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Title: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Haruna on June 13, 2017, 08:00:36 PM
So who's your favorite male G1? The lineup in our poll includes all adult, canon-male, worldwide (or nearly worldwide) G1 releases (since if I included babies, nirvanas, and ponies you think of as male, we'd be here a long time)! Choose carefully! You get two votes. Feel free to write your reasons for your votes in the comments. There is an "other" category if you really must choose someone not on the list. :P

Let's find out who the most beloved male G1s are! (all pictures thanks to Strawberry Reef)

Salty/Tug
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Tex
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Quarterback/Score

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Slugger/First Base
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Steamer/Tracks
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4-Speed/Trucker
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Barnacle
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Wigwam
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Chief
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Daddy Bright Bouquet
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Daddy Sweet Celebrations
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Daddy Apple Delight
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Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: 01mlplover on June 13, 2017, 08:05:50 PM
I've always liked barnacle
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on June 13, 2017, 08:14:26 PM
Ice Crystal and 4-Speed with Daddy Sunbright in 3rd and Sunburst in 4th.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Pheasant on June 13, 2017, 08:59:46 PM
Steamer and Sunburst have always been my favorites for some reason.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Cswift on June 13, 2017, 09:11:13 PM
Ice Crystal is definitely in first place for me. His colors are just so appealing. That said, I also really like Steamer (adorable hat/theme), Tex (his color scheme looks so tasty!) and Daddy Sweet Celebrations (I'm a sucker for anything in pastel green, and I love his playful print).

Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: bright rabbit 1 on June 13, 2017, 10:25:35 PM
Slugger and Daddy Sweet Celebrations.

Chief and Daddy Apple Delight are good for turning into other Ponies.

Hoping to get another Daddy Apple Delight so that I can turn it into Big Mac.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Annie on June 13, 2017, 10:26:16 PM
Tex and 4-speed where my childhood ponies so I voted for them. I'm also a big fan of Barnacle.

The mountain boys are not in this poll but I do love Sunburst, Ice crystal and Fireball
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Shaz on June 14, 2017, 01:04:14 AM
Barnacle and Sunburst for me!
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: SunbeamV on June 14, 2017, 02:42:25 AM
Barnacle was my childhood grail... my absolute fav g1 overall when I first found out about g1 ponies at the tender age of 10. He'll always be the #1 boy in my herd  :lol:

Salty is a close second though, purely because I just love mine who came out of a bait bin with a super unique and stylish haircut  ^.^
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: HelloGoodbye on June 14, 2017, 06:01:31 AM
I voted for Tex and Wigwam :)  Tex was my first Big Brother pony and I won him as a prize in a contest after I had wanted one for ages and ages, so he is very special to me for that reason.  Plus I just love his pretty color combination! 

I voted for Wigwam because I think his colors are really pretty and even though I don't own a Wigwam yet I'd love to add one to my herd.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: SkyCakes on June 14, 2017, 06:11:55 AM
This was so hard to choose I love them all. Anyhow, my favorite childhood pony and now is Tex. Also 4-speed too because my husband works in that trade though not a truck driver. Im giving Tux N tails and Ice Crytal honorable mentions. I just love their color combos.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: jrr74 on June 14, 2017, 06:40:19 AM
That was tough.  Had to go look at them all in person and study a few.  Went with Slugger and Wigwam.  Chief was right up there too.  I think I have spent the most money on Chief with upgrading him twice  :blush:  My favorite, favorite boy pony however would be the MB pony whose name has escaped me.  Be right back...ah yes, Lightning.  Love his color combination  :inlove:


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Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Taffeta on June 14, 2017, 10:30:47 AM
I am actively offended that this poll expect Mountain Boys to all be in the "other" category. They were the only boy ponies I had as a child, and if they're not on the poll properly, it isn't a poll on favourite G1 boys. It's a poll on favourite G1 boys sold in the US and Canada. Which is not the same thing at all.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: nhal039 on June 14, 2017, 12:28:46 PM
Daddy sunbright without a doubt
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Libelle on June 14, 2017, 12:44:37 PM
Baby Leaper and Baby Paws!
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on June 14, 2017, 01:00:36 PM
If we're adding the Baby Brothers then my faves are:

Baby Racer
Baby Drummer
Baby Ribbs
Baby Clipper gets honorable mention.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: SkyCakes on June 14, 2017, 01:14:56 PM
If we are adding baby playtime brothers/other baby boys I add:

