Returning User After 9 Year Absence So Basically New

[Not_A_Replicant 109]

It seems like the moderator wasn't the only one coming back after the long hiatus. Nice to see everyone again. I don't think I've been on this forum since maybe 2014, and the first thing I've noticed is that you now have to pay to have a GIF as your profile picture because I still had my profile as a GIF and never subscribed in the past lol.

My Favourite Mane 6 Pony

Rainbow Dash

How did you find MLP Forums?

I think I just found it through the ether. It was so long ago I couldn't actually tell you.

How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

I found MLP many many years ago when my sister was watching it on YouTube. I was out of commission for a few days because of my wisdom teeth removal so I couldn't really do too much other than just lie down on the couch and watch while she played episode after episode. MLP was my life for about two years until I started to realize I was just in a phase and ended up growing out of it. I didn't follow the show much after the end of Season 5 although I tried to keep up with a lot of the music artists that I had really grown fond of. I'll always have nostalgia for this show because of how big of an impact it had on me at the time.

Edited September 7, 2023 by Not_A_Replicant
Updating the formatting

[Espy Vibe 4,280]

Welcome back! It seems like a lot of people are coming back after a while. Nice to meet you! 

[Not_A_Replicant 109]

12 minutes ago, Trot Shuffle said:

Welcome back! It seems like a lot of people are coming back after a while. Nice to meet you! 

Nice to meet you. I guess a lot of other people started feeling the nostalgia as well. It's hard to believe how much stuff has changed. I remember joining after the end of Season 3 thinking I was late to the party. Now I feel like one of the OGs.

[Brony Number 42 10,069]

Welcome back the the herd.

[Not_A_Replicant 109]

2 hours ago, Props Valroa said:

Welcome back. I look forward to seeing you around. It must feel quite surreal to see everything after so long, isn't it?

I kept a bit of a distance for a while after I grew out of the MLP phase but still interacted with some Brony stuff on occasion. I was in a Discord group for a little bit two or so years ago until they banned me for some reason. I don't remember exactly what group it was but it definitely had the most people in an MLP-related server at the time. Really the most interesting thing is seeing what the fandom is like now more than a decade after the show started while obviously not being completely obsessed with it like I was in the past. So yeah I guess "surreal" would be a good word to describe it.

I got into MLP when I was going into my freshman year of high school and this was how I went through the identity crisis that occurred around that time. Definitely found my main identity in other things after I grew out of the MLP phase, but it definitely was an interesting little stretch of life. I still don't think I'd be where I am now without this show.

Edited September 8, 2023 by Not_A_Replicant

[Not_A_Replicant 109]

6 hours ago, Patriotic Brony 42 said:

Welcome back the the herd.

Feels like I never left man. I could never truly escape this fandom even if I wanted to. Throughout the last 9 years or so this show always kept popping up in the weirdest of places. I mean I followed the music artists that I liked during my time here basically to where they are now (Assertive, Foozogz, Andromulus, etc.) so that is a big part of it, but I would keep running into people in other completely unexpected internet places that had my same experience basically. What made me think about going back on the forum was that I ran into a guy at a rally who was randomly playing Friendship is Witchcraft music on his accordion and I was the only one at that whole place we were staying at that knew what he was playing. It was pretty funny. I picked up on a melody and I asked him what he was playing and he seemed really hesitant to give me an answer at first which made me immediately think it was something related to MLP just based on the circumstances. Then he played Gypsy Bard which was just completely undeniable. We were with other people so we couldn't discuss it too openly, but it was a funny interaction and we talked about it later.

Edited September 8, 2023 by Not_A_Replicant

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7 minutes ago, Props Valroa said:

@Not_A_Replicant

I've been here almost 7 years now. I joined when I was 13, and now I am 20 these days. It's taken a long time to feel like I've found an identity for myself, and I feel like I've finally settled upon it. I definitely relate with that. 

I started watching MLP when I was 13 and probably joined the forum at 13 as well. I turn 25 in two months. Nothing more surreal than thinking about all the stuff that's happened since then.

