Blog Information
What is Equestria Daily?
Technically It's a blog, but it sort of evolved into a community highlight site where interesting content is posted up. I have been a huge fan of websites like Joystiq and Kotaku for years now, and always wanted to either join one or run one myself, so here it is!Why My Little Pony?
For those that have not been exposed to the pony craze yet, this site probably appears pretty...strange. The show was produced by Lauren Faust, who worked on both Powerpuff Girls and Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends. It brings a ton of the old cartoon charm that newer stuff just doesn't have anymore. Add amazing animation and cute-overload ponies, and you get this phenomenon.How is Content Selected?
This community is HUGE, and growing every single day. Most of it ends up in my Email, though I still dig through a list of ~10 websites for news. Different categories are treated a bit differently. The massive amount of fanfiction has spawned a group of pre-readers that dig through a good amount of it for me. They are primarily authors who have had successful stories posted here in the past. I'm pretty lenient on everything else. Most of the rules can be found here.How Often do You Update?
Usually I try to set things apart by 1 hour. Between those hours I might do an "update" post, where I take an existing post and add something to it, be it a fanfiction with a new chapter or a series of videos with a new episode. If the update queue gets really high, I usually dump a few at a time. Updated content has already had it's time in the limelight, so I'm less worried about dropping it down.Where can I find content?
On the top of the page, you can filter the primary news area by different, broad, sections. If you need something more specific, there is a box labeled "Categories" on the left side bar. Everything on the site is given labels when first posted. I try to keep the amount of labels to a minimum for cleanliness sake, but you can still find a bunch of different ones in there. For example: Media is split into 3 sections- Game/Video/Music. If you want just music, use the category box and select "Music". If you want everything, just click the Media button. The google search bar can also pinpoint specific titles pretty efficiently.Why didn't my comment post?
Google has a robust spam filter built in that sometimes hits the wrong target. It doesn't happen often compared to how many comments are actually posted, but it can be pretty frustrating. Generally it targets things with links, or anonymous people. If you wrote an epic comment and want me to dig it out of the spam folder, feel free to email me!What are Popular Posts?
These are based purely off pageviews, and can be a bit inaccurate. I added it recently, and might remove it since 80% of it is drawfriend stuff :pHow can I help?
Since this is a blog, and I have OCD, I manage all the tedious tasks of sorting and organizing on my own. This doesn't leave a whole lot of time for me to really dig through the internet anymore for pony news, unlike the old days where I'd post maybe 5 things a day If I was lucky.
The best assistance you can offer me is emailing cool stuff to [email protected]. I don't mind when 10 people send me the same thing all at once, news is news! It might take me a while to respond, but I try to give everyone some feedback even if its a simple "added it!".How do I create an Account?
The Site is hosted by Blogger.com, which is owned by Google. Your Google account works, or you can create a specific Blogger account. There is also a drop-down in the comments section that lets you log in with around 6 other different accounts from around the internet.Why Blogger?
Blogger is owned by Google, and I like Google. Everything is neatly integrated with everything else I do, making things that would normally require a mountain of HTML ridiculously easy. Though Blogger does have a lot of annoying little bugs... Especially with Firefox.Who works on the website?
Currently we have:
- One Admin
- Two Blog Authors
- One Interviewer/Youtube Organizer
- ~20 Pre-readers for Fanfiction review
You can find the character page here!
Fanfic Information
Why so much Fanfiction?
Unfortunately, we only get 22 minutes of pony a week... so actual official content can be pretty slim. I'm sure most of us didn't think we would be here reading fanfiction about My Little Pony a few years ago, but it has become an integral part of the community, even if the majority of it is just "What can we ship Rainbow Dash with"?What are Star Ratings?
Every single post on the site can be rated with the star rating system, but for the most part it is really only important for fanfiction (for now). Right above the comments area you can find the stars. If you hover over them, you can see what something is rated by decimal point. I tend to round up (3.5 goes to 4, 4.5 goes to 5)
When a story is first posted, it has the Star-Needed tag until receives 10 votes and falls from the side bar into the Story Archive. At this point I assign it a star rating, and sort it into whatever category it fits into. You can search specifically for certain star ratings by using the categories box and selecting "Star 5/4/3"
Like every single voting system on the internet, it can be a bit flawed at times, but it does what it needs to do.Why aren't author tags assigned anymore?
Author Tags were "kind of" put to rest when I started adding the Author: G&PT to each story post. The category box was getting cluttered. I keep the old author tags in there, but I don't really assign new ones.I want to Write a Spinoff Story, do I need permission from the Author?
