This is the thread for discussing anything pertaining to Fanfiction in general. Like your ideas, thoughts, what you're reading, etc. This differs from my Fanfic Recommendation Link-Swap Thread, as that focuses primarily on recommendations. Every week these two threads will be posted at alternate times.
Although, if you like, you can talk about fics you don't necessarily recommend but found entertaining.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.
So as we've been rewatching season 1 in our unofficial discussion threads a thought has occured to me thanks to a couple of key episodes in this first season. Y'all ever notice that the ponies are almost entirely responsible for the weather and seasons in Equestria?
I don't just mean setting up rainy days or clearing out the sky for farming reasons. But we see them actively "wrapping up" winter and causing the leaves to fall in Fall, amongst other things that nature is supposed to take care of by itself.
It is all done in a nice kind of orderly manner is it not? Sure it is a huge responsibility to place upon the ponies of Equestria but the ponies of Ponyville have certainly adapted to the practice, without using Unicorn magic thanks to traditions, rather easily.
The real question is WHY are/must the ponies control the Environment and seasons like this? Was letting time do it naturally just not orderly enough for them? Or were they forced to take up the task after something or someone, coughs Discord, broke the seasons of Equestria requiring them to all adapt and take care of their ecosystem personally?
I will admit that I love that they have created holidays and festivals around these events instead of just looking at them as a chore. Adds a lot of character to the show and world you know?
So I realized that we will be in the middle of the Hiatus for a while and so a thought occurred to me. Some of the highlights of watching the episodes from Season 8 as they premiered was reacting and discussing the episodes with y'all in real time.
So following up on yesterday's thread is Suited for Success. So go watch via whatever means you can and come back to discuss this early episode below.
And here is a link to episode 13's discussion if y'all want to read it.
Speaking of which over in last week's Meta Discussion thread we talked over and decided to try out a new schedule for these threads. Once a day on week days and two episodes on the Weekends.
Hello my wonderful subjects, it's good to see you as always! /u/Lankygit I do appreciate your help this last week. I just hope the shower drain still works after all that...
On to official business, this is a very special week: Adopt a Subreddit Week! The rules are simple: Pick a pony subreddit you enjoy and each day this week post content both to that sub and to the main sub here, crossposting the two. Content new to the adopted sub is preferred, but sometimes that isn't possible so do your best.
Each person should ideally adopt a single subreddit. It's preferable to not have too many people adopt the same sub but if two people really want the same one then it's A-OK with me.
No special tag this week, just list what sub you're cross-posting to in the link's title. And as always have a safe and fun Hiatus!
Current list of adoptees:
/u/SnickyMcNibits has /r/MylittleAnthro
No this still isn't official.
There are always things about the show I want to talk about, but I'd rather not always dedicate an entire full blown thread to it or it's never the right time to mention because no one would care. Maybe it's a thought that could be answered quickly enough to end discussion or something insignificant and stupid brewing in the back of your head for awhile! Anything you want to throw out to r/mylittlepony and say your piece!
Is there anything you've wanted to mention lately but never got around to it? Anything you want to speak up about for a bit? Any pony topic at all?
Any horsey chefs on this subject?
I've got a senior gelding with Cushing's who takes daily meditation. I've been hiding the pills in chewy horse treats to make sure he gets the full dose. I would like to make my own to save some money and reduce disposable packaging. Crunchy treats won't work, and I would prefer low or no sugar as he is on restricted sugar intake (and his best friend can't have any at all and I like to share treats sometimes)
Thanks in advance for your yummy recipes!
Good news everyone! The prototype thread went over so well that I decided to make this a weekly, or biweekly, thing so with that said.
So I've been inspired these past few weeks to try out something new. Just as we have a dedicated Fanfiction Thread, Recommendation thread, Miscellaneous Thread, and other such threads I figured that something was missing and decided to see how popular this idea is.
So we have seen a LOT of fanart tossed around on this thread over the past near decade and though some have been lost to the sands of times others seem to stick in our minds and memories.
So With that said are there any pieces of Fanart that you personally love and appreciate? Why is that?Is it how the colors of the piece meld together to make the image so beautiful? Feel free to link the fanart you are discussing about in your comments below so as to give the example of what you are talking about.
Link to the previous thread here
Sorry for not posting this last week. It completely slipped past my mind.
Hi there! It's Thursday again and that means another chance to talk about what's been happening around here and how you feel about it!
Same as every other time, feel free to discuss whatever it is you'd like regarding our little subreddit good or bad. If you're unhappy we'll try our best to fix whatever problem you're having!
If you want to talk about the MLP fandom in general, that's fine too!
But some people may not want to talk about comics or anything else that hasn't happened yet, so you should be nice and hide those conversations from those people by using the spoiler tag.
If you don't know how it's as easy as making an emote:
[It has ponies!](/spoiler)
Becomes: It has ponies!
And if you're not wanting to discuss the subreddit or community specifically you can also check out the weekly off-topic thread that will be up at noon Pacific time!!!!
I haven't been able to make it to my barn in nearly 3 months due to a badly broken foot and a disease that causes my bones to heal slowly while decreasing the blood supply and increasing the laxity of my muscles. I found out from a friend (who doesn't board or take lessons at my barn) who was on their Facebook that said we're on quarantine due to equine infectious influenza. None of the boarders were informed through any other means than Facebook and signs posted on the gates.
I'm in a walking boot with exposed toes and mid-foot structures because I can't get any other shoe on my foot than this 5# ball and chain or slippers. It's seriously not safe for me to take a random stroll through the barn with the way things are.
I've explained my situation to the BO several times over the past 10 weeks. He knows that generally my health has been hit and miss. But 1st they were allowing haul ins to work in the front arena and now it's a complete no ins and no outs policy. I literally have no one at the barn whom I even know what their names are or talk to. The BO can be rather aggressive, but he's an owner too and if he were in my situation I think he would be frustrated with the lack of communication too.
It was either the kill buyers or me when I got him 14 years ago and he's seen me through the loss of my grandpa, dad, other grandpa etc etc. I put nearly 200 pounds of weight and muscle on him. I didn't touch his back for nearly 6 months getting him to trust me and training him. For 21 years of my life he was my dream and I had to be able to afford everything for him on my own 1st.
Yeah, I'm tired, I'm whining, I'm frustrated and it's just a generally Grinchy time of year for me. It's tough being cooped up in a house or at another doctors appointment every week.