[Ice Princess Silky <3 13,901]

18 hours ago, Not_A_Replicant said:

It seems like the moderator wasn't the only one coming back after the long hiatus. Nice to see everyone again. I don't think I've been on this forum since maybe 2014, and the first thing I've noticed is that you now have to pay to have a GIF as your profile picture because I still had my profile as a GIF and never subscribed in the past lol.

My Favourite Mane 6 Pony

Rainbow Dash

How did you find MLP Forums?

I think I just found it through the ether. It was so long ago I couldn't actually tell you.

How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

I found MLP many many years ago when my sister was watching it on YouTube. I was out of commission for a few days because of my wisdom teeth removal so I couldn't really do too much other than just lie down on the couch and watch while she played episode after episode. MLP was my life for about two years until I started to realize I was just in a phase and ended up growing out of it. I didn't follow the show much after the end of Season 5 although I tried to keep up with a lot of the music artists that I had really grown fond of. I'll always have nostalgia for this show because of how big of an impact it had on me at the time.

WOOOHOOO!! WELCOME BACK and it's so lovely to have you here. I hope you enjoy the community <3 everyone is quite kind and supportive -- staff, even more so, if you ever need anything or wish to reach out <3

10 hours ago, Not_A_Replicant said:

Feels like I never left man. I could never truly escape this fandom even if I wanted to. Throughout the last 9 years or so this show always kept popping up in the weirdest of places. I mean I followed the music artists that I liked during my time here basically to where they are now (Assertive, Foozogz, Andromulus, etc.) so that is a big part of it, but I would keep running into people in other completely unexpected internet places that had my same experience basically. What made me think about going back on the forum was that I ran into a guy at a rally who was randomly playing Friendship is Witchcraft music on his accordion and I was the only one at that whole place we were staying at that knew what he was playing. It was pretty funny. I picked up on a melody and I asked him what he was playing and he seemed really hesitant to give me an answer at first which made me immediately think it was something related to MLP just based on the circumstances. Then he played Gypsy Bard which was just completely undeniable. We were with other people so we couldn't discuss it too openly, but it was a funny interaction and we talked about it later.

This is literally how I felt as well <3 The nostalgia, the templates, the lovely people and discussions <3 I'm very happy to see you back.

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,297]

Welcome back @Not_A_Replicant  It's nice that I'm meeting you  

[MidnightFire1222 2,170]

Welcome back to the forum @Not_A_Replicant ! Hope you enjoy it here!

Edited September 9, 2023 by MidnightFire1222

[Verdant Shy 959]

Yoo!! Welcome back to the herd! /)

Edited September 10, 2023 by SunIsLost

[Astralshy 26,657]

Hello and welcome to our little lovely place
Im so happy you found us

I wish you all the best, lovely time and friends 

[Rikifive 24,187]

Hello and welcome back to the herd!

[Verdant Shy 959]

On 2023-09-07 at 9:48 PM, Not_A_Replicant said:

It seems like the moderator wasn't the only one coming back after the long hiatus. Nice to see everyone again. I don't think I've been on this forum since maybe 2014, and the first thing I've noticed is that you now have to pay to have a GIF as your profile picture because I still had my profile as a GIF and never subscribed in the past lol.

My Favourite Mane 6 Pony

Rainbow Dash

How did you find MLP Forums?

I think I just found it through the ether. It was so long ago I couldn't actually tell you.

How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

I found MLP many many years ago when my sister was watching it on YouTube. I was out of commission for a few days because of my wisdom teeth removal so I couldn't really do too much other than just lie down on the couch and watch while she played episode after episode. MLP was my life for about two years until I started to realize I was just in a phase and ended up growing out of it. I didn't follow the show much after the end of Season 5 although I tried to keep up with a lot of the music artists that I had really grown fond of. I'll always have nostalgia for this show because of how big of an impact it had on me at the time.

I apologize for asking, but are you sure you really "grew out of it"? :3 /)

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On 2023-09-17 at 10:05 AM, SunIsLost said:

I apologize for asking, but are you sure you really "grew out of it"? :3 /)

I guess you can't really leave it as much as you want to, but I really didn't follow the show really that much after Season 5. I still used some MLP-related avatars and PFPs somewhat in jest after that, but again it was more of a half-troll at that point.