{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Michael (mergemm)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Nov-11 20:39:58 UTC","author_name":"Michael (mergemm)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/mergemm","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/701078","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/3436\" class=\"url\" title=\"Andrew\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">nightbreak<\/span><\/a><\/span> Did the original MLP series have as much cartoon violence as Friendship is Magic or any at all? I noticed quite a bit of that in the new series, e.g., when the ponies fight the manticore in the first episode, and when two ponies drop a piano on Twilight. (On an unrelated note, how in the world does a pony play a piano with hooves?) And that's another thing about bronies: the huge amount of fan content you guys put out (fanfiction, art, videos, music, etc.). As a fanfiction writer, what is it about Friendship is Magic that inspires you to create this content?"}