Yes, you will have to track them down and ask them.What are Pre-Readers?
I have a group of 18 authors that I email stories to for pre-analysis. I collect their opinions and either send them back to the author with feedback on what needs to be fixed, or post the story if they approve it. Having me be the pass or fail for everything is unfair, so I don't personally turn down anything until it has been thrown to them. Obviously my likes may differ from somepony else. This system continues to expand and change over time, with the main goal always being to improve the content on the site. So far it has done this admirably.
Have a Pre-reader Writeup Letter Thing!
How Long Do Pre-Readers Usually Take?The Group is always open for new people, though I usually require at least a few successful story uploads on the site before I add you to the list.Closed for now!
Responses tend to pop up anywhere from 20 minutes to a couple of days. The pre-readers are doing this for free, to improve fanfiction for everyone. Give them some time. You can help the process by following the guidelines here. Stories fully edited and quadruple checked will always slip right through and be posted.
I then forward whatever they said to the author (to keep it anon, so they can speak their mind, though they are free to contact the author if they really want). Once it is approved, I schedule it for some time that day. If for some reason you don't see a response, feel free to yell at me in email.What is a Clopfic and why aren't they allowed?
"Clopfic" is the pony term for "Fapfic", or Porn. Not everyone here wants to "clop" to ponies, and having it on a site they would probably be a negative! Check out FiMchan if you want that stuff!
Personal Information
How do you spend so much time with a pony website?
It may sound strange, but I like to equate myself with pre-friendship Twilight Sparkle. I wouldn't consider myself socially awkward, but I have never really enjoyed going out and doing what everyone else does. I'd much rather be here on my computer building things and learning than off partying or drinking. I'm in college, but the economy kind of stifled my funds a bit.Why is The Great and Powerful Trixie EVERYWHERE?
Trixie is sort of the unofficial mascot for news/archive posts...Why? Because she is The Great and Powerful Trixie.
Terminology
Story Categories
Normal: Stories that are just about daily life in Equestria, or simply involving ponies
Shipping: Stories that involve romantic relationships between one or more Ponies.
Grimdark: Stories that involve death, famine, plagues, twilight going on rampages murdering all her friends, ect.
Random: Weird, Random, funny stories that are not meant to be taken seriously.
Crossover: Stories that involve characters outside of the pony world.
Sad: Anything that makes any attempt at evoking tears! So..Sad stuff.
Sci-Fi: Spaaaaace, or just general technological/future stuff.
Adventure: Longer stories covering vast expanses of the world usually grab this tag.
Random: Weird, Random, funny stories that are not meant to be taken seriously.
Crossover: Stories that involve characters outside of the pony world.
Sad: Anything that makes any attempt at evoking tears! So..Sad stuff.
Sci-Fi: Spaaaaace, or just general technological/future stuff.
Adventure: Longer stories covering vast expanses of the world usually grab this tag.
Fan Characters
Derpy/Ditzy/Bubbly Hooves: Derpy is a background pony that appeared in the first episode with googly eyes. Bronies everywhere freaked out and started creating crazy amounts of content for our new her. The first 14 episodes were already completed before the show even aired with a completely normal Derpy, but out of nowhere in episode 15 the true, googly eyed Derpy returned! Amazingly enough, the show animators listened to their very..strange new demographic, and almost every episode since then has had a googly eye Derpy somewhere in the background.
Bonbon is the other pony pictured in the screencap above. These 2 were pretty much always together in the first few episodes, becoming sort of the fan-made lesbian couple of the show. A Good amount of shipping fanfics reference them. Unfortunately they seem to have broken off their relationship in recent episodes.
Everything Else
Brony Dictionary
/co/: A board on 4chan where most of this stuff began
Drawfriend: This was originally used to describe people on 4chan that do requests in thread, but I just assign it to all artists now.
The Great and Powerful Trixie: The Great and Powerful Trixie
Brony: A Term for everyone that jumped on the bandwagon with Friendship is Magic
Mane Cast: The main cast of the show, ponyized.
Ponymv: FMV/AMV/video with ponies.
242 comments:
>what we can ship Rainbow Dash with
ReplyDeleteNot even 'who'
Just 'what'
and I fear that that is surprisingly accurate.
wait, the Great and Powerful Trixie is THE Great and Powerful Trixie?!? The more you know... lol
ReplyDeleteanyways, nice FAQ, covers the details nicely without going on for too long.
hmm... how about the question: Where can I find the authors/artists of my favorite pony pieces?
