Hey, we were all young once, even me... I think...

Welcome back, at any rate. I'm not sure how much we interacted before your ban, but I was definitely on here before, so we might have.

Best of luck second time around! 

6 minutes ago, Sunny Fox said:

Hey, we were all young once, even me... I think...

Welcome back, at any rate. I'm not sure how much we interacted before your ban, but I was definitely on here before, so we might have.

Best of luck second time around! 

Thank you! And I do remember you quite well actually from back when you were known as Full Spectrum. 

Interesting. An old user coming back.

Not something we see often.

Not too sure if you'd remember me, but I do remember you. It's great to see an old face again.

2 hours ago, Flow said:

Not too sure if you'd remember me, but I do remember you. It's great to see an old face again.

I do remember you. I've spent the better part of four hours looking through my old interactions with people and it's jogged my memory considerably. It's good to see you again.

3 hours ago, Califorum said:

Welcome back, feel free to DM me at any time!

I'll keep that in mind! Thanks for the warm welcome.

44 minutes ago, Califorum said:

I don't believe we met, though. When did you quit? @Harmonic Revelations

Spring 2014 was around when things happened, from my best recollection.

45 minutes ago, Califorum said:

@Harmonic Revelations

I joined November 10th, 2016.

Ah, what were the forums like in 2016? Were they very active?

Hey, Harmonic! Welcome back to the Forums!

10 hours ago, Dark Qiviut said:

Hey, Harmonic! Welcome back to the Forums!

Hot damn if it isn't Quiviut. Your avatar is still the same after all these years. Man, that brings me back ages. It's good to see ya bud.

1 hour ago, The Wife of Hawks said:

Not sure if you remember me, I was Samurott77. You got the boot a year after I joined 

I vaguely remember you yes. It's kind of insane to see the changing of the guard. It's like one of those movies where someone goes into a coma and wakes up and everything is different. Congrats on making it all the way up to Admin!

2 hours ago, Twilight Sparkle ✨ said:

Welcome back, Harmonic! It's as heartwarming to see old users returning as it is to have newponies joining MLPF for the first time. You had excellent taste in Celestia art that I look forward to being graced by again.

7 years is a really long time, wow - you, I, and this site are all so.... old now!

Long enough for people to change and for bygones to be bygones, I say; I'm glad to see you getting a chance to enjoy MLP Forums again as I know this place meant a lot to you and you have a lot of good to offer it.

Although you aren't exactly "new," may I suggest starting a Welcoming Plaza thread? I'm sure you'll find - and be recognized by - a number of "the ancients" but I believe your situation more than justifies a fresh self-intro should you want one. Consider it a way to mingle with our newer users and form a new "first impression" just the way you'd like it as the pony you are today, free of the past's baggage.

Ah, the one and only Feld0. It's great to see you. Yeah, it seems like we're all getting up there in age. At this rate I'll be getting gray hairs soon. And yeah, this place means a lot to me, it has so much sentimental value, especially since looking back it was a huge part of my formative teenage years. It's kind of crazy how much of my social interaction at that time was entirely done online, but then again I live in such a small town it's not likely I'd have been able to meet many people just by going around my hometown.

You will be pleased to know that my Sunbutt art collection has been preserved in pristine condition on my old HDDs and is once again growing. Soon Celestia will conquer all, it is inevitable.

I'm glad to hear you have faith in me to reintegrate and be a positive contributor to the forum, and I'll do my best to make sure it's well placed. 

I slid a welcome thread in on my return though admittedly it was light on details about myself so I'll probably edit it to rewrite the post and be a bit more of a proper introduction to who I am, my interests, the like. 

2 minutes ago, Twilight Sparkle ✨ said:

Derp; I just encountered said thread - I found this blog post first. Sounds like you already thought of this and I'm preaching to the choir.

Share it forth! Bring it all here. May our Glorious Solar Goddess watch benevolently over us all.

Just finished rewriting the introduction in a way that's way too long to reasonably expect anyone to read.

Brace yourself for more Celestia art the moment I remember how to embed images on this website. 

Haha... "Sunbutt"... love it!

Always great to see old users returning. Welcome back!

9 hours ago, Megas said:

Always great to see old users returning. Welcome back!

Thanks for the welcome back! Glad you're still around.

I wasn't staff when you were banned back in 2014, but I recall your poise and of course that somewhat memorable animated Trixie avatar. We could all probably write a book about our lives since then. I may not be correctly remembering your talent, and didn't know your age back then, but I do recall being somewhat impressed by your insights into pony back when I was just getting into the fandom myself. 

I said this to you privately, but I want to reiterate it here again, none of us are really the same person we were after years of experiences. Nor will we be the same person after years of new experiences. As humans we all have the capacity to grow if we step back and reflect. None of us have to become saints, that would be boring, however we can always try and be better than our most emotional instincts would have us be. 

