lauren Faust|Lauren Faust]]. It is designated as the 'Fourth Generation' of ''My Little Pony''<ref>[http://www.strawberryreef.com/Index/G4index.html G4 Friendship is Magic Ponies]</ref>, and is therefore also sometimes referred to as ''G4'', especially when discussing the franchise as a whole.

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' has been a critical success among its target demographic of young girls, but is also known for having attracted a surprising periphery demographic of young adult males, known as the [[brony]] fandom. As a result, it has become the subject of a large volume of [[fanfiction]], [[fan art]], websites, and has a thriving [[convention]] scene.

The first episode first aired on [[W:The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]] on October 10, 2010 as one of the channel's flagship shows. Season 2 premiered on September 17, 2011. Season 3 premiered on November 10, 2012. Season 4 premiered on November 23, 2013.

== Plot ==

The show takes place in the magical land of Equestria, populated by a variety of magical creatures, including the titular ponies. In the opening episode, we are introduced to Twilight Sparkle, a highly intelligent but also rather sheltered unicorn pony, who is concerned about a prophecy predicting the imminent return of the evil Nightmare Moon. Despite her warning, her mentor Princess Celestia refuses to take her seriously, and instead sends her to the nearby town of Ponyville with the task of making some friends.

Although she fails in this task at first, the return of Nightmare Moon sets in motion a chain of events which unites her with five other ponies - Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash - who band together to defeat the villainess. The six discover themselves to be the embodiments of the six Elements of Harmony, and after this, become firm friends. The show largely focuses around these six (referred to as the 'Mane Six' by fans).

The show is largely slice-of-life, with intermittent "adventure" episodes. Episodes typically revolve around problems faced by one or more of the characters, and the moral lessons that they learn in the attempt to find a solution. In seasons 1 and 2, these morals would be presented quite directly as letters dictated by Twilight (and later by other characters) to Princess Celestia at the end of each episode. In seasons 3 and 4, this has been largely dropped.

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==Characters==

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=== Main ===

*'''Twilight Sparkle''' - a purple unicorn (and later alicorn) pony. Extremely studious, highly intelligent, but somewhat socially inept at first. She joined Ponyville as their new librarian, before later becoming a princess. She represents the Element of Magic.
*'''Applejack''' - an orange earth pony. A hardworking apple farmer with country mannerisms. She owns the Sweet Apple Acres farm and has a large extended family all over Equestria. She represents the Element of Honesty.
*'''Rainbow Dash''' - a blue pegasus pony with a rainbow-striped [[mane]] and tail. She is athletic, tomboyish, and a very talented flyer who dreams of joining the world-famous flight team, the Wonderbolts. She represents the Element of Loyalty.
*'''Pinkie Pie''' - a pink earth pony. She is incessantly cheerful, hyperactive, and loves to throw parties. Infamous for her tendency to break the [[wikipedia:Fourth wall|fourth wall]] and perform cartoon-like feats that baffle even her friends. She represents the Element of Laughter.
*'''Fluttershy''' - a yellow pegasus pony. She is very timid and soft-spoken, and a poor flyer, usually preferring to remain on the ground. She has a talent for understanding and communicating with animals. She represents the Element of Kindness.
*'''Rarity''' - a white unicorn pony with a stylish purple mane and [[tail]]. She is a self-made fashionista who runs her own business, and dreams of being a part of high society. She represents the Element of Generosity.

=== Secondary ===

*'''Spike''' - a small baby dragon, he is Twilight Sparkle's assistant and sidekick. He can breathe fire, and also has the magical ability to teleport items using his fire breath. This ability is commonly used to send messages to Princess Celestia (and can be used in reverse, to receive messages back).
*'''Princess Celestia''' - an white alicorn pony. Ruler of Equestria, who raises and lowers the sun at dawn and sunset. She is thousands of years old, and Twilight Sparkle's personal mentor.
*'''Princess Luna''' - a dark blue alicorn pony. The sister of Princess Celestia and co-ruler of Equestria. She raises and lowers the moon at sunset and dawn. She is also the guardian of pony dreams, and can freely enter a pony's dreamscape while they are asleep. She was formerly banished to the moon for 1000 years, when her jealousy turned her into the evil Nightmare Moon.
*'''Apple Bloom''', '''Sweetie Belle''', and '''Scootaloo''' - three fillies collectively known as '''The Cutie Mark Crusaders'''. None of them have yet discovered their special talents, and so lack their cutie marks.
*'''Derpy Hooves''' - a gray pegasus pony with a blonde mane. Recognisable by her eyes, which are wall-eyed (facing in opposite directions). Originally an animation error,{{clarify}} she quickly became a fan favorite and was brought back several times by the animators for background roles.

:In season 2, she was given a speaking role, which proved highly controversial as some complained that it was insensitive to the disabled. This resulted in Derpy being given a long absence from the show, but she was eventually brought back in season 4. She is widely considered to be the mascot of the brony fandom.