Awesome. Maybe you should add what a brony is to the terminology though.
ReplyDelete@First poster.
ReplyDeleteWell someone has to ship Rainbow Dash with Bloomberg... of course Applejack won't like Rainbow Dash messing with her favorite tree.
Rainbow Dash, you know Bloomberg's a tree, right?
ReplyDelete@Sir Leadhead
ReplyDeleteCategories dropdown on the side.
Assuming you bring back the Goggles, should you explain that?
ReplyDeleteWhat happens when the counter hits 9999999? P2K?!?!
ReplyDeleteHow about a Rainbow Dash/Fluttershy ship, but Fluttershy is a tree?
ReplyDelete-elite guy 94
Crazy love triangle between Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Bloomberg?
ReplyDeletewill their be any other outbranche's of Eq into other Hub show's or sister sites if the happenings happen, *points to transformers* not necessarily posting on here but a link block on the side of the page or something to inform people of other great shows/fandoms
ReplyDeleteIn b4 people complaining about things being left out of the FAQ
ReplyDelete@Babadingldoo
ReplyDeleteWouldn't that be P9999K?
u have ..... inspired me!
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for a Rainbow Dash/Cockatrice ship.
ReplyDelete~Display Name
@Cyberfox
ReplyDeleteAgh, what was I thinking? That would be P9999.999K, wouldn't it?
@pinkie mina dian pie
ReplyDeleteAnon at 5:12 here. Were you talkin' to me? Cause if that gets made into a fanfic, I'll laugh my head off!
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteMeant 5:21
i was wondering why there wasn't a clickable author tag added to sparkle kitten. now it makes sense, although it'd still make it easier to find with all my stories since the other ones have my name misspelled in the post (as twinkietail)
ReplyDelete>At this point I assign it it's star rating, and sort it into whatever category it fits into.
ReplyDeleteI believe the "it's" doesn't need an apostrophe, because it forms a conjunction that doesn't fit in the sentence.
"assign it its star rating,"
instead of
"assign it it is star rating"
I'm not an english major though, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Further reading: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/its.html
@Twinkletail
ReplyDeleteSend me a list and I'll fix them!
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI just put an a there instead.
"Its" a problem if "it's" a problem.
ReplyDeleteGrammar nazi's attack fanfiction authors everyday... they get gunned down for not only writing horrible stories but for writing them with poor grammar. They don't even care if the person is dyslexic or not! Please don't attack grammar if its not a real big deal, in some cases it might be.
Thank you for making this FAQ, Sethisto. I don't have any other questions as of now, but I'll e-mail you some if one pops into my head.
ReplyDeleteAll I can think of is someone asking "WHY DO YOU POST STUFF I DON'T LIKE?", but "Why so much Fanfiction?" I think not only narrows the question down but also does not mock/stereotype people. Thanks again!
doin a great job so far, Sethisto!
ReplyDeleteKind of off-topic, but I would love to see the "Home" button moved over to the left on the nav bar. Most people expect it to be there, and I honestly didn't even know it was there until a few days ago
ReplyDeleteMaybe this has been an idea that was proposed and dismissed by the community but...lots of other shows have fanfiction archives using archive software, which does a lot of nice things for Authors, readers and maintainers. Readers can search and find things way more easily. Submission and maintenance is super easy for authors, and Archive maintainers can assure quality control by having an approval system before things get posted. A connected blog (such as this) could run a daily (or twice-daily) digest of the day's uploads and updates. The nifty script showing the sortable archive is super keen as a tech thing, but it seems like reinventing the wheel, and it's missing important stuff, like "what is the plot of this story?"
ReplyDeleteit all sounds like its currently an excessive amount of work on a non-optimal platform when solutions exist.
Has such a thing been proposed and dismissed, or have we as a community just not considered it before now?
Minor point-- Powerpuff is one word. Also, if you want to lend more animation-buff cred to the show, you could always mention that, in addition to show runner Faust (who was the basis for Frankie Foster, as many know), the story editor is Rob Renzetti, creator of My Life As A Teenage Robot, also a storyboarder/writer/director on PPG and Foster's Home.
ReplyDeleteThis probably doesn't help the faq much, but for edification: Faust, and Renzetti and Faust's husband McCracken all went to CalArts together, along with Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, the first StarWars Clone Wars (the good one that looked identical to Samurai Jack) and Symbionic Titan. These folks were responsible for a healthy portion of the smart, artistic cartoons of the 90's, through much collaboration at the CN studios.
