Greetings, everyone. I am Cartophile, Carto for short. It was a pleasure of meeting you, whoever is reading this.
Wait, what? Too short? Well, what was I supposed to say? It's a "welcoming plaza", after all.
Fine.
You may call me by, as I explained, Cartophile, or Carto for short. I am also known as TehBbqdPizza or Consonance, whatever you seem fit. I also call myself other, unofficial names, as well as others. Don't get too surprised if I settle on a nickname for some of you.
What do I like? I like an array of rather unusual stuff: Chess, poetry, maps, golf, billiards, and science fiction, along with psychological games and books. Oh, and mathematics. My favorite ponies are either the one you will least likely know about, or the ones that are typically hated. The majority of them are Earth ponies.
I was a brony since early 2012, a bit before Season 2 ended. What got me into the show was quite simple; I just looked into it and after a few hours of viewing the show I had a sudden liking to it. It's still quite hard to explain. Was it characterization? The suspense? The excitement? I'm still uncertain to this day. But nonetheless, I've did not admit my liking of MLP publicly, not until mid-2012 did I actually join brony communities.
Also during that time, I also gained interest in roleplaying. Which is probably why you're seeing me typing so much text now. For more than a year, I had done a good deal of MLP roleplaying, and I will gladly do some RPing on any MLP forum. That is, if you have it. I honestly won't stay if a forum doesn't have a roleplay section. Other "contributions" to the community are quite small, ranging from a minuscule amount of drawings (heck, I don't even have a DeviantArt account) to writing.
As for my actual personality, I must say that I am really immature, insensitive, and annoying. I am the extreme opposite of "awesomeness". In fact, I don't like being cool; I rather be some science and math nerd who had just entered high school who sits on the computer all day typing out his "nerdy" roleplaying posts. I have an extreme love for old stuff, especially from the early 20th century. I am more of a realist than an idealist. And I believe that I am an introvert.
TL;DR You know what? Just read the first paragraph.
Earth ponies. I believe it is for the reason that their influence to Equestria is less cared for by the fandom. They're most likely the majority of ponies who make up the primary/secondary working force for Equestria, kind of like the foundation to a building. They also have "surface" knowledge, and, like someone had stated before, is less common as an OC. They're ideal for roleplaying because magic and flying could possibly cloud the pony's actual talents and such, without adding much benefit. I'm not saying unicorns and pegasi are bad for roleplaying, just that it requires more difficultly to make a decent OC.