=== Supporting/recurring ===

* '''Diamond Tiara''' and '''Silver Spoon''' - a pair of rich fillies who bully the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
* '''Snips''' and '''Snails''' - a pair of colts, known for their stupidity
* '''The Apple Family''' - a large family of ponies including Applejack, Apple Bloom, their brother '''Big Macintosh''', and their grandmother '''Granny Smith''', among others.
* '''Mr. and Mrs. Cake''' - a couple who operate the bakery where Pinkie Pie lives, and later give birth to twins '''Pound Cake''' and '''Pumpkin Cake'''.
* '''Zecora''' - a zebra who lives in the nearby Everfree Forest and always speaks in rhyme.
* '''Mayor Mare''' - the mayor of Ponyville, who officiates in matters pertaining to the running of the town.
* '''Ms. Cheerilee''' - the local school teacher.
* '''Shining Armor''' - Twilight's brother and leader of the Royal Guard. He is married to '''Princess Cadance''', Celestia's niece.
* '''Princess Cadance''' - a pink alicorn. Twilight Sparkle's former babysitter, and ruler of the Crystal Empire.
* '''Spitfire''' - leader of the '''Wonderbolts''', Equestria's top pegasus flight team.
* '''Dr. Whooves''' - Also known as '''Dr. Hooves''' or '''Time Turner''', is a male Earth pony with an [[hourglass]] cutie mark. The character is based on [[Doctor Who]], the main character of the [[BBC]] show of the same name. With the same fan back-up as Derpy, this character was adopted as canon by the show's crew.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/jwp94/im_jayson_thiessen_supervising_director_of_mlpfim/c2fq2na ''I'm Jayson Thiessen, supervising director of MLP:FiM, AMA''] interview on [[Reddit]]. Retrieved December 15, 2014.</ref> Although Derpy sometimes plays the role of the Doctor's [[W:Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] in fan and official art media, the actual show has featured a pony with a '''Rose''' cutie mark that follows him around ('''[[W:Rose (Doctor Who)|Rose Tyler]]''', an actual human companion on the BBC show).

== Bronies and pegasisters ==

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' has found a strong following among adults and older teens, despite the target audience being young girls. This has been attributed to a variety of factors, most often the quality of writing and animation on the show.

Some adult fans of the show are known as '''bronies''', a portmanteau of the words ''bro'' and ''ponies'', for male fans,<ref name=WP>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic] at Know Your Meme: Fans outside the show's demographic, especially teen and adult male fans, have come to be known as "bronies"</ref> and '''pegasister''', a portmanteau of the words ''pegasus'' and ''[[W:Sister|sister]]'' for female fans,<ref>[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pegasister Pegasister] on Urban Dictionary</ref> though use of this latter term has been criticized{{fact}} and the term is typically seen as gender-neutral.{{fact}} Most self-identified bronies are probably male due to the terms origins from [[4chan]].

Fans of older "generations" of My Little Pony did/do not have such a term, and their conventions and online presence are typically different than that of bronies, many of which do not like older incarnations of the show.
== MLP:FiM and furries ==

The creators of the show have reciprocated the feelings of the [[fandom]], referencing bronies in the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo Equestria Girls]'' promo and even marketing directly to the adult demographic<ref>[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/madman-dvd-dubbed-brony-box.html MADMAN DVD Dubbed "The Brony Box"] at Equestria Daily</ref>. Probably the most significant call out came in the canonisation of the character Derpy, whose name and personality was collectively created by the fandom. Other fan names have become canon outside of the TV show such as the name Lyra being adopted in the toy line.<ref>[http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Lyra_Heartstrings#Depiction_in_merchandise Lyra Heartstrings] on Friendship is Magic Wiki</ref> Derpy - along with other fan favourites [[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Whooves]], Octavia, Carrot Top, Berry Punch, Colgate, Vinyl Scratch/DJ Pon-3, Lyra and Bon-Bon - appeared on the poster distributed at [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic Con]] 2011.

The brony fandom has a significant crossover with the furry fandom. According to the 2014 State of the Herd Report<ref>[http://www.herdcensus.com/2014%20STATE%20OF%20THE%20HERD%20REPORT.pdf 2014 State of the Herd Report]</ref>, 21% of bronies consider themselves furries as well. Many furry artists have branched into pony art, and several of the brony fandom's celebrities are or have been involved in the furry fandom in the past.

