That really is a shame. I've honestly kept away from General for a pretty long time, until just recently.
In response to your thread, however, I wouldn't think that someone that's big on YouTube becoming a Brony would start a massive flame war; I would guess that it would be sort of a combination of people looking into MLP, and getting into it themselves, as well as people losing interest in that user. However, I also like to think that there's a lot of people like me, that wouldn't really care. I mean, I'm a brony, but outside of whatever content made me subscribe to a user, I really don't care much else.
I like to think that people are as apathetic as I am about such things, but then again, when I first saw your thread, I didn't think it would get to the point that you would give up on that discussion. So, as a matter of fact, I could be very wrong, and such an event could cause a massive shitstorm. I still wouldn't see it coming, though.
HeavyMetalGuy
Yeah, that's general for ya. If it's something that someone doesn't like, it just turns into a huge flame war. General is lame.
coleknows
I hang out in general too much ):