Why not ship Bloomberg with Fluttertree?
ReplyDeleteIT WILL MAKE MILLIONS!
What about when my comments never post?
ReplyDeleteI usually have to change a one sentence comment
to close to three or four spread out lines before it will post.
I have a question.
ReplyDeleteHow many fan fictions on average are submitted daily?
"I want to write a spinoff story, should I get permission from the author? How would I do that?"
ReplyDeleteAnd this kind of goes with that:
"I love/hate [Generic Author], can I have their email so I can shower them with praise and/or sign them up for pr0n?"
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteFluttershy's a Tree.
That is all.
I'm starting to suspect that Sethisto likes The Great and Powerful Trixie.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of those hunches, yaknow?
@Rae
ReplyDeleteWe had one, but fairy slayer had to take it down for personal reasons.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI have 13 new ones and 5 updates in my box right now. It tends to be 7 or so a day, and adds up quick.
This is a small request, but perhaps put in something about Derpy/Ditzy Doo. I know that when I became a fan I was confused about her for a good while
ReplyDeleteLooks terrif and here's a few more suggestions
ReplyDelete- Irish has a point that we need either a small post or a link for a better explanation of fandom's love of background characters (Derpy/Dinky/Dr Whoof/Lyra/Bonbon are the mane ones I think of derpyhooves.com has a good about for derpy)
- The term Mane cast should be included in the definitions section as not everyone will get that one.
- A mention of the merch threads on ponychan for those seeking swag might not hurt (doesn't have to be a big paragraph just a link)
- There may have been more but since the comment got eaten and I'm just retyping from memory this'll do!
Also there msut be more bloomberg/fluttershy tree shipping.
Seth, Trixie is hot, just so you know
ReplyDelete@The Ferret
ReplyDeleteAdded a few, though a lot of the merch stuff rotates out as stuff gets closed down.
there isn't a [sad] tag explanation
ReplyDeleteWhat is a scootatrap?
ReplyDeleteas a drawfriend i'm interested in:
ReplyDelete-where do you get the images from / how can i get my images featured in drawfriend posts.
something to satisfy my curiosity:
-how much time do you spend on the site
-how many people are working on the site
@Anonymous here
ReplyDeleteafter clicking the submit button i feel silly...
I wonder if you can answer this question: "What are the official rules for cutie marks?".
ReplyDeleteHow do you pronounce brony>
ReplyDeleteIs it like "brownie" with out the W?
Or is it like "bro" and "knee"?
When you put a link at the top for this it should have Rarity's cutie mark.
ReplyDeleteAnother top link should be for streams/discussion of all episodes(one comment section for each.)
That should have Pinkie's cutie mark because it will be a party over there.
How many pageviews does this site average a day? week? month? hour?
ReplyDeleteWhat are PonyMVs/PMVs? Are there other communities like this site too?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to mention Steven Magnet!
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, nopony will know how he works!
@Anonymous
ReplyDelete1.) Deviant Art, ponibooru, /co/, allspark, penny arcade forums, everywhere really
2.) Way too much time, though I read a lot of stories and stuff too so its difficult to gauge.
1.) Just me aside from the pre-readers.
Though I get a lot of help from people sending me info/telling me when stuff is broken.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeletePinkie and Rarity's cutie marks blend into the background due to blueness. Same with Trixie.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteIt fluctuates like crazy.
maybe add to the rating an explanation of "clopfic" with a mention that this blog doesn't host any.
ReplyDeletemaybe put something like "is there anyway I can help/contribute"? just a thought looks great though
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteIt's a spinoff of "pony" so it's like "bro knee"
@Seth:
ReplyDeleteYou could put some sort of border around them to make them stand out a bit, like the subtle black outline they put around white subtitles so it works with every background. Just a thought.
And I feel like there's something I should be suggesting here, but I can't place it...
@Display Name
ReplyDeleteI'll try it
Trixie will be the FaQ one no matter what!
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteSure!
And the clopfic thing too
Actually not sure where to post this. Perhaps it merits an email, but whatever:
ReplyDeleteI was browsing through the Fanfics Archive, and maybe there should be an OC Pony section? There are a lot of stories with OC ponies, or completely about OC ponies.
@GlassPony
ReplyDeleteI tend to toss them into the Other Section.
Maybe an OC pony section is a good idea though!
What's up with Pinkie Pie and all the oatmeal jokes?
ReplyDeleteWill trixie's cutie mark be used for the F.A.Q?