Baby Leaper
Baby Paws
Baby Drummer

and Baby Clipper
Baby Boy apple delight
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: northstar3184 on June 14, 2017, 03:25:02 PM
Thundercloud
Fireball
Salty
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: reanna-mator on June 14, 2017, 05:56:09 PM
I have a soft spot for Slugger because of the cartoon. :)
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Haruna on June 14, 2017, 09:07:56 PM
I am actively offended that this poll expect Mountain Boys to all be in the "other" category. They were the only boy ponies I had as a child, and if they're not on the poll properly, it isn't a poll on favourite G1 boys. It's a poll on favourite G1 boys sold in the US and Canada. Which is not the same thing at all.
Oh, I'm sorry :( I tried to include only the boys that were released in most countries -- I totally thought the ponies I listed were released in the UK, too! I feel kind of stupid for not including the Mountain Boys -- I love them, too, but if I included them, I figured I'd have to include Sports Time, Daddy Sunbright et al, maybe even the Mexican princes and Colombian and Spanish variations to be fair. Believe me, I wasn't trying to leave anyone out; I was trying to include everyone. I'm so sorry :( I was trying to be fair but I feel like this poll is a failure.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: NightGliderSA on June 15, 2017, 12:27:14 AM
This was hard for me. I voted for Chief because I just love his colouring, mmmmm! White and blue ponies! But I actually love all the big brothers except the pink ones. I just can't seem to identify with pink boys, even if they do have suitably macho names. 
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Aflame on June 15, 2017, 12:41:28 AM
tornado :)
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: orangepeachmango on June 15, 2017, 01:27:14 AM
this is so hard!! my top three are salty, tex, and tux.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on June 15, 2017, 05:23:25 AM
Daddy Sweet Celebrations ismy favourite, because I love his hair. I love Lightening, Ice Crystal and I'd love to own Fire I ball some day as well.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: aquamarinemolly on June 15, 2017, 06:50:48 AM
TORNADO!

Also lots of love for the other Mountain Boys, Chief and Salty/Tug, and Daddy Bright Bouquet.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: SkyCakes on June 15, 2017, 07:29:30 AM
I was trying to include everyone. I'm so sorry :( I was trying to be fair but I feel like this poll is a failure.
Im sorry you feel that way :( everyone makes mistakes.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Taffeta on June 15, 2017, 09:01:18 AM
I am actively offended that this poll expect Mountain Boys to all be in the "other" category. They were the only boy ponies I had as a child, and if they're not on the poll properly, it isn't a poll on favourite G1 boys. It's a poll on favourite G1 boys sold in the US and Canada. Which is not the same thing at all.
Oh, I'm sorry :( I tried to include only the boys that were released in most countries -- I totally thought the ponies I listed were released in the UK, too!

Most of them were sold here (Tux not officially) but that really wasn't my point. I just feel like they were shoved aside, as were the other European and UK released ponies. And some of us had those as kids and have strong affection for them. They should have been in the poll. That's all. It made me feel like my perspective wasn't welcome because I grew up playing with ponies not important enough to include.

Mexican Princes and Spanish boys are Nirvana ponies. Mountain Boys, the three Family Friends Daddies and Sportstime are mainstream release ponies sold in more than one country. Unless they are the ones made in Thailand, Mountain Boy discussion doesn't take place in the Nirvana section. Ditto the other boys mentioned.

Maybe the above is harsh, and it's not really a personal attack, it's just the bubbling over of an ongoing frustration. I did notice you did list the boys with UK and US names, for which you deserve credit and I'm sorry my annoyance meant I didn't give it straight away.

 I just feel like sometimes the UK stuff falls through the cracks and people forget there are other "mainstream" ponies that aren't in the US release, but don't belong in the Nirvana section either. If they're not included here either, where do they belong?

I'd just like to feel as though those ponies were considered mainstream and not just shoved off to the side as "variants" or "foreign". Especially since they are categorically unwanted in the actual "variant" section of the site. And this is a bigger annoyance which was just nicely summed up and brought to the forefront by the choices you made on your poll.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Broken Irishwoman on June 15, 2017, 09:28:54 AM
I'm not really into the male ponies, but I do like the baby boys very much. Not the family baby brothers, but Baby Drummer, Paws, Racer, etc. :D
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Carrehz on June 15, 2017, 03:40:53 PM
Maybe the poll should've just included all the boys in the shire horse molds? Then you'd include the Mountain Boys but wouldn't have to get into all the Nirvana boys (like the Prince ponies, Re Unicorno, Gustavo, etc). Although I suppose that'd still leave out the UK daddies, Sports-Time, Baby Schoolbag and.. Sniffles? I get the newborn twins' names mixed up, haha.

