Northern Star 1,024 January 11, 2021 Share January 11, 2021 My Favourite Mane 6 Pony applejack How did you find MLP Forums? I'm not sure how I originally found this, but probably a google search. How you became a fan of My Little Pony I caught the pilot while watching my sister and cousins, and as someone who was given quite a bit of G1,2, and 3, I suspose it was inevitable. I assume this is the message/blurb box, on Samsung browser on dark mode there is no title above this box it seems.(unless "required" is the title) I originally got started/interested in MLP by a widower neighbor who collected things for her grandchildren that never happened, and my family(who bought her farm and ranch) adopted her as another grandmother when I was born, and as a result, I got 30 years worth of western/horse/farm/etc related items, and a shetland pony who was "only 10" for 20 years. So when G4 started, I was in high school and usually got stuck watching my sister and cousins, I was browsing through guide and seen it was coming on, turned it on and thought it would be like the old ones and...it wasn't. It was good and, for me, there really wasn't much else on, so I watched it when I could, and my sister and cousins liked it. MLP was a good escape for me from school (apparently buying a farm & ranch from a widow was greatly frowned upon in our area, so first day of school I had made lots of friends and by the second lost them all as parents didn't want their children to be affiliated with "the family who stole that poor widow's ranch" , a claim the widow gets somewhat ticked at) as I was somewhat forced to take the "Twilight" approach all through school, and in the years that are 2020 and 2021, it still is. And it only took until the summer of 2020 after trying to come with a farm logo, at 3AM while waiting for the baler to catch up, that ended up being a dead ringer for big mac(and me not realizing it until I texted it to my sister who told me) to actually google and see there is a very large online community for MLP. To my defense, we didn't get internet until 2014 or so. Otherwise for why I am joining? I dont really know, aside from repeatedly stumbling across this site and then lurking for a while, I might as well. I probably won't post much and when I do, it'll either be a bare minimum or a post like this where I end up rambling, even after 3 rewrites to first lengthen it and then shorten it. So hello. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavian 5,421 January 12, 2021 Share January 12, 2021 Hey there also new here. You found the online fandom in 2020! There is an awful lot of content personally I'd start with the music, but that's just me. What fan stuff have you dabbled your hoof into so far? Oh another song! 4 1 hour ago, Props Valroa said: because the US flag is the ultimate pride flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawdeen 14,159 January 12, 2021 Share January 12, 2021 Welcome to the forums!! 3 *Ridiculous! Utterly Ridiculous!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 12, 2021 Author Share January 12, 2021 (edited) On 1/11/2021 at 7:02 PM, The Wife of Hawks said: Hello, @TheGleaner Welcome to MLP Forums. We are happy to have you! I hope you enjoy your time with us Please visit the New User FAQ to assist you in navigating/using this place. Thank you for the welcome. I did read that right away to make sure I (hopefully) wouldn't screw up. The forum software appears to be similar to another I am on...aside from that quotes actually work here. Edited January 13, 2021 by TheGleaner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 12, 2021 Author Share January 12, 2021 6 hours ago, abrony-mouse said: Hey there also new here. You found the online fandom in 2020! There is an awful lot of content personally I'd start with the music, but that's just me. What fan stuff have you dabbled your hoof into so far? Oh another song! Thanks for the welcome. I have listened to some music that has popped up in my YouTube recommendations, but have not heard those two yet, so thank you for those. As for fan stuff, about all I've done is find Fimfiction...and promptly get stuck there for hours. I never really was a fiction reader, but there are some genuinely good series there I found out, and then some series that are very good and then look like they will never be finished...many a bored night has been solved by reading there. Otherwise past that, I've read a few posts/chains here and that's about it. I think "an awful lot of content" is definitely an understatement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 12, 2021 Author Share January 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Blitzo said: Welcome to the forums!! Thank you for the welcome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 18,062 January 12, 2021 Share January 12, 2021 Welcome to the forums!! 4 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonic Revelations 8,835 January 12, 2021 Share January 12, 2021 Hello and it's good to see you! I hope you enjoy your stay in our friendly little community. I'm sorry about the misfortunes you went through in school due to people being backwards and not understanding. It never ceases to amaze me how judgmental people can be of a situation they know nothing about, but I'm glad you made it through those formative years more or less okay. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotPackowy 189 January 12, 2021 Share January 12, 2021 Welcome aboard brudda! I know you'll have a great time here! Also Aj is my fave too!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 13, 2021 Author Share January 13, 2021 14 hours ago, ExplosionMare said: Welcome to the forums!! Thanks for the welcome! 10 hours ago, Harmonic Revelations said: Hello and it's good to see you! I hope you enjoy your stay in our friendly little community. I'm sorry about the misfortunes you went through in school due to people being backwards and not understanding. It never ceases to amaze me how judgmental people can be of a situation they know nothing about, but I'm glad you made it through those formative years more or less okay. Thank you for the welcome, and for the second part that's basically what the entire area knew, the "well I'm just going by what I heard from so and so". You do get used to it, and in a way, prepared me for the world of today's farming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 13, 2021 Author Share January 13, 2021 10 hours ago, KotPackowy said: Welcome aboard brudda! I know you'll have a great time here! Also Aj is my fave too!! Thank you for the welcome. I will have to say I have a hard time choosing a favorite, but I suspose in the end she would be the most relatable to me. It did surprise me how realistic their farm is(for a cartoon), one or two big paychecks and then the few small ones from the diversification, the "eternal harvest" or similar season(it does feel like that sometimes), the distance that the trees are spaced out, and the sadly realistic "if x happens, we could lose the farm" and "if x happens, we could afford to do y or z". We have small grains, cattle, a custom planting and harvesting business, and hopefully next year a small producing apple orchard again(that isn't crab apples for once), and we still end up in that same spot sometimes, but that I suppose could be attributed to the "grow or be eaten" of today's world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raykv423 1,689 January 13, 2021 Share January 13, 2021 Welcome to the forums, boss Happy to see you there. On 1/11/2021 at 4:01 AM, TheGleaner said: To my defense, we didn't get internet until 2014 or so. Oh yeah about that, I also didn't discover about the Internet until 2013-14.....if my memory serves. 