Many things familiar to furries have equivalents in the brony fandom:

* An extremely active art scene - one of the best-known and most active image boards is [https://derpiboo.ru// Derpibooru].
* Costuming - ranging from simple earbands and tails to full pony [[fursuits]].
* Meetups - similar to [[furmeet]]s, and varying from casual get-togethers to gatherings of hundreds of people.
* Conventions - many take place every year, all over the world.
* Avatars - like [[fursona]]s, many bronies have a [[ponysona]] to represent them in the fandom.
* Vocabulary - like the [[furspeech]] of the furry fandom (or indeed, most fandoms) a vocabulary of fandom-specific words exists. Some of the terms are taken directly from the show, such as "anypony" (anybody), or "fillies and gentlecolts" (ladies and gentlemen). Others derive from memes (for example: 'plot' to mean a pony's backside).
* An adult scene. Sexuality is explored in the brony fandom as freely as in the furry fandom, and some aspects of the vocabulary reflect this: most notably, "clop" being the brony equivalent of [[yiff]], which is also used as a euphemism for adult material. <ref>{{cite web|url = http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wingboner-clopping|title = Wingboner / Clopping|publisher = Know Your Meme|author = "Epic Fail Guy is a Brony", "RandomMan" et. al}}</ref>.
* [[Troll]]s - sometimes nicknamed 'parasprites' in the brony fandom.
* A writing community, mostly organised on [http://fimfiction.net Fimfiction], with a few also using [[wikipedia:FanFiction.Net|Fanfiction.net]].
* Roleplay - this generally takes place on forums and IRC.
* News sites - [[Equestria Daily]] is the biggest and most active.

There are also a few differences between the scenes:

* A heavier emphasis on music. Although there are a number of furry musicians, the brony fandom's musical output is comparatively more popular among members of the fandom, and music is regarded as important as visual art by most. There are a large number of brony musicians who create new music and remixes regularly, often releasing entire albums. The most popular brony song as of 2014 is The Living Tombstone's ''Discord'' remix, which has more than ten million views on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPfMb50dsOk Discord (Remix)]</ref>
* Cosplay (that is, specifically costuming as canon characters) is more widespread, as the show contains a very large number of characters.
* Younger demographic - the brony fandom's age demographic is skewed well toward youth, with a large proportion in their teens or even younger. As a result, there are efforts to keep the fandom child-friendly and to segregate the adult and non-adult sides. Many of the major conventions are family-friendly, and encourage children and parents.

In 2014, Lee Tockar, a voice actor on the show, was a [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Anthrocon 2014]].<ref>[http://www.anthrocon.org/node/17345/2014-guest-honor-lee-tockar Official announcement] on the Anthrocon website</ref>

==Awards==

''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' has won the following awards and nominations:

* [[Ursa Major Awards]]
** [[2011 Ursa Major Awards|2011]] - winner, "Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short or Series"
** [[2012 Ursa Major Awards|2012]] - winner, "Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short or Series"
** [[2013 Ursa Major Awards|2013]] - winner, "Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short or Series"
* [[wikipedia:Leo Awards|Leo Awards]]
** 2012 - nominee, "Best Program", "Best Direction", "Best Overall Sound"<ref>[http://leoawards.com/2012/nominees_by_program_2012.html Leo Awards 2012 nominees by program]. Retrieved June 30, 2015.</ref>
** 2014 - winner, "Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series" (for "Power Ponies" episode)<ref>[http://www.leoawards.com/2014/winners_saturday/ Leo Awards 2014 Saturday Winners]. Retrieved June 30, 2015.</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy Awards]]
** [[wikipedia:39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards|2012]] - nominee, "Outstanding Original Song--Children's and Animation" (for "Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know)" and "Find a Pet Song")<ref>[http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html The National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations]. Retrieved June 30, 2015.</ref>

==References==
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== See also ==
*[http://wikiindex.org/Category:My_Little_Pony My Little Pony] wikis at [http://wikiindex.org/WikiIndex WikiIndex.org]
*[[Equestrian Dawn]], [[EquestriaMUCK]], [[EquestriaMUSH]], [[PonyMUSH]] and other [[:Category:My Little Pony multiplayer worlds|My Little Pony multiplayer worlds]]

==External links==

* [http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/ Hasbro official site] (warning, auto-plays video/audio)
* [http://www.canternet.org/ Canternet] [[IRC]] website
* [http://www.bronyshow.com/ Bronyville podcast]

