I don't know what happened but im sorry :/

Couldn't agree with this more. December seems to be the month of the depression. It's sad really, supposedly the happiest time of the year, full of the most depression.

Sorry about how you feel. I've felt the negative aura on other pony sites too for quite a while and it's just...sad.

I was just talking to a friend today about how the Forums "used to be." For me, I liked the fandom and the site when there were fewer people involved. I like small groups, as they form a more tightly-knit community. With 17,000 members there is bound to be infighting and controversy...just something that comes with the surge of new and young(er) members, I suppose.

How to fix this? Simple: be a model forum user and encourage others to follow suit. Start discussions, give positive but honest feedback, and make sure new members stick around to become one of us old farts.

I agree that the forums seem awfully gloomy recently. But I do have to note that it doesn't seem to be just the forums, and not even just the pony sites. Various forums and sites for my hobbies are also shifting to this dark mood. My co-workers, friends, and family, all seem to be suffering from the same low spirits.

It's quite a bit colder outside than normal for this early in the winter, I wouldn't be surprised if that's a factor. All in all, it's going to be a rough winter this year.

I understand what you're saying. I guess people are turning to this place more and more to vent their frustrations... And that's okay, but it is frustrating how negative this place can be. I usually try to spread around a bit of happiness to everyone who feels bad here, but then I end up getting a little gloomy too. It's true that since I first came a year ago (alternate account) the vibe here was a whole lot nicer.

I think if we all just try a little more to greet new members, talk to new people, make more friends and help each other out we could restore this place to how it used to be.

It's tempting to blame Seasonal Affective Disorder.  It's gotten so dark and gloomy outside lately.  But I was here last year too and I don't recall it ever getting this bad. 

Some members are chronically depressed.  But I have my fingers crossed that others will come out of it soon. 

I don't post these "woe is me" updates, but I got to say that I don't feel as self-confident as I once did because of all these depressed folks. The disrespectful ones as well. I'm afraid all these dudes might get me with a post one day and make me the same as the depressed dudes. The forums are not like they used to be..

Felt that way once, almost did leave but didn't. I just learned to ignore it, sure there are days I feel down and I mean really down but I have it as a rule to not show my frustration on here. There are too many that use this site as an outlet and the best you can do is ignore it. Believe me I have tried to help some but sometimes I get a mean reaction to it so I stopped. 

But like you may have seen I have not given up and actually talked about it with a few members that we would try to change the atmosphere around here. So at least I'm trying and it would be good if everyone did at least try.