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One Year On The MLP Forums: A Thank You Perspective
Well everypony, it’s my first Forumversary. Woah... Where do I begin? It certainly feels like much longer than a year, in a good way of course. Things definitely felt different a year ago, that’s for sure. At that time, I had been a brony for just under a year, having come out of a pretty low period. It still happens every now and then, but right here and MLP:FiM is always the light on the cloudy day for me.
I’ve always credited MLP, the Mane Six in particular, for helping me come out the other side of that. Although I always felt close to it from the day I first watched the first episode, from that point I started to say straight out that it was the best thing that ever happened to me and I still very much stand by that.
Eventually, I started to think of maybe finding a place to speak to other bronies. I was quite pessimistic about doing so because people in school always stereotyped bronies as being middle-aged people who didn’t have any lives and I bought into that at the time. Not to mention, I was hardly sociable either. I wouldn’t have a clue what to say and I was frequently terrified of sharing my opinion and opening up an argument with somepony. I had been on maybe two forums prior to that and I never really felt that I belonged on any of them. This time, I wanted to give it more of a chance and I just wanted to have some friends in my life.
So I typed up ‘MLP Forums’ and immediately, that exact name popped up. Going into it, I was instantly amazed by the layout. Okay, that’s where you discuss the show. Ooh, there’s a Sugarcube Corner?! There’s some discussions, they’re pretty active. Forum Games? I like the sound of that! Welcome Plaza? That’s where I start then. So I went in and completely opened up. I confessed pretty much everything right there and then... and I completely flubbed the layout. Oopsie. I even threw in the first version of my Pic Collage I had made with me and the Mane Six together. I’m actually quite embarrassed looking back at that post because I may have exaggerated things a teeny bit much.
Regardless, I was immediately taken aback by the responses I got by the users. I met a huge amount of my forum friends who were there at the time right on that first day. I could tell that most of them were in and around my own age and best of all, they seemed like such genuine, caring and kind people. That... turned out to be the truth.
The first couple of months I was extremely petrified and nervous and I think it showed looking back. A lot of the time I didn’t really know what to say so I would blurt out something random or say something overly exaggerated. As the months went on, I slowly found my own style and became more comfortable around everypony. I started to centre my posts to make them look nicer, and I came up with the idea of saying good morning and goodnight and then saying something else in the middle of the day. It could be a love letter to my friends or the Mane Six or it could be something cool I found. Right now, I couldn’t be happier with how everything is. I certainly don’t deserve to have 117 followers.
I remember so many great moments with all the amazing friends I have. I remember when @Midnight Danny and I became very close friends, I remember the wonder when I found out that @DivineQueen1000 loved the Goddesses as much as I loved the Mane Six, I remember when @TheRockARooster was feeling down and we were all there to make them feel better, I remember when @Astral Soul joined and immediately became one of my very closest friends, I remember stumbling across @Samurai Equine’s beautiful post layouts, I remember being astonished with @Sparklefan1234’s signature talents, I remember being devastated when we lost @Bastian and @EpicEnergy, I remember @Pandora and @Platinum Night asking for a hello, I remember having a heart-to-heart with @Windy Breeze, I even remember when I met @Rikifive and @AppleButt on my first day.
I have so many people to thank and that is each and every one of you. You people are absolutely amazing and I am beyond blessed to have all of you in my life. It will take me at least another year to go through all the amazing times we’ve shared and if we can do it all over again, I think we would. You are more powerful than you know, you can raise the sun and the moon if you wanted to! I love you all so much and I don’t think I ever express that enough. You are the best friends one can ever ask for and I love you all forever!
And finally, one last thank you to the Mane Six themselves, @Fluttershy, @Applejack, @Twilight Sparkle, @Pinkie Pie, @Rarity and @Rainbow Dash!
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@Samurai Equine Do you even need to ask? You are absolutely awesome and amazing and friendly!
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What a perfect show.
Goodnight everypony!
See you all in the morning! 
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I mean, I'm always happy to see new FiM merch coming out. This wasn't quite what I expected though.
Am I really gonna see inside my favourite ponies? (Ugh, that sounds so wrong!) 
They look adorable though and as I say, it's great to see more FiM material coming out.
