site event Flash Event: Ice Breaker Silky <3

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

Hello, my little ponies!

You may have noticed the banner change as we run this event a little tongue-in-cheek.  That is because @StaryStory (the amazing artist of the banner and Silky illustration below) and I have a similarly strange sense of humor.

"Be nice to each other -- OR ELSE!! "

@StaryStory and I had been bonding for a while and completely amazed by our similarities!
So -- by the power of new friendships blossoming -- and magic!! Let us begin! >:3 



First of all! A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to @Sparklefan1234!! The lovely of Sparklecubes!

And A BIG BIG  welcome back home to @ExplosionMare who went on quite the hiatus!

These two have put me through quite the adventure to tell for having shown me the meaning of friendships from far and wide while blooming new ones.

So! In honor of new potential friendship blooming -- here is a new Admin event!


gift for @ExplosionMare!

Today we are going to be learning a little bit about healthy friendships, boundaries and how to bloom them.

As they say, April showers brings May flowers. It is now June. So there are plenty of flowers. >:3

All through-out the rest of June and July... we shall be showing something similar to that of a "user appreciation theme."
You will get a badge for this event but you may also earn a new friendship as a plus!

But!

There are just some rules to obtain here.

Cultivating healthy friendships or blooming the seeds of potential new ones means respecting their boundaries!

You will be offered some flowers below. Each flower will represent something.

Try to scatter as many throughout the forums (in the form of a private message to people) with a genuine and authentic compliment you may have towards another user. But do not pressure them to respond, reciprocate or give you one back. This is not how this event works.

It is very simple:

Send them a private message with a flower. Its meaning and why you have offered it to them as a gift!  It does not matter if it is an older user that says "inactive," or "active." Some users are lurkers and it simply says "inactive" as a courtesy to them. So, go crazy with the friendship is magic spreading!

But remember, there is absolutely no obligation for them to reciprocate or owe you a friendship back. The main theme is to scatter flowers and kindness. Potentially gaining a friend is just a side-perk! 

IF you have obtained 3 flowers in total, please message @Twilight Sparkle with the flowers, their meaning and the persons who sent them! 
This Event shall go from the rest of June until the 12th of July!

Good luck, lovelies!

*offers a bouquet to get started*

(copy and paste any image below to someone's DMs and just leave it without worrying if they have read it or not)








Below at the flowers for you to custom your own message if you would like to
 

Spoiler

 "I think we could be friends."

 "I admire your posts from afar."

 Poison Joke: "I like your sense of humor." 
 Locked chest flower - "You're full of mysteries."
 Truth Blossom - "I fully trust you."

"Thank you for existing."

 Custom bouquet: "I am sorry."
or

"Woohoo! Random flowers! Let's go!"

Remember never to take it personal if a person does not reciprocate any sentiments. What matters is that you are able to express what you feel sincerely and now is your chance to spread the flowers around the site! Have fun, lovelies!!!  

Also, huge shout out to @ZiggWheelsManning for being such a caring friend and worrying about everyone he does befriend. 

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

New Question: How do I send a flower?

You can either copy/paste the flower and message or screenshot it to add to your Direct Messages/Private Messages (DM/PM).

[Iridescent Edge 817]

So that’s how you make friends? Simply by sending flowers?

[Snoopy Fan 10,938]

This should be interesting. I can't wait to get started.

[Sparklefan1234 183,598]

46 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

First of all! A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to @Sparklefan1234!! The lovely of Sparklecubes!

Aww! Thank You, Silkycube Love your new Lullaby for a Princess or Nightmare Rarity inspired (?) avatar! 

49 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

gift for @ExplosionMare!

 

@ExplosionMare @Ice Princess Silky <3 I made the font "Sparkly". 

[Skylight Scintillate 2,172]

Well this is interesting. I quite like the idea of this event. I have some ideas of who to send flowers to.

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

17 minutes ago, IridescentEdge said:

So that’s how you make friends? Simply by sending flowers?

You can copy and paste these individually to a user you have seen on the forums. Whether active or inactive. But please do not demand or expect one back. Simply share flowers for the sake of spreading kindness and warm sentiments. This is not a competition or a transactional thing. 

