I just wanted to thank the moderators and admins, and this website overall.

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

Well, /enter cheesy happy go lucky mode

 

***BEWARE, LONG WALL OF TEXT INCOMING, HIDE YOUR FILLIES***

 

Let's start off with the site overall.

 

I joined here on August 8th, 2012, 9:00 PM roughly. Today is September 13th, 6:00 PM (or 14th, wherever you are). I have made 1,411 posts since then. Now you may be wondering, what was the point of posting that?

 

Well, simple.

 

My post count shows how much I love this forum. On another popular forum I go on occasionally, I have about 700 posts. I have been there since November of 2011. I have never, and I mean NEVER, been so active on a forum before. The reason? Most forums are mediocre. I only go there for suggestions or help on a certain topic. Never once have I actually joined for the actual community, even less the staff of the forum.

 

This time, it was different.

 

For some reason, I felt a certain something about this specific forum a few days after joining. In my first night, I was welcomed by a decent amount of members, which made me feel happy inside . Then, I joined the GCT (which is now the RCT). That was the most fun I have ever had on the internet. The members were, when I started out in that thread (and still are), extremely nice and supportive, while still keeping a humorous idea for the thread. The other threads, in general, are awesome too. Most people here have something interesting to say and it really makes my nights more fun to have conversations and friendly arguments with other members in this forum.

 

Now, the forum layout. This is one of the first things that caught my eye:

Yes. Seriously. I don't know about you, but I never come across forums that post each member's birthdays (and trust me, I go on LOTS of forums). IMO this shows the care we have for each member, and usually, if they are still active, there are always birthday wishes from all kinds of members, regardless if you know the birthday boy/girl personally or not.

 

The actual forum layout is amazing. I feel like I can actually find everything I need to find on a daily basis. The recently updated topics and recently created topics helps me find new stuff to post in, and it's in a good spot on the forum layout, above the rest of the organized sections of forums. The banner is updated frequently so the site doesn't look dull and unoriginal all the time, which is nice and peachy . Everything is placed so conveniently so I can just get to a place I want to go quickly. I wouldn't have alot of things to do besides be on my Xbox before soccer season comes around, and this gives me something fun and enjoyable to do!

 

I also want to add that I probably wouldn't be as happy and spontaneous in real life and on the internet if it were not for this site.

 

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Now, let's talk about the staff.

 

This. Staff. Is. Awesome. Seriously, I may be sounding like a suck up, but I don't care, it's true in my eyes. These staff are the best I've ever come across. They are attentive, kind, humorous, and at some times, enjoyably dimwitted and annoying (Don't ban me )! They do their moderating and administrating jobs well, they are kind to the users at almost all times unless the other user is being cruel to others, and they do, surprisingly, have fun and obtain a sense of humor (something not seen in many forum staff members).

 

Here's a story. I was on the forum I was talking about earlier (and it was quite a popular forum too), browsing, when a certain topic caught my eye. Containing foul language and a suggestive theme to it. I clicked on it, naturally, and saw a series of highly NSFW photos... I was like "HOLY MUFFIN GOTTA REPORT". Which I did. Three times in the course of an hour. How long did it take for moderators to take it down? 36 hours. Thirty. Six. Whole. Hours. We had to have our forum graced by the presence of these nasty images and the forumers decided it was a good idea to bump the post. Over. And over again. Over the whole entire course of hours it was up until SOME moderator decides to pay attention. I did not visit that forum for a while after that.

 

For this forum, it's different. There is at least one staff member on at most times to do his or her job, and when something crappy is posted (example, there was a troll reprimanding bronies in the Welcoming Plaza a few days ago, was taken down within the first 30 minutes), they are there to banish it to the inner depths of MLPForums Tartarus.

 

The Section and Global Moderators all do their job and take the right opportunities to be funny, serious, and relaxed, which I appreciate. I have not met a mod yet that I dislike. Each individual staff member has their unique characteristics and skills that make them awesome!

 

Now. On to Tech Admins in particular, which would include @Feld0 and . I personally would like to thank both of these lads for keeping the site up and running in perfect shape for the most part. The only time I saw the site go down was a DDoS attack, which was fixed within an hour. As mentioned by the admins, Scootacool works his butt off to make this site better and better, and it really shows. Another thing, this forum is freaking fast. With that new speed increase, everything, even the Random Chat Thread, which contains on average 3 posts per minute, most including pictures, loads almost instantly. Plus, the site in itself runs great for my likings.