3 Rule 11: When the job is done, walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonic Revelations 8,835 January 13, 2021 Share January 13, 2021 1 hour ago, TheGleaner said: Thanks for the welcome! Thank you for the welcome, and for the second part that's basically what the entire area knew, the "well I'm just going by what I heard from so and so". You do get used to it, and in a way, prepared me for the world of today's farming. Fair enough. One of my aunts owns a farm and has both crops and horses, and from what I've seen of it farming is hardly like the simple redneck stuff most people imagine. While most of it is physical labor a lot of it is politicking and generally being a shrewd businessperson. I guess one of the saving graces of farming is it keeps you in excellent physical condition, my aunt can still benchpress two hundred and fifty pounds and she's in her fifties. Farming honestly requires more dedication and work ethic than I probably have, so I envy your commitment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 13, 2021 Author Share January 13, 2021 2 hours ago, raykv423 said: Welcome to the forums, boss Happy to see you there. Oh yeah about that, I also didn't discover about the Internet until 2013-14.....if my memory serves. Thank you for the welcome. I meant that, for us, it was dialup only until then, so my impatient family decided it wasn't worth it.. Our Co-op got a grant about that time to update their end, so we got blazing fast DSL...that I rarely remember it getting over 3mbps, if it got to 1 it was a good day. The worst part was discovering steam at the same time. Weeks to download anything and slowing down the already slow internet stunk. Luckily our co-op got another grant(and more customers) about 3 years ago and now just about their entire network is fiber. 1Gbps x 1Gbps is quite nice, until you realize it's a waste because whoever is on the other end cant do it. 2 hours ago, Harmonic Revelations said: Fair enough. One of my aunts owns a farm and has both crops and horses, and from what I've seen of it farming is hardly like the simple redneck stuff most people imagine. While most of it is physical labor a lot of it is politicking and generally being a shrewd businessperson. I guess one of the saving graces of farming is it keeps you in excellent physical condition, my aunt can still benchpress two hundred and fifty pounds and she's in her fifties. Farming honestly requires more dedication and work ethic than I probably have, so I envy your commitment. Yeah farming has come a long way, all the way that you can put a seed sub inch/3cm from where you want it, fertilize just around it, and do that across 60 feet at 14+MPH while the tractor is driving itself is certainly a long way from horses and single bottom plows. We don't have that yet as...well we paid less for the tractor and airseeder than just the brain box costs, and quite a few neighbors don't either, for us it just doesn't make sense but to some it does. To me it's sad that politics and scrimping are a major part in farming anymore. I grew up hearing about the "soaring 70s" and how it was about impossible to go broke and then that went to the "excruciating 80s" where it was about impossible to not lose money, so I suspose it could be worse. But like you said there are upsides. I like it because theres a certain type and amount of freedom that goes along with it, sure its alot of work but, when you can go "let's try this" or "what happens when you redesign that like this" or "theres a vineyard 100 miles north of me, why can't I grow something less sensitive like apples" or even "does it really matter what time of day HRSW(Hard Red Spring Wheat) is planted" and then proceede to be the opposite of the neighbors and get up at dusk and go to bed at dawn(I will note that I got more done due to less phone calls and distractions). I did try to have an in town job for about a year but when you have that freedom...its hard to walk away from that, no matter the paycheck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raykv423 1,689 January 13, 2021 Share January 13, 2021 And do you live in a small rural town? I do. Rule 11: When the job is done, walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 18,062 January 13, 2021 Share January 13, 2021 7 hours ago, TheGleaner said: Thanks for the welcome! Thank you for the welcome, and for the second part that's basically what the entire area knew, the "well I'm just going by what I heard from so and so". You do get used to it, and in a way, prepared me for the world of today's farming. You’re welcome 2 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 14, 2021 Author Share January 14, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, raykv423 said: And do you live in a small rural town? I do. I'm about 40 miles by road, 20 "as the crow flies", from the closest small town(of 20) and about another 10 from there to the closest town with things such as stores, the school, and such, that town is about 500 people. Then I suppose I should add to explain the title, less than an hour drive to the border with Canada. On average we are colder in the winter than the three closest provinces, but this winter it's been about 5-10 degrees above freezing. Edited January 14, 2021 by TheGleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadae 655 January 17, 2021 Share January 17, 2021 Hey Gleaner, welcome to the forum! I'm Kadae! I love tea and Octavia. I hope to see your posts around here and that your stay is fantastic! ❤︎ Octavia ❤︎ • Art Thread • DeviantArt • Twitch • Twitter • Steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 January 19, 2021 Author Share January 19, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 12:17 AM, Kadae said: Hey Gleaner, welcome to the forum! I'm Kadae! I love tea and Octavia. I hope to see your posts around here and that your stay is fantastic! Thank you for the welcome. I also like tea, only cold though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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