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Does it increase readership?
Is it some sort of SEO trick? Because it doesn't sound like a better name otherwise.
I don't get why.
Hófvarpnir is from Norse mythology, which makes sense in the context of their first project and kind of foreshadowing of their next one. I like how it turned out, and I learned a bit about Norse mythology because of that.
I don't know, but I'd expect it to; I could possibly elaborate. I'd also expect it to increase reader enjoyment and leave a stronger impression afterward.
Fic titles that word-substitute the original title signal either parody or amateurism to me. I notice Iceman isn't prefacing it with "My Little Pony :", though, so that's something (and possibly a leg up on my suggestion).
"Friendship is Optimal" makes the Less Wronger in me ask "Optimal for what?". It sounds like moral realism.
It seems like a typical person forced to write the utility function that would shape the rest of history would take things a little (edit: I did say a little) more seriously. I'm only speaking from the summary; I don't know any later context.
Thanks for the feedback.
You wish that they would. Take this as a cautionary tale.