If you can help to spread enough flowers, maybe someone can gather a total of 3 flowers from 3 different users. And let us see if we can take this to stage 2. c:

17 minutes ago, Snoopy Fan said:

This should be interesting. I can't wait to get started.

Please do! I can even post some of the screenshots here for you to just copy/paste to your preferences.

16 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Aww! Thank You, Silkycube Love your new Lullaby for a Princess or Nightmare Rarity inspired (?) avatar! 

 

@ExplosionMare @Ice Princess Silky <3 I made the font "Sparkly". 

LOL You can thank @StaryStory for that one. I gave him creative liberties because I trust his concept art and skill.

12 minutes ago, Skylight Scintillate said:

Well this is interesting. I quite like the idea of this event. I have some ideas of who to send flowers to.

Please do! 

Remember, friends, potential friends, strangers, active or inactive members. Everyone is game. Just please practice lovely boundaries. 

Here is one 



here is another 





one more 



Remember, these are screenshots. 

Right click + copy + paste into someone's DMs.

[Snoopy Fan 10,938]

2 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

Please do! I can even post some of the screenshots here for you to just copy/paste to your preferences.

Yes please if that's okay.

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

O and a random fun fact. The beauty of friendship blooming is why we have the newer emojis on this site. It was nostalgic for both @Sparklefan1234 and @ExplosionMare. This site is built on precious friendships. 

1 minute ago, Snoopy Fan said:

Yes please if that's okay.

Sure. Here are more.






With the last one, you may need to specify in your own words.

[Snoopy Fan 10,938]

2 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

O and a random fun fact. The beauty of friendship blooming is why we have the newer emojis on this site. It was nostalgic for both @Sparklefan1234 and @ExplosionMare. This site is built on precious friendships. 

Sure. Here are more.






With the last one, you may need to specify in your own words.

Okay, thanks.

[Iridescent Edge 817]

3 minutes ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

O and a random fun fact. The beauty of friendship blooming is why we have the newer emojis on this site. It was nostalgic for both @Sparklefan1234 and @ExplosionMare. This site is built on precious friendships. 

Sure. Here are more.






With the last one, you may need to specify in your own words.

What happens if I send other flowers?

[Felis Amafeles 2,540]

I didn't expect the texture of flower to be this big 

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

4 minutes ago, Felis Amafeles said:

I didn't expect the texture of flower to be this big 

*guffaws*

Goodness, that is an awfully big friendship to be offering! 

Perhaps @Snoopy Fanis right, best to just go with the screenshots above. Perhaps I shall edit and replace.

uh oh @Longhaul gave this a like... you saw this coming, didn't you? 

[Longhaul 9,469]

1 minute ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

uh oh @Longhaul gave this a like... you saw this coming, didn't you? 

Who, me?  I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.  

[Shiny Silvermoon 4,472]

1 hour ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

New Question: How do I send a flower?

You can either copy/paste the flower and message or screenshot it to add to your Direct Messages/Private Messages (DM/PM).

We should send the locked chest flower to the message box! It never gave away the secret to sending images! 

This might actually be a problem, I guess! 
Anyway! WHOOHOO!!! I GET TO COMPLIMENT MY FRIENDS BUT THIS TIME I MIGHT GET A BADGE FOR DOING IT!!! 

[Ganondorf8 11,763]

Okay, this sounds like a pretty neat idea.

[Silverspark184 1,442]

-looking around a little confused on things -

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

6 minutes ago, Silverspark184 said:

-looking around a little confused on things -

-picks up the silly filly- whatcha confused about, little silly filly? c:

[Iridescent Edge 817]

What does this badge look like?

[TheRockARockster 54,869]

Rocky has some flower deliveries to make. 

[Samurai Equine 56,453]

I have been waiting forever for this event, and I am so glad it's here! 
And I am so happy this is all ready having positive effects on the community.

Go, my ponies! Spread the friendship! Appreciate each other!! 