ReplyDeleteIf not, then what cutie mark will be next to it?
Something I thought of for Fanfic information.
ReplyDeleteAverage time from Fanfic Submission, and subsequent confirmation email that it has been sent to pre-readers, to posting on the site.
I honestly have no clue what the average wait time is, and I'm sure I won't be the only new author who doesn't.
@Sethisto
ReplyDeleteSeth, to help to keep the pony community alive through summer and fall, you should think about linking all other big sites (like rainbowdashnetwork) on the mainpage in one of the sidebars, like derpyhooves.com does.
All big pony sites will die down a little eventually, so it's vital to keep the community together in one way or another.
Hey is there anywhere I can view all the Equestria Daily special banners?
ReplyDeleteI feel like you could just add the "submit" instruction page onto this and get rid of the original, sethisto.
ReplyDeletehow do I make an account?
ReplyDelete@ 4:38 anon:
ReplyDeleteI was totally just about to ask that. I tried the 'sign in' link at the type, but that's for blogger in general.
~*KA*~
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteYou can you multiple accounts. Click the comment as: box. Currently blogger allows pretty much anything. Most just use their google accounts though, or blogger account.
The site doesn't have specific accounts.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteYou don't like Derpy Hooves' Cutie mark?
Poor Derpy =[
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI used to have text on the side, but I have OCD and hated how it didn't blend.
RBD network needs a button.
Im trying to get my first fan fic done so thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteDo you have any plans to mention your "After Dark" blog anywhere?
ReplyDeleteIt'd give the people looking for "clopfics" some direction, seeing as not everyone knows how image boards work.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's allowed to send a fic in Parts, like part 1, 2 and so on.
ReplyDeleteIs there anywhere I can see those nifty title banners you put up for special events?
ReplyDeleteQuestion, if I wrote kind of a descriptive essay on say the structure of the Royal Equestrian Military and Celestia's personal guard could I submit it as a fan fiction?
ReplyDeleteJust set up by Blogger account. Checkin' to see if it works.
ReplyDeleteQuick question: will I get email notifications if someone replies to something I post?
After dark still exists? I completely forgot about it ;p
ReplyDeleteand I'll do a banner compilation some time I guess!
What is with unshorn fetlocks?
ReplyDeleteShould add Cereal Velocity to this FAQ, since he is new and the only other person who helps Seth with this blog
ReplyDeleteWhat do we do with sending in updates or other parts to a story?
ReplyDeleteCan you make requests?
ReplyDeleteExcuse me but, uhm, what exactly does OC stand for?
ReplyDelete@jaayro
ReplyDeleteOC means original content I believe, or original character.
@jaayro
ReplyDeleteOriginal Character
Like in this case a pony character created by the writer/drawer him/herself.
Octavia needs to be put in as a fan character. She can't be ignored.
ReplyDeleteSo to create an account, you need to make a blogger account?
ReplyDeleteSo, if I draw by hand, then would I need a scanner to email the picture to Sethisto for consideration to be put into drawfriend stuff?
ReplyDelete@Croop
ReplyDeleteYou'll need to get a scanner in order to get your drawings onto the computer.
It might be a good idea to set up a deviant art, or similar account, or even post your drawings on ponychan. Your art would have a wider audience than if you just emailed it to Seth, and you might get some constructive criticism, to boot.
All right, thanks! I got a friend who has a scanner, so I'll just use his. I suck at computers, so I'm just better with hand-drawn work.
ReplyDeleteI Never Thought a fanbase would be so obsessed with background characters. Being Passionate enough to even make up personalities and names for them. Well fellow bronies, I say, you all are great character developers.
ReplyDeletePS. I honestly think that you have developed the BG ponies enough to make tons of spinoffs.
You should probably also give links to other MLP:FiM-centric sites, like DerpyHooves.com or ponychan.net, for people who are new and want to see what else there is.
ReplyDeleteTesting this, since I don't have a google account. <_<
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the FAQ! Now I know to use my new blogger for this site.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably been answered before, but I'd have the need to ask myself: I've just got the Dungeons and Dragons 4th Ed Red Box and I'm wondering if someone actually made a My Little Pony expansion for D&D, where Twilight and Company can actually be the characters. (And I won't mind if they have the ability to become bipedial a la Bravestar) Any assistance here would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteYAY FOR GOOGLE ACCOUNT!!!
