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Swoop

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  1. Chilling it out with Hybrid Minds. http://k4.offliberty.com/FN-vT9j26Y4.mp3
  2. Be sure to read the opening posts of announcements in Canterlot Castle - usually they clear up any misconceptions or uncertainties you may have. Additionally, donor perks were never meant to be perceived as a benefit or measure of superiority of sorts - people pay to help the site out, rather than for trivial perquisites, after all. If we're talking about measures of unfairness with respect to a system that has never intended to rank people or form a member hierarchy, it really is quite related.
  3. Well you can go and tell that somebody, quite seriously and honestly, that he's an idiot. I know better than most, that for the greater part of this past year, you've been subjected to enough thankless work, complaint management, report stacks, accusations of surreptitious activity and personal bias, unpopular and difficult decision making, arbitration frustrations, and general diplomacy struggles to cause even the most even-tempered of individuals to completely and utterly forfeit their mental well-being. Yet, throughout every complication, drawback, or stumbling block we've run into over the year, never once have I seen you develop a proclivity for callous behaviour or personal bitterness; you've always managed to keep the personal separate from the professional, which is more than can be said for most - i'm sure if the reverse were the case, things never would have progressed as steadily as they have. Call me mawkish, but If this past year is anything to go by, I can say with confidence that either you've mastered the art of appearing stoic in public, or that spiteful, ill-disposed Zoop you speak of has long disappeared, 'cause he sure as hell isn't here now.
  4. Greeting friend! Want a FREE MLP Forums gold account? click the link below to claim your FREE account! Hurry - accounts are limited! Http://5z8.info/click-on-this-and-youll-be-taken-to-page-that-will-create-pop-up-windows-until-your-browser-crashes_e5j3iu_REFINANCE-NOW
  5. My favourite form of spelling would have to be the one my mum brought me up with, and the one I have learnt and memorised ever since my enrollment at school; that is, the British centred form of dialogue. That said however, I could hardly criticise or pass ill-judgement upon either form of spelling, as either modell aptly fulfils the purpose of communicating clearly - provided you get your message across, it really doesn't matter. I still call football soccer though, and refuse to use the word 'gaol', because Australian.
  6. Set your printer to 'flip book' mode, and the moving pictures shall be yours.
  7. That sums up my feelings quite nicely, really. It is fitting for members to notify others of their departure, whether they choose to do so by a thread, blog, or PM. It is not fitting for members to propagate drama by way of departures - don't take your own personal problems and make them everyone else's problem. Instead of opting for a blanket-cover measure on those taking their leave publicly, or simply channeling such content into blogs in the hope that the drama will somehow dissipate, I believe the moderation and administration should instread reserve the right to remove any goodbye blogs, statuses, and threads that are intended to cause general unrest or dissent within the community under our stance on 'abusive behaviour', whether it be directly expressed, such as: Or indirectly implied though a general lack of information: Communication is important; if you're going to be inactive - be it periodically or permanently - then letting others know is the considerate thing to do. However, if you're not capable of doing so in a manner that isn't going to stir the proverbial pot, then it's probably best that you keep your sentiments to yourself. If we can nip the drama mongering in the bud, I'm confident that departure threads can coexist peacefully within Life Advice.
  8. @@Mr.Brony, just a heads-up that i've gone and merged your thread into this one, for the sake of keeping all member photos in one place.
  9. White text. Not this time, you sneaky bastard.
  10. I'm probably a little early due to offset time zones, but nonetheless, happy birthday Colon! Hope you have a wonderful day. ^^

  11. Just letting everyone know that we're aware of the prevalent SQL errors, and are currently taking steps to resolve the issue - bear with us!

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    2. Killian Jones

      Killian Jones

      One day this status will be full of comments, and it will be closed.

    3. Key Gear

      Key Gear

      We should make this day come soon.

       

      A triumph over Swoop's old status. Bringing the fiendish status bandit to justice.

    4. Akemi Homura
  12. On a local scale? Just about anywhere south of the Bass Strait or east of the Tasman Sea - any cool temperate climate away from the busy city would be nice for a change of pace. As for global locations, I wouldn't mind spending a few years over in parts of Canada, Scandinavia, or Finland. There's also my relatives over in Denmark that I haven't had the opportunity to see in over a decade; perhaps that could provide me with the excuse I need to go on a bit of a globe-trot? One thing is for sure though, I won't be staying in Melbourne for much longer!
  13. 7/10 -3 for leaving me confused and anxious of impostors after I finally caught on to your masquerade.
  14. If we could possibly redirect the focus from the discussion of name calling, bruised feelings, and general forum theatrics, to something a little more constructive and on-topic, that would be greatly appreciated. ^^;
  15. We've decided to opt for a simple two-step process:Any content in violation of the rules is removed. The member is warned and the corresponding warning points are issued. No pre-warnings, no exceptions. Everyone gets the same treatment.* We will still be using the moderation queue as required - mainly in the interest of promptly preventing sudden influxes of spam from members, as opposed to a longer-term disciplinary measure. An FAQ entry will be added in the near future to clarify the role of the mod queue. This entire site is a NSFW-free zone; we don't allow NSFW content anywhere, PMs included. That said however, unless reported to us, we will never go though anyone's personal messages, so the issue of NSFW content in PMs is one of trust more than anything else. All we can do is ask that you respect the principles of the site, and keep NSFW content away from the Forums wherever possible. Posting and embedding individual videos and creations is completely fine - encouraged even! Slapping up a thread with just a link to your channel and leaving it at that however, is something we'd like to avoid (besides, we have an area on your profile specifically for you to link your Youtube channel). Just remember to post the actual content and you'll be fine. The same goes for fanfics and other creative works - linking to or copy/pasting your work directly is the way to go. If you'd like to link to something less specific, just run it by Feld0 first so he can give you the go-ahead. *Obvious trolls do however receive special treatment. Namely a banhammer.
  16. Happy birthday Cloud Chaser! ^_^

    1. Azura

      Azura

      Thanks Swoop! :D

  17. If the content is insulting, rude, vulgar, offensive, disparaging, belittling, derogatory, disrespectful, denigratory, pejorative, defamatory or generally unaccommodating and impacting negatively on the community - regardless of its form, and regardless of the original posters intent - we will consider the content as abusive behaviour, and act accordingly. [/thesaurus]
  18. Oh my, It's gorgeous! Just one more example that validates why Luna is indeed best pony; you even managed to find a font similar to the one I use! Thanks so much for taking the time to create this for me Marco - I really love it! ^^
  19. I'm sorry D: I can be bloody useless at times when it comes to being expeditious, I'll give you that much. In other news, I've gone and given this thread a bit of a clean up. It seems as though there were some rather abrasive comments thrown around a few pages back - remember to play nice folks.
  20. Happy 21st Vexx! Have a good one! ^_^

    1. Vexx3

      Vexx3

      Thank you Swoop! ^^

  21. Luna is such a happy, pretty princess. /)^3^( Johnjoseco has quite a lovely art style as well. 9/10
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