I dunno, I can see both sides of the problem. Haruna, I don't think this was a failure! I like seeing everyone's opinions :>

As for me.. don't make me choose between my babies!!! I love all the boys :P My favourite Nirvana boy is Re Unicorno (Italian Majesty), I can tell you that, haha.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: scarletjul on June 15, 2017, 08:54:46 PM
Tux is my favorite of the g1 adult boy toys.
Tex is my favorite of the G1 boys in the cartoon series (Sonambula)
Baby Leaper is my favorite of the baby boys.

:)

This is not including Mountain Boys though.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: orangepeachmango on June 15, 2017, 10:29:14 PM
I didn't even think about the baby boys. Countdown is my absolute fav, but I also love leaper and ribbs.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Cobblestone on June 16, 2017, 09:39:37 PM
Ice Crystal, for sure.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: tikibirds on June 17, 2017, 03:48:51 AM
probably Tex but the one I had as a kid was Salty
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: blazywazy110 on June 17, 2017, 04:55:31 AM
Ice Crystal for me. His colors are too gorgeous.  :lovey:
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: shabbychicdee on June 17, 2017, 04:54:46 PM
Tex as i have a thing for yellow ponies and love the cow boy thing, also daddy bright bouquet, love his colour combo also i rather do like the other daddys, i think they are all great ;)
 
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: archidraca on June 17, 2017, 06:52:29 PM
Tux 'N Tails as the only "true" male adult of my childhood herd and Thundercloud as my fave color pony. Purple!
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: MoonStars on June 17, 2017, 08:58:43 PM
Tex (army!) and Fireball
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: daffodil101 on June 17, 2017, 09:19:01 PM
I picked Quarterback and 4-Speed.  I love their colours soo much, and they are so stunning mint!  Hard though-- I love WigWam and Barnacle too :)

Taffeta-- We should totally have a poll for favourite UK boy!  And just rename this one to US boys.  Personally I think the mountain boys would win by a landslide, they are too cool  :cool:
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on June 19, 2017, 03:01:22 AM
I am actively offended that this poll expect Mountain Boys to all be in the "other" category. They were the only boy ponies I had as a child, and if they're not on the poll properly, it isn't a poll on favourite G1 boys. It's a poll on favourite G1 boys sold in the US and Canada. Which is not the same thing at all.

I thought the same but my favourite is Sweet Celebrations so at least I got to vote.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Haruna on June 19, 2017, 06:03:37 AM
I am actively offended that this poll expect Mountain Boys to all be in the "other" category. They were the only boy ponies I had as a child, and if they're not on the poll properly, it isn't a poll on favourite G1 boys. It's a poll on favourite G1 boys sold in the US and Canada. Which is not the same thing at all.
I thought the same but my favourite is Sweet Celebrations so at least I got to vote.
:cry: I'm so sorry. I was honestly just trying to list ponies who were available in most countries; instead I messed up and apparently only listed North American boys. I'm an idiot.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Carrehz on June 19, 2017, 06:14:18 AM
Haruna, you're not an idiot!! Don't be down on yourself, it was just a mistake :( -hugs-
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: gabumon on June 19, 2017, 06:18:15 AM
if you include Mountain Boys ... the it's a tie between Chief and Sunburst
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Dreamer on June 21, 2017, 11:40:29 AM
Quarterback is my favourite: he was the very first G1 pony I was really interested in
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on June 22, 2017, 05:32:47 AM
I'm glad that there's a fairly even spread of love for these guys!
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Taffeta on June 23, 2017, 01:17:57 AM
Taffeta-- We should totally have a poll for favourite UK boy!  And just rename this one to US boys.  Personally I think the mountain boys would win by a landslide, they are too cool  :cool:

To be honest, that wasn't really what I was looking for. I want to see UK stuff included and recognised as mainstream, standing alongside the US ponies, not segregated from them. A poll for UK boys doesn't make that happen, it separates them again. What got to me about this poll (and I am not attacking Haruna, I am making the wider point) is that those ponies were not considered mainstream and therefore were shunted out of it to make space for ponies that were all sold in the US. And that fact is the wider problem.

