@Fire Fist:
Wendy is younger than Natsu and Gajeel, and we have seen her grow up. We saw her in flashbacks traveling with young Mystogan, and she was a very young child. She's also the only Dragon slayer whose age we actually know, which is 12.
I think this is the major reason people want to hate or bash a series. They don't want to remember details, or be bothered to, so they decide to take the lowbrow path and just insult the work instead…
Didn't you just get in trouble over this in the Naruto/Bleach thread? You're jumping to conclusions based on what you perceive other people are saying.
Edolas Wendy is SIGNIFICANTLY older than Wendy is, she grew up significantly - don't be pedantic. There's a huge difference between what Wendy looks like compared to her Edolas form and what Natsu and Gazille look like compared to their Edoras versions.
The reason why Edolas Wendy looks so different is because in Edolas, where everything is opposite - Wendy's most defining characteristic, her young age - is reversed, so she's much older there. Natsu and Gazille aren't young, and their most distinct characteristics were in personality, and those were reversed.
Also, the small "details" in Fairy Tail wouldn't save it from being bad.
Also, also, also
But you are right about the Dragon King's Feast. It is very likely this is the reason for the seemingly arbitrary 7 years time skip. The Dragons all disappeared 7 years ago, and we know they have some kind of regular meeting where they all come back together, and are also aware of current events. The story was very probably advanced 7 years so that the Dragons could be reintroduced to the story again.