That's enough of that. I firmly believe in not pushing someone's old mistakes back upon them, so I can promise you a clean slate. You do really need to eventually get caught up. You missed a lot! I actually am looking forward to your thoughts on a few of the 'newer' episodes. It is certainly nice seeing a fresh perspective from an old timer. 

24 minutes ago, Jeric said:

I wasn't staff when you were banned back in 2014, but I recall your poise and of course that somewhat memorable animated Trixie avatar. We could all probably write a book about our lives since then. I may not be correctly remembering your talent, and didn't know your age back then, but I do recall being somewhat impressed by your insights into pony back when I was just getting into the fandom myself. 

I said this to you privately, but I want to reiterate it here again, none of us are really the same person we were after years of experiences. Nor will we be the same person after years of new experiences. As humans we all have the capacity to grow if we step back and reflect. None of us have to become saints, that would be boring, however we can always try and be better than our most emotional instincts would have us be. 

That's enough of that. I firmly believe in not pushing someone's old mistakes back upon them, so I can promise you a clean slate. You do really need to eventually get caught up. You missed a lot! I actually am looking forward to your thoughts on a few of the 'newer' episodes. It is certainly nice seeing a fresh perspective from an old timer. 

 

 

I did do quite a bit of half-serious satirical analysis of pony-related topics back in the day here on my blog and I am definitely not against taking that tongue-in-cheek approach and talking about some of the newer episodes.

Not sure I'd call what I had poise as much as I'd call it haughtiness but I appreciate the compliment none-the-less. Honestly if my earnest self-confidence was anywhere close to what I used to project as a front for my insecurities I'd probably have conquered half the Earth by now.

Look forward to half-comprehensible analysis of the later episodes as my brain struggles to make sense of so much pastel horse all in one sitting.

I wasn’t part of the fandom when you were on here as I didn’t join until March of 2018. As someone who spent his last year of high school with his head up his backside and didn’t treat some people very well, I’m probably the last person to judge people by how they were years ago. The important thing is that we learn and grow from our mistakes. 

One does not simply walk away from entities of þðñ¥ and never return. We've all come back at some point or another, be it to occasionally pop in or a single catch-up. I managed to briefly summon @Zoop last year just by challenging his love for Fluttershy. 

I remember little asides your Trixie avatars, so I guess that's good news for both of us!  Nevertheless glad to see other Elder Gods still exist from the days of early Feldian creation. MLPF has become far more focused on community-driven interaction since our initial leaves in 14' and 15', and I think it's been for the better. @Jericand his staff have done well with revitalizing what this site was originally intended for and capitalizing on it. Should you decide to stick around at all, I'm sure you'll see for yourself.

8 minutes ago, ~C. Discord~ said:

One does not simply walk away from entities of þðñ¥ and never return. We've all come back at some point or another, be it to occasionally pop in or a single catch-up. I managed to briefly summon @Zoop last year just by challenging his love for Fluttershy. 

I remember little asides your Trixie avatars, so I guess that's good news for both of us!  Nevertheless glad to see other Elder Gods still exist from the days of early Feldian creation. MLPF has become far more focused on community-driven interaction since our initial leaves in 14' and 15', and I think it's been for the better. @Jericand his staff have done well with revitalizing what this site was originally intended for and capitalizing on it. Should you decide to stick around at all, I'm sure you'll see for yourself.

You may have forgotten me, but I could never forget you. The belly button Skype group is forever ingrained into my nightmares and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. 

I can tell from the stay I've had so far that the forums' current focus seems to be on quality over quantity of content which is something I greatly appreciate. Back in the day things felt really impersonal due to the fact hundreds of members came and went all the time. 

7 minutes ago, Harmonic Revelations said:

You may have forgotten me, but I could never forget you. The belly button Skype group is forever ingrained into my nightmares and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. 

I can tell from the stay I've had so far that the forums' current focus seems to be on quality over quantity of content which is something I greatly appreciate. Back in the day things felt really impersonal due to the fact hundreds of members came and went all the time. 

When you're remembered not for your hard admin work going on three years, your wit, your sass, your creative writing or even your basic bitch graphic design skills, but that extravagant belly button trend you did that one or three times.

2 minutes ago, ~C. Discord~ said:

When you're remembered not for your hard admin work going on three years, your wit, your sass, your creative writing or even your basic bitch graphic design skills, but that extravagant belly button trend you did that one or three times.

That's because there's dozens of hard-working staff members I've met on sites through the years but only one guy obsessed with belly buttons, hence why it stands out.

I'm still trying to find the hard drive with the pics from that group chat saved on it. No luck so far.

29 minutes ago, ~C. Discord~ said:

I managed to briefly summon @Zoop last year just by challenging his love for Fluttershy. 

I mean, I get email notifications when someone mentions me, sooo... :T