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[Valynne 2,686]

 i have some questions if you don't mind! i have a special tricky one, listen closely:

 

imagines that somehow you have the chance to go back in time when you have 7 or 8 years old BUT! you have ALL the knowledge from your current time, like, you are a kid again and live the time when you used to be kid but you retain all your current knowledge, feelings, ideas and memories. What would you do and what would be your plans for the future?

[SparklingSquirrels 21,347]

Is this thread still active?  

Edited October 12, 2017 by SparklingSwirls

[Lightwing 12,978]

On 10/8/2017 at 3:43 PM, SparklingSwirls said:

Is this thread still active?  

Well, you have to ask questions for it to be active~!

[SparklingSquirrels 21,347]

4 minutes ago, Lightwing said:

Well, you have to ask questions for it to be active~!

Balareth just did  

[Lightwing 12,978]

Just now, SparklingSwirls said:

Balareth just did  

And you didn't, your argument is...?

Speaking of Balareth!

On 9/7/2017 at 8:37 AM, Balareth said:

imagines that somehow you have the chance to go back in time when you have 7 or 8 years old BUT! you have ALL the knowledge from your current time, like, you are a kid again and live the time when you used to be kid but you retain all your current knowledge, feelings, ideas and memories. What would you do and what would be your plans for the future?

Ooooh boy, I have a list of things I would do just a little better. Nothing major actually, just small QoL things that would make my teenager years just a little better and less annoying.. and less blargh to even remember. What things? Those are not for the public, sorry  

[Valynne 2,686]

now i have another question.

 

would you support that a crazy brony scientist recreate live MLP characters 100% accurate (except on the magic) ?

[Fhaolan 4,484]

On 9/6/2017 at 11:37 PM, Balareth said:

 i have some questions if you don't mind! i have a special tricky one, listen closely:

 

imagines that somehow you have the chance to go back in time when you have 7 or 8 years old BUT! you have ALL the knowledge from your current time, like, you are a kid again and live the time when you used to be kid but you retain all your current knowledge, feelings, ideas and memories. What would you do and what would be your plans for the future?

I honestly don't remember much from when I was 8, as that was 41 years ago, so I'm not 100% sure what was going on at the time. Doctor Who had started broadcasting on TV Ontario for the first time, my Uncle introduced me to a brand-new game called Dungeons & Dragons... other than that I'm drawing a blank. 

Given what I know now, I might have aimed at being a teacher instead of an engineer. But that would have changed a lot of things, and kept me from meeting my wife, so no. My life's not perfect, but I'm not going to risk what good there is.

2 hours ago, Balareth said:

now i have another question.

 

would you support that a crazy brony scientist recreate live MLP characters 100% accurate (except on the magic) ?

... as biological organisms, or as android-ish like things? Creating new life-forms is a something I'm not convinced we should be doing at our current state of affairs. Humanity as a whole isn't so good at dealing with stuff like that still.  

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

Have you ever banned someone you wish you hadn't?

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

On ‎10‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 0:29 AM, Balareth said:

now i have another question.

 

would you support that a crazy brony scientist recreate live MLP characters 100% accurate (except on the magic) ?

Probably not; though I am curious if you mean as if they are alive, or just mechanical recreations?

On ‎11‎/‎2‎/‎2017 at 10:18 AM, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Have you ever banned someone you wish you hadn't?

At this point no, but banning someone isn't always so clear-cut. There are some whom I truly want to believe are good people, but either they refuse to budge in how they interact or something else. In the end, when I ban, I don't have second thoughts, That doesn't always make it easy though, but as a member of the staff a line has to be drawn somewhere.

[Hierok 11,832]

What was the most difficult thing you ever had to do here as a staff member? 

[Valynne 2,686]

okay i see there's some doubts regarding my question

 

again, Would you support if a mad scientist can create a pony like the show as a living thing?

[Randimaxis 8,654]

On 11/10/2017 at 3:55 PM, Hierok said:

What was the most difficult thing you ever had to do here as a staff member?

The most difficult?  Well...

The staff here usually gets along well enough, yet sometimes... we're only human.  And, as humans, we can get kinda grumpy at each other, and that leads to things like rage quitting, angsty whining, or just a Yellfest.  When those things happen, I do my best to be a voice of reason.  However, sometimes, that voice isn't able to accomplish what needs to be done, and I can make mistakes in judgment just like anyone else.

There was an issue up for debate, not too long ago... and it seemed like folks were so divided over the subject matter (which I shall NOT divulge, Nosy Nellies), that they were going to keep arguing for hours if I didn't try to get cooler heads to prevail.  It took me actively standing up for one of our staffers who seemed to need some support at the time, as their opinion wasn't popular (I didn't care for it either, to be honest - but I hated seeing them getting yelled into a corner), so I stepped in and spoke up, and put in enough of a point to, at the very least, stop the yelling...

