Celebrating One Year as a member of MLP Forums!
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Let’s set the mood with some fitting music, shall we? 
One year! When I first arrived, I couldn’t imagine that I’d be here today with over 1,300 posts, 2,000 brohoofs, and a friends page filled to capacity. Dare I say I might even be getting...popular? 
The day I joined, work was canceled due to hurricane Sandy. If I wasn't stuck at home with time on my hands, I might not be here now. My only wish is that I joined sooner. I've only been onboard since Season 3. Too bad I missed the lively season 2 episode discussions when they were brand new. I could easily write a much larger blog than this. But to mark this occasion, I will bring up three basic points and expound on each one.
This is the liveliest message board I’ve been on since 2005! Back then I was on a very popular fansite called Powerpuff Girls World. It was a forum that had pretty much everything this place does: Great ideas, raging debates, trolls, good moderators, romance between members, people getting banned, and more. I was heartbroken the day it shut down for good without warning. JUST as I got my 1,000th post there, no less. 
But even PPGW never had anything as exotic as the love fest that recently swept through here. Witnessing that phenomenon up close and personal was a real blast! 
Can an older fan fit in on a forum that has so many teens? YES! But when I first arrived, I wasn’t sure. Should I reveal how old I am or what sex I was? I soon decided to go ahead on both counts. The Brony culture is supposed to be welcoming first and foremost. A shared love of a great TV program transcends age, gender, racial, national, and many other barriers. Other than a few old man jokes from the peanut gallery, age has been a total non-factor for me. Really, the notion that anybody over a certain age who likes some kinds of cartoons is a creep needs to go the way of the Edsel. Besides myself, check out people like Fhaolan, Cutiecindyhoney, PonyHag, Thunderchild, and many more. We’re all normal adults with jobs, families, and lives who just happen to have a little room in our hearts for ponies too. 
Why I came here. I first became a Brony due in part to a best friend who introduced me to the show in the fall of 2011. We spent a good deal of time discussing MLP. But soon I became an even bigger fan than she was so she nagged me to find somebody else to talk to about it. That’s why I joined MLP Forums. Remember how Twilight originally set out to Ponyville to do a job and then go home? I came here only to talk about ponies and that was it. I had no intention of becoming emotionally attached to anybody. But fate had other plans for Twilight...and for me. 
That turned out to be an unexpected but wonderful blessing.
Do you know what the most ironic twist of all is? The person who led me to become a fan of MLP is now a former friend. She and I had a painful parting of the ways earlier this year. Believe it or not, it happened on the same day Magical Mystery Cure first aired with its beautiful message about being a true, true friend. Without a doubt, that was a sad day for me. But the good news is that the people I’ve grown close to here have more than made up for that loss. It sounds corny, but I can honestly say that MLP Forums is magic.
Finally, I want to thank everyone who has helped me make it to this point. As you may know, I don’t like doing individual shout outs. I just know I’ll overlook someone very important and I’d rather not do that. But rest assured, I value you and everything you’ve done for me very much. Thank you again! 
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