=== Conventions ===

* '''Asia''':
** Japan: [http://ponycon.jp/ JapanPonycon website], [http://poniko-jpc.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/japanponycon Twitter]
** Philippines: [http://phponycon.weebly.com/ PHPonyCon]
** Thailand: [http://thaiponycon.com Thailand Pony Con website], [https://www.facebook.com/ThailandPonyCon Facebook]
* '''Europe''':
** [http://ponycon.org/ European Pony Convention Union (EPCU)]
** Finland: [http://www.crystalfair.fi/ Crystal Fair website], [http://crystalfair.deviantart.com/ deviantART] [https://www.facebook.com/CrystalFairCon Facebook], [http://ask-aurorapony.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/crystalfaircon Twitter]
** France: [http://www.bronydays.org/?lang=en Bronydays website], [https://www.facebook.com/BronyDays Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/BronyDays/ Twitter]
** Czech Republic: [http://www.czequestria.cz/ Czequestria website] and [https://twitter.com/Czequestria Twitter]
** Germany:
*** [http://www.galacon.eu/ GalaCon website] and [https://twitter.com/gala_con Twitter]
*** [http://lunafest.eu/ Lunafest website], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lunafest/582805341803697 Facebook], [http://lunafest.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/lunafestival Twitter]
*** Netherlands: [http://www.hwcon.nl/ Hearth's Warming Con website] and [https://twitter.com/HWConvention Twitter]
*** Poland: [https://www.facebook.com/MyLittleKonwent My Little Konwent Facebook] (mlk2014.pl forwards to Facebook)
*** United Kingdom:
*** [http://bronyscot.org.uk/ BronyScot website], [https://www.facebook.com/bronyscot Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/BronyScot Twitter]
*** [http://www.buckcon.org/ BUCK website], [http://summersuncelebration.co.uk Summer Sun Celebration Minisite], [https://www.facebook.com/BUCKCon Facebook], [http://buckcon.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [https://twitter.com/BUCKcon Twitter], [https://plus.google.com/u/0/117007229687701100178/posts Google +], [https://www.youtube.com/user/BronyUKCon Youtube], [http://ukofequestria.co.uk/forums/buck-convention-discussion.43/ BUCK Forum], [http://askbritannia.tumblr.com/ Mascot Ask Blog], [http://askbritanniamlp.deviantart.com/ Mascot deviantArt]
* '''North America''':
** Canada:
*** [https://bronycan.ca/ BronyCAN website], [https://www.facebook.com/BronyCAN Facebook], [http://ask-bronycan.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/BronyCAN Twitter] (British Columbia)
*** [http://www.bronyexpo.com/ BronyExpo website], [https://twitter.com/BronyExpo Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/BronyExpo Twitter]
*** [http://canterlotconvention.com CANterlot website], [https://www.facebook.com/CaNterlotCon Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/CANterlotCon Twitter] (Ontario)
** USA:
*** [http://www.babscon.com/ Bay Area Brony Spectacular (BABSCon) website] and [https://twitter.com/babsconsf Twitter] (California)
*** [http://www.bigappleponycon.com/ Big Apple Ponycon] (New York)
*** [http://bronyfanfair.com/ Brony Fan Fair website] and [https://www.facebook.com/BronyFanFair Facebook] (Texas)
*** [http://www.bronycon.org/ BronyCon convention website] (Maryland)
*** [http://derpycons.com/ DerpyCon South website], [https://www.facebook.com/DerpyConSouth Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/DerpyConS Twitter] (Louisiana)
*** [http://www.equestriala.com/ Equestria LA] (California)
*** [http://www.everfreenw.com/ Everfree NorthWest] (Washington state)
*** [http://www.fiestaequestria.com/ Fiesta Equestria], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiesta-Equestria/465591543463252 Facebook], [http://fiestaequestria.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/FiestaEquestria Twitter] (Texas)
*** [http://www.GrandBronyGala.com/ Grand Brony Gala website], [https://www.facebook.com/TheGrandBronyGala Facebook], [http://thegrandbronygala.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/GrandBronyGala Twitter] (Florida)
*** [http://www.mwbfkc.net/ Midwest Bronyfest] (Missouri)
*** [http://mlp-msp.com/ MLP-MSP] (Minnesota)
*** [http://mylittleponycon.com/ My Little Pony Fair website], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Little-Pony-Fair-and-Convention/230605296972598 Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/MyLittlePonyCon Twitter] (Tennessee)
*** [http://nightmarenights.net/ Nightmare Nights Dallas website], [http://nightmarenights.net/ Facebook], [http://nightmarenightsdallas.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/NightmareNights Twitter] (Texas)
*** [http://www.pon3con.com/ PON3 Con] (Nebraska)
*** [http://www.ponyvilleciderfest.com/ Ponyville CiderFest website], [https://www.facebook.com/ponyvilleciderfest Facebook], [http://ponyvilleciderfest.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [https://twitter.com/PonyCiderfest Twitter] (Wisconsin)
*** [http://rotlcon.com/ Running of the Leaves Convention] (Colorado)
*** [http://trotcon.net/ TrotCon] (Ohio)
* '''Oceania''':
** Australia:
*** [http://www.ponyconau.com/ PonyCon AU]
*** [http://sydneigh.com.au/ Sydneigh website], [http://sydneigh.deviantart.com/ deviantART], [https://www.facebook.com/BronyConSydney Facebook], [http://tumblr.sydneigh.com.au/ Tumblr], [https://twitter.com/Sydneigh2014 Twitter] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/SydneighMLP YouTube]

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