She's the element of laughter, the life of the party, and dedicated to spreading good cheer to everypony she meets.

But that isn't all that Pinkie Pie is. She has a full spectrum of emotions, just like anypony else, and she seems to show (and feel) them more strongly than most. And sometimes, it seems as though writers, both among the fandom and on the show, forget that. Instead, Pinkie is frequently written as little more than a manic goofball, who spouts non sequiturs and is constantly out of touch with reality.

This is a group for those stories that treat Pinkie Pie a bit more seriously than most. That's not to say these stories should be devoid of comedy, or restricted solely to Dark or Sad fics, though they will have their place here (though the "serial killer Pinkamena" interpretation is often nothing more than an equally-flat reversal of the "manic loon" standard). But instead, the aim is simply to highlight those stories that give us a more complete character, and not a one-trick slapstick pony.

To keep this from just becoming a group for every Pinkie Pie story on the site, folders will be moderated. Add stories to the submission folder, and if admins or contributors feel they meet the standards of the group (decently-written and feature Pinkie as a well-rounded character rather than a simple source of randomness), they'll be added to the appropriate folders.

Rinnaul here. I'm still the only admin, and I'm no longer particularly active in the community. So scratch all of the above. I'm just setting the folders to unmoderated so the group has at least some functionality.