To me there are a lot of US and Canada only ponies that weren't part of my childhood, but I still consider them mainstream ponies. I don't understand why that can't go both ways.

It bothers me that ponies that were sold here and that I had as a child but which were also sold in the US are called "US ponies" (when they are global/international ponies), and it bothers me that anything sold in the UK or Europe is sectioned out because of that fact. If a UK pony is different from the US one, that automatically becomes a "UK variant" (rather than a UK version), or it becomes a non-pony (ie Non beddy bye eye, non-sosoft) rather than being called by its actual set name.

What was 'mainstream' to different collectors is different. I don't want to divide this into US and UK. I want to see UK and European stuff included with the US stuff so that it actually is given the same status and recognition, not just pushed into the 'other' category like it's somehow not as important as what was sold in the US. It's not a big deal to call a pony a "UK version" or a "UK pony", but that doesn't make it not mainstream. As I said before, they already don't belong in the Nirvana section, so if they don't belong here then where do they belong?

The fact that Tux appeared in this poll - a Mail Order boy - but the Mountain Boys (who were sold in stores like all the Big Brother and Daddy ponies) kind of underscores this point best of all. Mountain Boys were sold in the UK, Scandinavia, Malaysia/Singapore and probably Australasia. I think that's technically more countries than Tux & Tails, who was sold in the US and Canada officially.

The posts in this thread also show that a lot of people named Mountain Boys, but different ones. You can't  quantify that on the existing poll, thus the information it gives cannot possibly answer the question of who is the most popular G1 boy.

The comment about the baby boys is also valid, but I wonder if that poll had been included, whether we would see Baby Brothers Apple Delight and Bright Bouquet, as well as Baby Schoolbag or whether they too would be consigned to 'other' because they weren't sold in US stores...

I just think that we have to stop drawing those lines in the sand. If we can all accept that the Thailand fancy pants ponies are mainstream even though they are made in Thailand, because they were sold in US stores, surely it's not that hard to accept all Hong Kong and China made ponies as mainstream, even if they weren't sold in US stores?
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: orangepeachmango on June 24, 2017, 01:06:43 PM
That's a mountain out of a molehill if I've ever seen one! We're talking about 30 year old ponies, not oppressed minorities. It was Nobody's intention to "draw lines in the sand", certainly not Harunas. It's just a poll here on the fun and friendly arena, and putting Haruna down and feeling crappy about herself for not including every single boy pony is messed up.  These are toys, and we are adults. No need to make a big deal about it, I have a really really hard time believing it's all a conspiracy.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Taffeta on June 24, 2017, 03:10:29 PM
Nobody is making out that it's a conspiracy. It evolved this way from the manner in which UK and European ponies first emerged into the pony community. I'm not blaming anyone for it being there (and I said clearly I wasn't attacking Haruna), but I just think that it's time that it wasn't there. The poll didn't create this, it illustrated something that is already here. As I think I said first of all, I was offended that they were not included because they were part of my childhood and it meant I couldn't participate in the poll. It's absolutely not ok for Haruna to be made to feel crappy, and if I did that then I apologise to her in all sincerity - but I also want to emphasise that their exclusion made me feel bad too, and that ought to matter as well.

The UK and European ponies are no longer the new and shiny exciting things they once were, which is fine. The problem is that what happened is people jumped from US mainstream to Nirvana and I would bet that more people here know more about Nirvana ponies than they do about what was sold in other countries in the mainstream lines.

My angle has always been that there ought not be divisions. The divisions have been put there by prior old websites such as DV, who divided ponies into US line and International, and that mentality has stuck. At the time DV was created those lines made sense, but they don't make sense any more. It's out of date to think that way, but it has proven a hard habit to break.

 I think it would be nicer and more friendly if we just looked at HK and China ponies as composite parts of  mainstream MLP. If nothing else, we'd get a better idea of the full MLP line and we'd know a lot more about variations and inconsistencies if we looked at things that way.

