We hope that this post comes to bring some clarity over some recent changes, as well as apologise to some people who have been affected by this over the last couple of weeks.
We recently started implementing some moderation changes around proper sourcing when submitting art. It has always been in the subreddiquette that people should try to use the primary source (Tumblr, Deviantart, etc.) when submitting posts to the subreddit. At times, people would rehost images before submitting them, or use a secondary source in place of the original.
After speaking to people about this in the meta thread, we eventually decided to try a stricter approach to sourcing and to start removing posts that are not sourced correctly. This was not made abundantly clear outside of the meta threads and has generated some understandable confusion when people have had their posts removed.
It can be hard to work with original sources like Tumblr and dA, since they are not the most user-friendly of websites and especially do not work well with RES.
After some time trying it out and finding out what does/doesn't work, we've settled on this as a new policy as part of Rule 1.
Primary sources should be used unless the primary source breaks one of our other rules (mostly Rule 2).
Derpibooru is discouraged as a source, but is not outright banned. We will not remove derpi links that contain a valid source, but we do ask people not to rely on derpi more than places such as Deviantart and Tumblr. The click-through rate is still very low compared to linking the original sources.
i.redd.it and imgur are not allowed to be used for art unless you are posting something you made yourself or something that does not have an alternate source. We will remove these posts and ask you to repost with the primary source if it is available.
This does mean we have to apologise to some people who have recently had their derpi links removed while we were testing out this new policy. It has become unrealistic to try and ban derpi outright, and we do consider it to be established enough between artists and users that it can continue to be used to share artwork.
We will leave a note in Rule 1 highlighting this new change.
Hope that helps clear things up.
This is the official place to discuss the 73rd installment of IDW's ongoing My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic series. Spoilers within!
Applejack looks to recreate a famous pie recipe that has been lost to her family for ages! The quest will reveal family secrets and some very unusual ingredients!
Keep any and all discussion relating to said comic in this thread! Making link submissions (say, from screencaps) is okay, but be sure to mark them as a spoiler and state what issue it is in the title for the benefit of those who might be behind!
Additionally, keep any discussion on recent entries in the Legends of Magic series to its own thread (or spoiler it, assuming it relates to this discussion somehow)
(Want to get into the comics? Get 'em via IDW, Amazon, or eBay for physical copies, and Comixology, iTunes, Amazon Kindle, or Yayponies for digital copies!)
Thanks to RainbowDashShellBash for compiling this information!
My thoroughbred gelding gets very nippy when I'm grooming him around his girth and stomach. He has bit me a few times when I'm putting the girth on...and with his girth I only tighten it to were my finger is snug, but not too loose. I've check his girth to make sure it's not pinching him or anything that could be causing him pain and there's nothing that I could find. Please help!
I've ridden western my whole life. I moved and no longer was able to have horses so I'm a bit out of practice with riding. Now have the opportunity to ride daily at a stable, exercising a friends horse who doesn't have the time, but he's always been ridden english so I will have to learn to ride english. I casually rode western like trail rides, roaming the pastures, nothing too disciplined but I rode well bareback as well as in a western saddle and know how to tack up a horse and pick their hooves and the like. I'm completely clueless when it comes to riding english though. Any tips, advice, riding differences I should expect? My friend will be able to help me learn how to tack up with her english gear, and help me ride a few times, but won't have the time to train me 100%. Any suggestions?