[Lawyer Slip 3,073]

15 hours ago, Ice Princess Silky &lt;3 said:

Hello, my little ponies!

You may have noticed the banner change as we run this event a little tongue-in-cheek.  That is because @StaryStory (the amazing artist of the banner and Silky illustration below) and I have a similarly strange sense of humor.

"Be nice to each other -- OR ELSE!! "

@StaryStory and I had been bonding for a while and completely amazed by our similarities!
So -- by the power of new friendships blossoming -- and magic!! Let us begin! >:3 



First of all! A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to @Sparklefan1234!! The lovely of Sparklecubes!

And A BIG BIG  welcome back home to @ExplosionMare who went on quite the hiatus!

These two have put me through quite the adventure to tell for having shown me the meaning of friendships from far and wide while blooming new ones.

So! In honor of new potential friendship blooming -- here is a new Admin event!


gift for @ExplosionMare!

Today we are going to be learning a little bit about healthy friendships, boundaries and how to bloom them.

As they say, April showers brings May flowers. It is now June. So there are plenty of flowers. >:3

All through-out the rest of June and July... we shall be showing something similar to that of a "user appreciation theme."
You will get a badge for this event but you may also earn a new friendship as a plus!

But!

There are just some rules to obtain here.

Cultivating healthy friendships or blooming the seeds of potential new ones means respecting their boundaries!

You will be offered some flowers below. Each flower will represent something.

Try to scatter as many throughout the forums (in the form of a private message to people) with a genuine and authentic compliment you may have towards another user. But do not pressure them to respond, reciprocate or give you one back. This is not how this event works.

It is very simple:

Send them a private message with a flower. Its meaning and why you have offered it to them as a gift!  It does not matter if it is an older user that says "inactive," or "active." Some users are lurkers and it simply says "inactive" as a courtesy to them. So, go crazy with the friendship is magic spreading!

But remember, there is absolutely no obligation for them to reciprocate or owe you a friendship back. The main theme is to scatter flowers and kindness. Potentially gaining a friend is just a side-perk! 

IF you have obtained 3 flowers in total, please message @Twilight Sparkle with the flowers, their meaning and the persons who sent them! 
This Event shall go from the rest of June until the 12th of July!

Good luck, lovelies!

*offers a bouquet to get started*

(copy and paste any image below to someone's DMs and just leave it without worrying if they have read it or not)








Below at the flowers for you to custom your own message if you would like to
 

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 "I think we could be friends."

 "I admire your posts from afar."

 Poison Joke: "I like your sense of humor." 
 Locked chest flower - "You're full of mysteries."
 Truth Blossom - "I fully trust you."

"Thank you for existing."

 Custom bouquet: "I am sorry."
or

"Woohoo! Random flowers! Let's go!"

Remember never to take it personal if a person does not reciprocate any sentiments. What matters is that you are able to express what you feel sincerely and now is your chance to spread the flowers around the site! Have fun, lovelies!!!  

Also, huge shout out to @ZiggWheelsManning for being such a caring friend and worrying about everyone he does befriend. 

Is there a flower that expresses true love?

I have a certain somepony I'd like to give a flower to, if you know what I mean.

[ExplosionMare 25,297]

The banner of us is SO CUTE!!! I'll be sending my flowers now 

[Sparklefan1234 183,598]

2 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

The banner of us is SO CUTE!!! I'll be sending my flowers now 

I helped with the font! 

[Ice Princess Silky <3 19,749]

7 hours ago, Lawyer Slip said:

Is there a flower that expresses true love?

I have a certain somepony I'd like to give a flower to, if you know what I mean.

This SO sweet and SO cute! You can also send your own roses or icons to people if it is easier for you. The purpose is to simply spread flowers around the forums. 

And, you know what they say, "The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose."

7 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

The banner of us is SO CUTE!!! I'll be sending my flowers now 

Thank you!! I really dislike my art but I am encouraged by your saying that it is good. So, I will keep trying some things out. Yay for spreading flowers!

5 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

I helped with the font! 

Haha yeah, I am SO bad at adding texts to images. Could not have done it without you, Sparklecube.