I know I am not the only person who feels this is an issue, because I have had so many conversations with other UK people about this exact thing, but I am the one who made it my project to compile the history of ponies in the UK, so I'm also the one who's most likely to speak up about this. Even though a lot of that UK and European information has been available for a very long time, people still ask things for which information is readily available. Even the wiki is missing a huge amount of information about ponies and accessories from Europe, the UK, etc, even though it has a very competent database on Nirvana stuff.

Nobody on the Arena actually thinks that UK and European ponies matter less than US or Canada release ponies, but there is an information void. Haruna didn't include the MBs because she didn't know they weren't Nirvana ponies. I think that's a problem - not because Haruna did something wrong, but because she didn't know. For some years now the UK and European ponies have been falling into this information black hole between the imagined mainstream of US release and the variant world of the Nirvana and I worry that they will eventually lose their place completely. You might be okay with that, but that was my childhood, so I'm just not.

There are a lot of people here from different places in the world. I think we ought to have outgrown by now the DV template from 96 that US ponies and "Int'l" ponies are somehow distinct. They're not. There's no melodrama, no conspiracy, nothing silly like that in what I said. As you said, we're adults. I'm not interesting in starting any drama or arguments. I simply want to know where those ponies belong, if they don't belong in mainstream and they don't belong in Nirvana. I think they belong here, and that's the point I'm trying to get across :)
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Carrehz on June 24, 2017, 04:11:36 PM
That's a mountain out of a molehill if I've ever seen one! We're talking about 30 year old ponies, not oppressed minorities. It was Nobody's intention to "draw lines in the sand", certainly not Harunas. It's just a poll here on the fun and friendly arena, and putting Haruna down and feeling crappy about herself for not including every single boy pony is messed up.  These are toys, and we are adults. No need to make a big deal about it, I have a really really hard time believing it's all a conspiracy.

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Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Cswift on June 24, 2017, 04:47:18 PM
Nobody is making out that it's a conspiracy. It evolved this way from the manner in which UK and European ponies first emerged into the pony community. I'm not blaming anyone for it being there (and I said clearly I wasn't attacking Haruna), but I just think that it's time that it wasn't there. The poll didn't create this, it illustrated something that is already here. As I think I said first of all, I was offended that they were not included because they were part of my childhood and it meant I couldn't participate in the poll. It's absolutely not ok for Haruna to be made to feel crappy, and if I did that then I apologise to her in all sincerity - but I also want to emphasise that their exclusion made me feel bad too, and that ought to matter as well.

I definitely don't think anyone wants you to feel like your opinions or feelings are irrelevant. It's mostly the dogged insistence on proving your point via sprawling walls of text even after Haruna has apologized multiple times and made it clear that she feels bad that is upsetting people at this point. We understand the issue you have and why your feelings are hurt, but at this point it'd probably be better to just make another thread -- possibly with its own poll. :) I say this as someone who has Ice Crystal as my favorite boy pony and would love to vote for him!
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Taffeta on June 24, 2017, 05:00:26 PM
Nobody is making out that it's a conspiracy. It evolved this way from the manner in which UK and European ponies first emerged into the pony community. I'm not blaming anyone for it being there (and I said clearly I wasn't attacking Haruna), but I just think that it's time that it wasn't there. The poll didn't create this, it illustrated something that is already here. As I think I said first of all, I was offended that they were not included because they were part of my childhood and it meant I couldn't participate in the poll. It's absolutely not ok for Haruna to be made to feel crappy, and if I did that then I apologise to her in all sincerity - but I also want to emphasise that their exclusion made me feel bad too, and that ought to matter as well.

I definitely don't think anyone wants you to feel like your opinions or feelings are irrelevant. It's mostly the dogged insistence on proving your point via sprawling walls of text even after Haruna has apologized multiple times and made it clear that she feels bad that is upsetting people at this point. We understand the issue you have and why your feelings are hurt, but at this point it'd probably be better to just make another thread -- possibly with its own poll. :) I say this as someone who has Ice Crystal as my favorite boy pony and would love to vote for him!

I will hold up my hands to the wall of text and apologise for that.

I find it hard to express myself concisely because I want to be understood and I am not great at phrasing things I care about in words that make me easily understood at times.

Please put it down to autistic inarticulacy, because it certainly isn't meant in spite.

I am not going to continue it here, either. I just felt the need to explain my point of view because it was being interpreted as an attack on Haruna. I know she apologised but she didn't have anything to apologise for - largely because criticising Haruna was never my point. I just phrased it badly because the poll upset me.

