I don’t have as much of a in depth history as everyone else but here goes mine. I didn’t think much of MLP at first mainly assumed it was a standard girls show overtime I heard of the fandom and just how much impact the show has had on tons of people I hadn’t ever seen anything like it before especially seeing it grow into such a phenomenon everyone I went I saw MLP content of all kinds of things everywhere. My first real experience with the show that I remember was watching Joshscorcher’s reviews of it I always loved those videos and it showed what the show was like and gave me some interest in it. One day MLP happened to be airing a episode on the TV I had on at the time and I figured what the hell I’ll give it a chance and see (that episode being The Mysterious Mare Do Well)
since then I’ve caught up to the rest of the episodes available at the time and I become really invested in MLP as a whole. I watched a ton of fan made content, subscripted to several analysts channels, read all of the comics Ect. And the community was so wonderful and fun to be apart of it was a unforgettable experience. A few years back when I went to Discord MLP was the reason I bonded with some of the greatest friends I ever made and I still talk with and hang with to this day. Eventually when the finale was about to air I joined MLP forums (I had already known about it for a long time and lurked but never had a actual account to talk with people before.) I owe so much to this franchise for much happiness it gave me and blessing me with amazing friends happy 10th Anniversary Friendship is Magic and thank you MLP forums for being a amazing community for everyone 💖