ReplyDelete@David Foxfire
ReplyDeletethere is a Pony tabletop RPG based on the savage worlds system. You can find it here:
http://giftkrieg23.deviantart.com/
It's really good and easy to learn, you should give it a try.
I would like to see:
ReplyDeleteOctavia added to the list of fan characters.
Info about you wonderful folks that run Equestria Daily.
Hey I've noticed that on the fanfic archive some of the stories are missing. Like the Luna vs series and the Story "What Colts are made of". I can still find them on the site when I search google but why arn't they listed in the fanfic archive?
ReplyDeleteBrowsed from another computer without adblock plus and noticed there is a large ad on the side. Is that something forced on you by blogger? If not, is it making you some decent cash?
ReplyDeleteWhat to ship Rainbow Dash with hmmmm?
ReplyDeleteHow about hmmmmm....
Ranma Saotome, yeah!
So do you make money off this website? If so, how much of itself does it pay for?
ReplyDeletelol rainbow dash is not bi or lesbian... she is Predominantly lesbian, but sometimes heterosexual
ReplyDeletei think
:3
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteis eqdaily "joinable"?
Yeh delete my post, just goes to show im right when i say that you can set the rules but its okay for YOU to break them. Looks like I just major pwn[ie]d you
ReplyDeleteWhat is "OC Pony"?
ReplyDeleteAre girl bronies welcome here?
ReplyDeleteOC stands for Original Creation, I believe.
ReplyDeleteOf course female bronies are welcome, why would they not be?
Please please please create a banner archive, right now I can't go back and peruse them and it makes me sad.
TRIXIE AND I ARENT COOL BECAUSE SHE WAs MEAN TO RARITY!! I'M NOT OK WITH PONIES WHO ARE MEAN TO RARITY!!!
ReplyDeleteT_T
;-;
-_- thats all I had to say
Me and my sister are arguing about what color Rarity's hair is. I say purple, she says blue. Which is it?
ReplyDeleteIt's not that there is too much fanfic on this site.
ReplyDeleteIt's that there is too much shipping on this site.
Kinda Cool.
ReplyDeleteYou should tag shipping fanfics with the name of the pairing, so people who only want to read about a certain pairing can find it.
ReplyDelete(i.e., make a new tag for Pinkiedash, one for Appledash, etc.)
What is an OC?
ReplyDeleteI love how dark this is! Its pretty sad in many parts through out the story, but a great read and I can't wait for the parts to come...I will be rating this a 5/5!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't know if you want to read it or not, just read it..I was a bit skeptikle about it at first just because it didn't ketch my intresed...but then again..don't juge a book by its cover!
Never mind the comment above..for some reason it threw me over here when I posted that...no clue why...
ReplyDelete"What can we ship Rainbow Dash with"
ReplyDeleteo.O lol?
Anyhoof, i really have no idea where i should look for this but do you have like a little spot where i could find a proofreader, i tried some on fan fiction but they aren't actually replying.
And for some reason i don't trust my writing to be send in only proofread by me.
thanks in advance
I want to be completely obscure here so nopony steals my idea.
ReplyDeleteI want to create a crossover. Is it ok if it doesn't involve an OC but rather a character who has never appeared in commercial works?
JUST as an example; Dr.Octagonapus wreaking havoc around Ponyville.
I'm going to create a new vegas crossover,If that's fine by everyone.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a bit of trouble with the account making and stuff for this. Read it over but still lost. Would be very greatful if someone could help me. Thanks ^^
ReplyDeleteNevermind i figured it out ^^
ReplyDeleteI just want to say something about the [Grimdark] tag
ReplyDeleteIt seems a bit too broad. Shouldn't stuff that's genuinely disturbing (Such as "No Greater Power" and "Silent Ponyville") be separated from stuff that's just really violent or gory? ("Of Gods and Demons")
Sometimes I want to read a violent action story, but I can't tell wether what I'm about to read is going to be scary or not, because they're all mixed together.
@Matrilwood
ReplyDeleteI was thinking maybe [Violent] and [Disturbing] tags.
One small snag with your criteria for FanFics.
ReplyDelete"mandatory => Take a new paragraph for a new character speaking"
It should say "new line".
New Paragraph is a little excessive.
hey was just wondering if you could run the idea of having fics both on deviant art and google docs by the authors. i do not have a reliable computer and i can only access fics on my crappy wii, which does not support google docs. point being that if authors would use both sites for their fics than ppl like me could read them too. just a thought :D keep up the good work sethisto.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great site and I thank you for the effort, btw you might want a faq on how to donate and what donating helps with.