Basically the walls of text happened because you guys interpreted me as criticising Haruna, when I was criticising the overall issue, and I needed to try and make that distinction because I wasn't attacking anyone.

I'm going to shut up now, and go brush some pony hair instead :)

Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Jorgito93 on June 25, 2017, 09:07:41 AM
Mine's definitely 4-Speed, he's just so beautiful.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: SunbeamV on June 26, 2017, 01:26:38 AM
holy moly y'all they're just plastic horses  :shocked:
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: starstrider on November 09, 2017, 07:11:47 AM
Daddy Sweet Celebrations.  I love his TAS symbols and beautiful green hues. 
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Jennifer2004 on November 14, 2017, 09:26:40 AM
The mountain boys are my favorites, followed by the playtime baby brothers. But from this list my vote would go to Tex. He incorporates my three favorite colors (yellow, blue, & pink).

Kind Regards,
Jennifer
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: starberry on November 15, 2017, 04:51:35 AM
holy moly y'all they're just plastic horses  :shocked:
this :bigups:
So on topic, it's Salty and DSC for me.  :bateyes:
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on November 16, 2017, 11:07:04 AM
FWIW I think Taffeta has a point: The UK releases were just as mainstream as the US releases, and should have been included on the poll both on those grounds and on grounds of statistical precision (Relegating that many choices to "Other" skews the results and creates vague data).

My personal favorite is Steamer. I like trains, he has nice colors. And he's the only one I've purchased so far.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on November 16, 2017, 01:45:31 PM
Four Speed because when I was a kid my BFFs dad was a trucker. So I'd imagine Four Speed would feel right at home. Tex is a close second because western theme but I never found him in the store.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Safflower on November 16, 2017, 06:44:36 PM
Hmm.. My favorite is Cheif. Something about his colors is just so nice.
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I agree the mountain boys should have been included. They are just as mainstream as US, and they aren't nirvana. (Not trying to attack you here Haruna, it's okay!) Taffeta has a good point about the underlying issue. We shouldn't have to separate Uk vs. Us. That would be like doing two separate polls for the two So Soft sets. Doesn't make sense, does it? Those two sets are both part of the same group. Well, so are Us boy ponies and mountain boys. Wouldn't you question the fact that the two so soft sets were divided? Why not question the fact that mountain boys weren't included here? (Again, not trying to attack you Haruna! Don't feel bad! Nobody is mad at you!)

I'm disappointed that you all are seeing this as overreacting and unimportant and are putting Taffeta down for sharing her opinion. We should all be supporting of each other here, no matter if we disagree. It's just proper etiquette. This isn't about plastic horses, it's about the community. A member here is unhappy. She is part of the community and should feel that way. This is about "oppressed minorities" in a sense (not that dramatic though...) because UK ponies are being seen as unimportant. Taffeta has to keep proving her point and explaining why she feels how she feels because you guys are putting her down and aren't understanding her. It's a circle. She explains, you dismiss her, she explains further because you aren't getting it, you put her down... The arena is here for discussion. Telling a member to stop discussing is the opposite of that. She isn't whining about some stupid, unimportant little detail, she isn't putting Haruna down, and she isn't just making a scene or being dramatic. What every member has to say here is important, even if you disagree. Why can't you just listen to her?
tldr: Be nice! Everyone's opinion is important, so don't put Taffeta down for sharing hers.
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Livia on November 18, 2017, 02:01:50 AM
Mmmmm...it has to be Chief for me too...he's the only male pony I have...for now  ;)
Title: Re: Poll: Who's your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: Charmer on November 18, 2017, 02:20:59 AM
tornado and tex:)
Title: Re: Poll: Who\'s your favorite male G1 pony?
Post by: applejackbunny on November 19, 2017, 03:07:42 PM
Ice Crystal. He's just GORGEOUS!!  :lol:

Post Merge: November 19, 2017, 03:10:32 PM

I am actively offended that this poll expect Mountain Boys to all be in the "other" category. They were the only boy ponies I had as a child, and if they're not on the poll properly, it isn't a poll on favourite G1 boys. It's a poll on favourite G1 boys sold in the US and Canada. Which is not the same thing at all.

As a fellow UK dweller - quite right!  :P I too, adore the Mountain Boys and they definitely deserve to be listed properly in the poll.

My second choice would be Sunburst, I think...  :)
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