 

 

To conclude, you may think that I'm giving too much positive feedback, but I mean this with all my heart, there is almost nothing about this site that bothers me. No forum is perfect, don't get me wrong, but this is the closest thing to a perfect site in my eyes. That's just why I wanted to say thank you all as a community, thank you admins, moderators, and site helpers, and thank you Feld0, for gracing our internet with a wonderful site like this.

 

/end

 

EDIT: I should also add in that I appreciate any mod's work that is no longer a mod, you served us well. You all know who you are

Edited September 14, 2012 by Scootabloom

[spas-ticShotty 3,584]

And people still leave this site like Dragonshy and Lurpy --_-

 

Nah, but seriously, if only I could give you more brohooves . At least I'm not the only one here who enjoys the forums

Edited September 14, 2012 by spas-ticShotty

[Dusty Soul 2,612]

Dang, this is just beautiful man! I honestly have to say that I want to give you like 50 brohoofs, because it seems the amount of time you took to write this... is just awesome.

[NavelColt 22,882]

 

I've been going on forums since I joined the internet back in 2005 or so, and I've stayed a long time on some, even going as far as being an administrator of a few, while others, I barely stayed a month or two before it died, or I lost interest. This forum tops all others I've been on, period, all across the board (pun intended). Professional staff of a level I'd expect to find in an actual company or store, a community that lacks the roller coaster of intense drama that I've seen on more than half of all my previous forums, and a forum that, itself, has not only endless discussion that I happily get lost in consistently, but features that continue to catch my interest.

 

So yeah, no, I disagree, this is the worst forum ever. Feld0 is the incarnation of evil.

 

I'm truly glad that a friend of mine showed me MLPChat, a smaller scale site based off of this one that still retains the chat feature (which is abused </3). From there, I found and joined this place because I'm a forum guy, not a chat guy. Which means an active place like this was my paradise from the very start. Like you, it's apparent how much I enjoy being here among everyone, and I don't see myself going anywhere anytime soon. Which means terrible, terrible things for my irl productivity, but we won't go there.

 

Nice analysis. I always think about making one of these myself, but then someone else does, and I end up making a moderately large response to their thread, instead of making my own. Oh well </3

[kirbyboi 588]

I agree with you 100%, my friend!

 

MLP forums is one of the most friendliest, best, and more active forum I've ever been. I think this is around my 3rd forum, and it's my favorite by far. I agree on the great Admin and Mods as well. Their all so caring, and do what's best for the forum while having fun at the same time!

 

When I first joined, I thought I wasn't going to be THAT active on here. But here I am, a full fledged butterfly, still hanging around. I will never leave this place! I always encourage new members to become active so that they could experience like I did.

 

Anyways, great post. MLP forums is the best things of forums all rolled up into one. I hope it stays this way, and I'm sure it will!

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

 

 

 

Nah, I keed!

I totally feel the same way about this place being completely awesome! I've only been on a one other forum, but this place is heaven compared to it. Mods are all completely nice, no hall monitors running around like they own the place, and members are literally almost always nice and civil to each other. ^~^

I bucking love this place!

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

 

 

 

Nah, I keed!

I totally feel the same way about this place being completely awesome! I've only been on a one other forum, but this place is heaven compared to it. Mods are all completely nice, no hall monitors running around like they own the place, and members are literally almost always nice and civil to each other. ^~^

I bucking love this place!

 

Bahahaha, this post made me rofl. And yes, I agree with you on how the mods aren't too strict and everyone is civil. It makes for a much more enjoyable place to be ^^

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

Except Arylett. She's a big fat meanie pants.

 

As I've already mentioned in my demotion thread, the moderating team's really the best staff I've ever worked with. I honestly don't think that if I get the same position anywhere else, the staff won't be as cool as these guys - and a great staff is created by great admins! Feld0's the boy genius who made the site, and he was able to produce a team with a very strong commitment to keeping his site running well, and enjoyable to all.

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

Except Arylett. She's a big fat meanie pants.

 

As I've already mentioned in my demotion thread, the moderating team's really the best staff I've ever worked with. I honestly don't think that if I get the same position anywhere else, the staff won't be as cool as these guys - and a great staff is created by great admins! Feld0's the boy genius who made the site, and he was able to produce a team with a very strong commitment to keeping his site running well, and enjoyable to all.

 

Very true, Devin. Feld0 and the staff (which you are still part of, BTW) are really dedicated and it makes for a better foruming experince

 

Also, I like how well you are taking the demotion. Not being bitter, not leaving the forums, just being happier and taking this opportunity for you to spend more time with the community. That's what I like about you staff. Respect