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Jeric

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  1. Oh, you all with the backseat moderation. 
     

    Well, depending on how it’s approached, there can be some social talk posted here. In general we don’t allow transphobic and sexist commentary anyway since that’s against the Global Rules. So if you think transphobia was a reason it was cancelled just say so, just be careful how far you take that. 
     

    The idea that things are reviewed and cancelled when executives are replaced is common, and yes using gender in business decisions is still occurring (I’ve had clients tell me to not use certain colors in a design because they are too feminine and most of the people reviewing it are older and old school). I just grin and nod because at the end of the day I get paid very well in my company at my level.
     

    Demographic review is almost certainly still done with entertainment. Just pop in to CinemaCon one day (Used to be called ShoWest)! Plus the parent company is killing all sorts of plans. Looks like this show is just one of the latest to get pulled. 

     

    I met Dana earlier this year and we talked for a while and she appears to be a solid pragmatic individual with a level head. I was actually going to ask her to do an AMA here, still might. So unless her credibility can be called into question directly, I have no issues taking her word for it. 
     

    I wonder when the rights option is finished. Could be a good show on another platform. 

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  2. Rarity has a mid-Atlantic accent and speaks like a amalgamation of Audrey Hepburn and Vivian Liegh (which was intentional). Her parents have an accent that is very Great Lakes region, and we know that she grew up mostly in Ponyville. 
     

    So, no she isn’t French. However she has adopted a sophisticated mannerism because of her dreams and ideals. I like to thing her grandmother was like that and that’s where Rarity gets it from. 

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  3. I had to remove the old member titles from the post mini-profile as they can no longer be edited, even in out Admin Control Panel. That said there is a field that users can access that will add a member title to the bottom of their profile card that shows of with every post. 

     

    Old look

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    New look

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    Just wanted to point this out in advance. 

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  4. On 2022-12-29 at 6:08 AM, Kujamih said:

    I just noticed the emoticon is named laughing with love?

    On 2022-12-30 at 12:41 AM, Jesse Terrence said:

    Apparently, you can't laugh without love. Which makes me think most plain cartoon villains should be full of love if they laugh so much. Makes the whole "black and white" thing seem weaker, but who am I to ponder on the affairs of morality?

    The Pear Butter reaction is named appropriate for the character, the reaction she represents, and the scene the reaction is taking from. It was on hiatus for a bit, It is back now. It is wholesome and adorable. That's what I love about that reaction.  . :kirin:

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  5. 9 hours ago, abrony-mouse said:

    it'd be nice to combine ponies with the romantic connection, but prolly unlikely

    also whenever I hear that term I think 'peg a sister' D: so very wrong

    huh I wonder what happens if you search 'peg' in derpibooru? *searches*

    ok, well it turns out exactly what you would expect happens

    so... this pic is very suggestive and wrong; you have been warned

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    "in the joy of surrender" what the hay :D also I wonder what the cutie mark means?

    I think technically within the rules as nothing is shown? if not, sorry for making you see this mod ponies :P 

     

     

    I’ll allow it. It takes things right to the limit, so I’d still be cautious of that level of innuendo.
     

    Amusingly, that’s the reason I have a hard time using the term Pegasister. 

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  6. Well, this is a curious question. So Jess, my first wife, saw the show as cute but wasn’t a fan. We were married long before the show was out. However, she was something of a rarity amount one fandom in particular. When we started dating in college I learned from her about this fandom that is focused in anthropomorphic animals. Jess was a furry and actually would take me to conventions. So I did marry someone with a fandom that was not what you would typically find. 
     

    Cindy, was different in that the fandom was already mature by the time we got together. She likes cute cartoons but never saw FIM. She knew about Bronies and such, but she just never got around to checking it out. I was her excuse for doing so. She loves it now. She has a Ponysona. She has a best pony. Has watched the entire show once and several specific episodes 2-3 times. She loves fan art. So yeah she technically calls her self a Brony, but is more low key / casual. She loves tangentially participating with the forum, and has met one of my friends here. At some point she will likely meet others. People really need their own hobbies though. Cindy kinda gets this and because of that she has been careful not to join here. She knows that this is my thing, and she likes that it’s one of my things that predate her and I keep going. 
     

    So let’s tie this all together. I would 100% have married a Brony. That said, while I love sharing my interests with my spouse, and love when she shares hers with me, there is something nice about having something that is yours. 
     

     

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  7. 9 hours ago, Splashee said:

    I remember watching a documentary of him when I was a kid. RIP Pele

    Same, but a story about him for class. That was in 1985 and … third grade I think.  I actually thought he was already deceased, not sure why. Probably because I haven’t heard a reference to him in ages … the 90’s in an Adam Sandler comedy album. I can name only three footballers I’m aware of by name and he is one of them. I think that right there is the most American thing I’ve said today. 

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  8. So I grabbed the choices and tossed them above. Three for my fam and three from here. 

    Here will be the general style inspirations. 

    Wife’s Choice - Daring Do

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    My pick - Rarity as Shadow Spade 

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    Kid’s Pick - Cozy Glow (this but adult I guess) 

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    Forum Pick - Pinkie and Treehugger (also replacing Staff Pick cause they are staff too) 

     

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    happy @Troblems

     

    There really isn’t a lot of options for the hippie, but that should work. There are pros and cons to each of these. Treehugger and Cozy would be the easiest and cheapest to do. Cozy would be easily the most humiliating (by a lot), but that’s the idea behind that I guess. Daring Do would probably be the most fun, but also more of a challenge to put together. Pinkie has more con centric appeal, but also tricky. Rarity would be amusing, and fits me, but costly and challenging. 
     

    Well. Decision is in your hooves now. Running for a week. 

     

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  9. I’ve been working on the filters and testing them with the intention to have it only used in Debate Pit. Emoticons, profanity, slurs (that will be forum wide), and when I see a word becomes overused I’ll replace it with something goofy. 
     

    Don’t worry, it won’t impact the other places for long, things should go back to normal in a day. 

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  10. As promised, if we hit our goal or 2000 bits, I would attend BabsCon dressed as a female pony character. We probably won't hit the $2500 goal, but that would have required me to film a 'music video' of that character singing a song, and entering the Cosplay parade/contest at Babs. Since i did a dumb at BronyCon though, I will do the contest/parade as the character you select anyway. 

     

    So the characters picked by myself, my wife, my son, the events team, are 

     

    Rarity as Shadow Spade - Me
    Daring Do - Wife
    Cozy Glow - My soon to be disowned son who pressured me into letting him toss in an idea because my daughter started this thing and he wanted a turn at embarrassing me!
    Tempest Shadow - Events

    And you now get to nominate a character. No Trixie .... it's been done. It is worth noting that there is an opportunity for a MLPF Staff Panel. Should our Panel be approved the cosplay will be during the day of our panel. @Princess Silky has committed to cosplay as Pinkie Pie for a "Too Many Pinkies" moment at the con, so this is an opportunity to have another Pinkie for that convention moment. 

     

    So what character would you pick? Nominate away and I'll add the best suggestion. 

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