Thread:Mystic Monkey/@comment-2202259-20191010124259/@comment-679780-20191010211929

Well Sonic's been around since 1991 and while I can say I have been around since the beginning back then it wasn't until the turn of the century where the internet became more common in my life and I could be more involved with the fan community. So I do not know what the fandom was like in the 90s. And given the console wars was not as heated in my country (Mega drive was rather dominant in the UK) I never really found school social groups or local fan clubs of Sonic.

But what I do know is that the bigger the community the more likely you'll get a few bad sorts in it. Such as vehement fans telling you why there-era of Sonic games is far better than your-era of Sonic games. Y'know, "Nostalgia fans".

As a brony I also come to notice comparisons between Sonic and MLP:FiM fans, a statement I've been given groans over. Granted MLP:FiM only been around for 9 years but both sides consist of fan characters, artwork, smut and a passionate community where outsiders just think "What the hell Why are these autistic manchildren like something as old as My Little Pony/Sonic so much?" which of course leads to bad lighting and critism on both sides. And of course after awhile the whole "Love and Tolerance" thing Bronies preach about gradually became more of critisizing latest episodes or whatever.

Anyway, point I am getting at with both Sonic and Ponies is that they both have big communities so just because two people can be passionate fans of the exact same thing doesn't mean they'll always get along.