ReplyDeleteA section on all of the memes that I don't get would have been nice. Most of this stuff just goes over my head.
ReplyDeleteBanner compilation kplz
ReplyDeleteI'm so confused how do you submit a video :S?
ReplyDeleteI'm new here and have no clue how to upload images, art, or fanfiction. Can someone please help me?
ReplyDeletei see
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteSeeing pages like this just make my fangirl self giggle. I remember when boys thought ponies where the worst fate known to humankind and offened all forms of "Proper (boy) toys" to the extreem.
Now some of us get to gloat "I TOLD you it was cool, now you believe me" and my husband (whom was converted by myself on the orignal movies and series) can claim he was "Brony" before it was cool!
Keep it up, I love seeing MLP have a huge fan base again!
I just turned brony bout a month ago. and want to know how to upload fanfiction, images, and art. i need some help.
ReplyDelete@flutterguy58
ReplyDeleteYou can find all the info you need here: http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/news-blog.html
shouldn't be too hard, i'm an idiot and i was able to do it.
I've been looking all over for the answer to this one. I'm probably oblivious but..
ReplyDeleteWhat's the official criteria for a star-6 story? Ratings only go to five. ;-;
Oh, also: when talking about tags, you don't mention [comedy]. Seeing as though the show is a comedy, how is [normal] (show-like? if I understood it) so different from [comedy]?
Just a suggestion (and someone's probably already brought it up), but I think Octavia should be added to the list of fan characters on this page. I've only been here for a month, but she seems to be on a similar level as Derpy, Dr. Whoof, and Lyra/Bon-Bon these days...
ReplyDeleteHey, me again. I need some help with some character creation. If you help, i will put your username as assisted help. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMore specificly a pegasus, male, or female, doesn't matter.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to a story of mine on FanFiction.net that I'd like to submit,
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fanfiction.net/s/7116547/1/bGriffy_bs_bJourney_b
It's about a Pygmy Griffin named Griffy who decides to live in Ponyville after being through rough times searching for a place to live outside of his old home, the EverFree Forest.
Here's an image to go with the story:
http://wesdaaman.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d426503
Here's the terminology:
Normal
Sad
Adventure
MAXIMUM BROHOOF
ReplyDeleteBrony: A Term for everyone that jumped on the BANDWAGON with Friendship is Magic.
ReplyDeleteThere are to many reasons to hate the term Bandwagon so i wish is wasn't used here but oh well i suppose.
On the other note POWER TO THE BRONIES
and dare i say is
THE GREAT AND POWERFUL BRONIES.
Uh, where's Cereal Velocity and Phoe on the FAQ? A basic introduction would help, Seth!
ReplyDeleteWonderfull
ReplyDeletejust wondering, is there already a ponified version of the rules from the internet?
ReplyDelete*Rainbow dash* hey applejack can you do the same thing whith your name
ReplyDelete*applejack* what ?
*Rainbow dash* *hmmmgmm* my name is Rainbow dash! and now i dash off *wrooom*!!!
*Applejack* okay... *hmmmgmm* My name is applejack and now i jack...
*rainbow dash* barrrrrhahahahahahahah!
*applejack* O.o
I wonder if I'd ever read FimFiction without EqD.
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ReplyDeleteJust our of curiosity, but has there been any thought of adding "Equestria Daily" into Google+? I'm willing to give an invitation out to join. :D
ReplyDelete(Equestria Daily Only)
Out* Sorry.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteBROHOOF anyone?
ReplyDelete@BlueRex
ReplyDelete-brohoof-
OMG OMG OMG this was posted on my birthday!!
ReplyDelete>what we can ship Rainbow Dash with
ReplyDeleteWell, I've got an idea for a formerly drunken, now very hungover, Rainbow Dash waking up in a hotel room next to Xander Harris who is human... and they are married.^_^
There's little info on how to bypass the lame Blogger Gestapo. Ran into a dead end with Google/Blogger, now trying AIM :(
ReplyDeleteStill trying to get this effing thing to work, so I can comment constructively :p
Tried multiple accounts, multiple browsers. About to ditch this site forever if this doesn't work.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you know. The Google fairy is a troll after Celestia's own heart.
Where do we submit fan fiction, exactly? I looked several times, so sorry if this was answered and I missed it. >_<
ReplyDelete@Anonymousnice
ReplyDelete@Pixel Wish Wait, I found it. That was ditzy of me.
ReplyDeleteRE: Steven Magnet.