I badly want to buy them but my parents are telling me, quote, 'You have enough of those ponies already.' ... 
They don't get it at all.
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'Friendship isn't always easy, but it's worth fighting for'...
From me and the six ponies who make my life worth living, goodnight!
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'From all of us together, together we are friends. With the marks of our destinies made one, there is magic without end!' *cue slow-motion feather hitting paper.*
Good morning everypony!
Have a great day! .png ";)")
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@Midnight Danny @Windy Breeze It’s from Magical Mystery Cure.
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'I've made them laugh, had such a blast, a smile that's all their own. They love seeing me, the real Pinkie. Show them a time of their life like they've never known!'
-Pinkie's Lament.
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'There's one thing that makes me happy, and makes my whole life worthwhile.'
How does she look so attractive, I mean, cute!
Good morning everypony!
Have a great day! 
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‘A True, True Friend helps a friend in need to see the light that shines from A True, True Friend!’
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‘As long as we’re together, we’ve definitely got this.’
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@Sparklefan1234 Spike is holding the camera.
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‘Come on everypony, smile, smile, smile!’
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@Midnight Danny ‘All I really need is a smile, smile, smile, from these happy friends of miiiiiiiiiine!’
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@TomDaBombMLP "Sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray. Please don't take my sunshine away."
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‘I think we can do it but we need to work together. We have to get this right, yes, we have to make them see. We can save the Crystal Ponies with their history...’
Underrated song.
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@TomDaBombMLP That song and Lotta Little Things by Celestia and Luna are my favorites!
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‘Into the gala, into the gala, and we’ll have the best night ever!’
I still think these were their best dresses in the series.
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They should have played with outfits more often. Like have it be to do with their character progression somehow, Rainbow gets different jackets as she rises through the Wonderbolts, Applejack gets another family heirloom from Goldie or Granny, Fluttershy has a bag filled with supplies to treat animals at a moment's notice.
I would write more but I fear I've rambled on too long already
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‘It’s true some days are dark and lonely, and maybe you feel sad, but Pinkie will be there to show you that it isn’t that bad.’
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@Sonic Shimmer l totally agree with you! Pinkie helped me a lot when l was sad and l was still thinking about my problems.
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@Stone Cold Steve Tuna None of that, please!
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‘Our flaws help to make us special, they bond us and keep us strong. Our flaws are what brought us together, so stop acting like something’s wrong.’
-Flawless.
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‘Sometimes the pressure gets you down and the clouds are dark and grey. Just kick them off and let the sunshine through. And scary as it seems, more help is on the way ‘cause friends have friends that wanna help out too. We got this! You got this! We Got This Together!’
Words we all need!
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“Friendship isn’t always easy, but there’s no doubt it’s worth fighting for.”
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@Sven Glimmer Beautiful warrior Fluttershy!
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(I hope @Astral Soul doesn't mind if I use the same goodnight message as he did.)
Goodnight pardners, I mean everypony!
See you all in the morning!
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@TomDaBombMLPBless you
@Midnight DannyYou know me to well
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*breathes* It's so cold this morning!
Winter is definitely coming! Good morning everypony!
Have a beautiful day! 
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@Flutterstep I'm sorry, but what you talk about is no bug, but a new "feature". And it will get worse, because the developers of the forums software (not our staff) plan to fuse all the notification settings together. In the end, we can either turn it all on...or turn it all off. You can choose between endless spam or a completely silent forum.
It will only get worse from here on out.
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@Pandora I feel you there, I have turned them off as well. I can recommend the streams:
Show me pony! -> My Activity Streams -> My Friends Statuses
I hope this helps.
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*faints from overexposure to pure amazement*
*comes to* Oh, good morning everypony!
Have a great weekend! 
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@TomDaBombMLP Six times of awesomeness!
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*giggles* Balloooooooons!
Sorry, where am I?
Oh, good morning everypony! 
Have a great Wednesday! 
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*giggles* They're smiling at me!
Good morning everypony!
Have a lovely Friday! 
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*hugs all of you because I feel like it*
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*hugs you all*
Goodnight everypony!
See you all in the morning!
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*insert creative description here*
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Taste the Rainbow 🌈
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