Unfortunately, it cost me a dear friend to do so. 

What's worse, I sort of thought it might happen like that, yet I did what I thought was right anyway, because I thought I was helping... yet, it turns out that not only was I losing a friend, but the one I stood up for has yet to actually show me it was worth my efforts.  And as much as I know that sometimes, things get bad... well, shit - in retrospect, I just wish I hadn't done such a thing.

However, this is one of the caveats of Life and living in it... you make choices, and sometimes those choices turn out to be wrong.  Regardless, you have to live with the consequences all the same, soldier on, and hope that things get better someday.  THAT was the hardest thing I've ever had to do here, and believe me when I say that sometimes, helping doesn't always turn out for the best.  It shouldn't DETER you from trying to help - but use this as a cautionary tale of how it can sometimes go very, very wrong.

... I miss my friend...

 

On 11/10/2017 at 6:36 PM, Balareth said:

Would you support if a mad scientist can create a pony like the show as a living thing?

Well, my answer would depend on circumstances:

Would this 'mad scientist' be creating them to simply exist, or would they have some sort of sinister hidden plot to enslave them somehow?

Would they be sentient and happy, or just dumb shells, meant for looks and not brains?

Would this be completely altruistic, or would this 'mad' scientist be demanding payment for creating these ponies?

Would they actually be able to make canon pones, or are we talking about generic Pony Creator Random Button styles?

Would the scientist still be considered 'mad' if he had her/his own ponies to cheer him/her up?

But, even with all the above being said, I might still give support to a scientist who could bring real-live ponies such as we know to our world... and then, I'd give them flowers so they wouldn't be so 'mad' anymore.  

(But only if there wasn't some sinister consequence to doing such.)

 

[Hierok 11,832]

2 hours ago, Randimaxis said:

The most difficult?  Well...

The staff here usually gets along well enough, yet sometimes... we're only human.  And, as humans, we can get kinda grumpy at each other, and that leads to things like rage quitting, angsty whining, or just a Yellfest.  When those things happen, I do my best to be a voice of reason.  However, sometimes, that voice isn't able to accomplish what needs to be done, and I can make mistakes in judgment just like anyone else.

There was an issue up for debate, not too long ago... and it seemed like folks were so divided over the subject matter (which I shall NOT divulge, Nosy Nellies), that they were going to keep arguing for hours if I didn't try to get cooler heads to prevail.  It took me actively standing up for one of our staffers who seemed to need some support at the time, as their opinion wasn't popular (I didn't care for it either, to be honest - but I hated seeing them getting yelled into a corner), so I stepped in and spoke up, and put in enough of a point to, at the very least, stop the yelling...

Unfortunately, it cost me a dear friend to do so. 

What's worse, I sort of thought it might happen like that, yet I did what I thought was right anyway, because I thought I was helping... yet, it turns out that not only was I losing a friend, but the one I stood up for has yet to actually show me it was worth my efforts.  And as much as I know that sometimes, things get bad... well, shit - in retrospect, I just wish I hadn't done such a thing.

However, this is one of the caveats of Life and living in it... you make choices, and sometimes those choices turn out to be wrong.  Regardless, you have to live with the consequences all the same, soldier on, and hope that things get better someday.  THAT was the hardest thing I've ever had to do here, and believe me when I say that sometimes, helping doesn't always turn out for the best.  It shouldn't DETER you from trying to help - but use this as a cautionary tale of how it can sometimes go very, very wrong.

... I miss my friend...

So, your most difficult moments is the moment you debat with other staff?  I'm sorry for your friend and I hope he will come back for you. 

[Randimaxis 8,654]

Just now, Hierok said:

So, your most difficult moments is the moment you debate with other staff?

It was the moment that gave me the most difficulty, yes... but no, don't come away assuming this happens every time, either.

Usually, there's a bit of lively, yet (mostly) respectful debate among staff, then a consensus is made, and things go well.  The particular time I mentioned was the worst possible moment alone, taken from the time I started here to now - but this was the single moment, not one in a long line of bad arguments.

The staff here has a good cohesion with each other, and we utilize our different viewpoints and personalities to help us determine the best & most fair way to settle things.  As happens in Life, things can get tense sometimes... but the fact that we continue on for AND with each other should show that staff is a team, through and through... 

Well, the truth of the matter, of course, is that we're only human; as far as myself?  I'm just trying to do something to make things better.

Best laid plans, road to Tartarus, dot dot dot.