ReplyDeleteBefore reading the description here, I had assumed that his name was a tip-of-the-hat to Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, even though Mr. Merritt is very much NOT flamboyant.
Having read the real reason, however, I guess it's just an amusing coincidence. Oh well!
Is there any rules or regulations concerning gmod comics? I have a semi=well known series of TF2-pony comics known as "My Little Pwny" and well I never really submitted anything to equestria daily but they are known on ponibooru and DA.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Comment sections on this site make it hard to have discussions between members about a lot of things. Have you ever considered attaching a forum to the site? I think that's really the final missing piece of the puzzle.
ReplyDeletethis is what i dont get.
ReplyDeletewhy is it that the show consists mainly of fillys?
i know its a show targeted to young girls.....but still.
@Marcoooootje1 It directly translates as Own Character.
ReplyDeletewhy does seth have a box as a cutie mark?
ReplyDeleteAm i missing the reference here, or just being dumb?
Can a story contain references to sexual situations, so long as it isn't described in any, ahem, "excruciating detail?"
ReplyDeleteUntil today I have never heard of Steven Magnet. Good on me that I do now. Also, what does 'after the break' mean? You always seem to say it and I don't really quite get it.
ReplyDeleteDid the comment attempt work?
ReplyDeleteOkay, um... I may have overlooked this some time or another, but (if you don't mind helping me out) what are the guidelines for submittng a fan-fiction?
This is my first comment here, so I assume I would need to check back here to see if my question has been answered, no?
I just wana post some of mah pics but dont know haw
ReplyDeleteFAQ: What does being in a 'queue' mean and generally how long is one in it before their work shows up on the website?
ReplyDeleteCan you explain the nightly roundup in your FAQ?
ReplyDelete*footnote* my word verification was "dinkspa", lol.
If the star rantings go up to 5, what exactly is a Star-6 story? I have this doubt and doesn't show up in the FAQ.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that's very important: Not a clopfic is porn. It's just sexual. Even a story like Romance Reports is called a clopfic. Many people do not want to sexualize the ponies. A clopfic is anything above an Orange on the citrus scale.
ReplyDeleteClopfics are the dark underbelly of the fandom. I avoid them like the plague and most of the people I know do, as well. Even if they're not pornography, they don't belong on EqD.
I Have a Suggestion. It would take a bit of work, But i think it would be an awesome idea. There should be a Way to go and view all the banners that have been used for Equestria Daily.
ReplyDeleteWHAT IS THE BEST FIC YOU HAVE READ ON THIS SITE (EQUESTRIA DAILY?
ReplyDeleteCan anyone tell me how to use my Blogger accounts for posts because I want it to show my picture and username instead of the AIM symbol.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the nightly round-up and if its a live chat how/where do i join? I'm always up for a brony chat!
ReplyDeleteWhere is the search bar? I can find the search bas ._.
ReplyDeletebar*
ReplyDelete-Banner repository.
ReplyDelete-Collection of tools for this site.
I didn't know there was an RSS feed or a Greasemonkey script until I was told about them.
Is thee a way to join this site, so that we get updates, & stuff?
ReplyDeleteI hope this sign-in works...
ReplyDeleteSeth, you're awesome. I just wonder, how did it start for you? How did you, pretty much the king of the fandom become a brony?
ReplyDeleteTwo days.. already read all of the fics I care to read. sigh. Also on a side note, forum on site? Could give people somewhere to go with their.. talks...
ReplyDeleteAlso, anyone a little more interested in The Rainbow Factory line of fan fiction, I'd love to see more of. I can't write so I'm out of the running.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to know how seth become a brony.
ReplyDeletePersonally i saw commercials for a new channel called "The Hub" and caught my attention. When it came on with some old shows lik batman beyond i loved it instantly. The 1st episode MLP FiM came on and i decided to watch because i was bored. I was a fan 5 mins into it.
"etc" stands for "et cetera" (and so on)
ReplyDelete"ect" is not a thing. please fix this.
@Original Brony 1
ReplyDeleteSECONDED!
I want to know how Seth became a Brony.
This pegasister wants an update to the FAQ section! :D
ReplyDeleteAlso, I want to know how Seth (and Cereal, actually) joined the herd, as well.
Thanks that helped
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI saw a clopfic where she f*cked a cloud. :D
this is cool i love mlp
ReplyDeleteQ: Do you submit a wallpaper as art?
ReplyDeleteA nice and clean FAQ .
ReplyDelete:O
ReplyDeleteBrony FTW! >:O
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