But please, don't believe for a minute that staff is always arguing - we save that vitriol for MCM, when we ban each other and force our brethren to sing.  

[Hierok 11,832]

1 minute ago, Randimaxis said:

It was the moment that gave me the most difficulty, yes... but no, don't come away assuming this happens every time, either.

Usually, there's a bit of lively, yet (mostly) respectful debate among staff, then a consensus is made, and things go well.  The particular time I mentioned was the worst possible moment alone, taken from the time I started here to now - but this was the single moment, not one in a long line of bad arguments.

The staff here has a good cohesion with each other, and we utilize our different viewpoints and personalities to help us determine the best & most fair way to settle things.  As happens in Life, things can get tense sometimes... but the fact that we continue on for AND with each other should show that staff is a team, through and through... 

Well, the truth of the matter, of course, is that we're only human; as far as myself?  I'm just trying to do something to make things better.

Best laid plans, road to Tartarus, dot dot dot.

But please, don't believe for a minute that staff is always arguing - we save that vitriol for MCM, when we ban each other and force our brethren to sing.  

Thanks for clearing that up. I was already wondering why there would be discussion if everytime the computers were thrown out of the window from anger.  Let me not even begin over the user meetups. 

[Valynne 2,686]

Next Question.

 

Can you tell me 3 videogames of any console and time you would like to see "ponified" ? (like characters are ponies, cannon and/or OC or even the character of the videogame ponified)

 

now this one is tricky.

 

select ponies by percentage (like, 20% rarity because she/he is generous, 50% like fluttershy because she/he loves animals etc) to define your wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend personality (in case you are single define how he/she would be)

[Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,441]

Has anyone even been so far as to want to go even do more like?

[Le Trotteur Sauvage 13,051]

Oh oh oh I have a question !

This question is for any staffer that can answer

@Mentis Soliloquy  maybe you can help

Why is there so many new user banished ? I feel like the Welcoming Plaza is full of banned user ! Everytime I click on a thread BOOM "Bannished user" ...

...the moon is starting to get overpopulated ! 

Edited January 17, 2018 by Trotteur Sauvage

[Mentis Soliloquy 3,026]

@Trotteur Sauvage

Geeze smack me with the fun questions.

Firstly I can't discuss bans, nor do I actually know. Your question is better suited for Admins or Mods, not this humble sectional staffer.

[Fhaolan 4,484]

8 hours ago, Trotteur Sauvage said:

Oh oh oh I have a question !

This question is for any staffer that can answer

@Mentis Soliloquy  maybe you can help

Why is there so many new user banished ? I feel like the Welcoming Plaza is full of banned user ! Everytime I click on a thread BOOM "Bannished user" ...

...the moon is starting to get overpopulated ! 

Basically if you notice a whole bunch of new users being banished, it usually means there's one person who's trying to evade a ban or a warning by creating a surge of dupe accounts, or less likely it's some weird 'raid' concept where a bunch of people all create accounts at the same time in an effort to troll. It's just one of those things we get in waves. Each time, the person(s) behind it seem to think they're the first one to think of it. They'll eventually get bored and stop, usually when they realize they *weren't* the first to think of it and that it takes a lot more time and effort on their side to create the account than it does for us to banish it.

Technically we have the ability to merge dupe accounts, but that's a relatively new feature and it's something of a pain so we only do it when the dupe was done innocently. If it's a malicious dupe, we just banish the dupe, which is a lot easier. Eventually the hope is that the Banished people will also get their profiles hidden and the like, which was an old feature that they took away with the IP.B 4.x upgrade.

[Nightfall Gloam 18,266]

Two questions:

What is it like to be running servers and maintaining Poniverse?

Out of curiosity, do the servers run on Linux or some other open source OS?

[Matraxial Artemi 2,231]

Hello! I'm new to this website, and let me introduce myself 

My name is Matraxial Artemis

i'm just nopony at there world

but i'm so hype of this website! 

so what are the rules here? 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2018 by Matraxial Artemis
forgot the emoji!

[PiratePony 8,475]

You guys miss me yet?

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

On ‎4‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 1:32 AM, Matraxial Artemis said:

Hello! I'm new to this website, and let me introduce myself 

My name is Matraxial Artemis

i'm just nopony at there world

but i'm so hype of this website! 

so what are the rules here? 

 

 

Forum rules are located here: https://mlpforums.com/guidelines/

On ‎4‎/‎6‎/‎2018 at 4:38 PM, PiratePony said:

You guys miss me yet?

As always. <3

[Matraxial Artemi 2,231]

How does everypony/everybody have the cupcake, muffin, phoenix, parasprite, and pegasus rank?

how do to be promote to does  ranks? does it need requirements?