• Four. Million. Hits.

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    That is just crazy. This website has been clicked on four million times in total, in under six months.

    I know everypony says this every time the blog reaches a major milestone, but it's frankly pretty incredible that this kind of attention is being generated for these candy ponies. And I'm glad to be a part of it. This is a wonderful community, and I hope that it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. I, for one, will do my part to make sure it stays healthy during the summer break of no pony. I hope you'll join me- we have a few events lined up as of right now, and there will be more on the way.

    Anyway, I know Seth probably has a news post or something planned out in his head, but he's asleep right now, so I figured I'd toss my two cents in before he buries this in shipping or something.

    Speaking of cents, I did the math- four million pennies would span 76.2 kilometers if laid end to end.

    Good job, ponies.
    Sunday, May 1, 2011 op
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    63 comments:

    1. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 10:53 AM

      Hope the traffic doesn't decrease when the season ends. Keep us alive, Seth.

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    2. Neon NobleMay 1, 2011 at 10:53 AM

      I admire your desire to do math about pennies.

      I also admire this blog's ability to get pageviews! Astonishing! Way to go!

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    3. krypqeMay 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM

      Much Love to all the bronies out there!
      <3
      You're all fantastic!

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    4. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM

      "I, for one, will do my part to make sure it stays healthy during the summer break of no pony."

      Ha ha, no chance.

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    5. Fast and FreeMay 1, 2011 at 10:56 AM

      CELESTIA DAMN IT, I missed this by a mere 623 hits!

      I should have paid attention ;(

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    6. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 10:56 AM

      I leave to workout and buy ketchup thinking 4 million won't be until later tonight and I find this. jeez

      anyway, happy 4 million eq :D

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    7. Cereal VelocityMay 1, 2011 at 10:57 AM

      @Anonymous

      Oh, ye of little faith.

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    8. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 10:58 AM

      yay~

      proud to be here, you guys are awesome

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    9. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 10:58 AM

      I would imagine this blog will transition to a rumors site until S2 hits.

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    10. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 10:59 AM

      I don't think the summer break will be that bad. Sure there wont be any new canon OC for inspiration. But the art and fanfic bronies still in school will have a lot more free time on their hands to produce with.

      I for one am looking forward to a whole new crop of strange and original summer fanfics

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    11. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM

      Nice, we hit 4 million quicker than we hit the 3 million mark! It took us two weeks to get to 3 million from 2 million (April 6-April 20) and only 11 days (April 20-May 1) to get from 3 million to 4 million.

      Keep up the great work on spreading the word about ponies my fellow fans!

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    12. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM

      Woo! 4 Million!

      -Doc

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    13. SethistoMay 1, 2011 at 11:05 AM

      @Anonymous

      An Onion pony site is the last resort.

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    14. PhoeMay 1, 2011 at 11:06 AM

      @Cereal Velocity

      We'll do fine, I'm sure. It might take slightly more organization and event-based stuff than it has in these halcyon days of Pony, but it's really difficult to envision a creative community of this strength just suddenly drying up because new episodes aren't coming down the pipe every week.

      Me, I've got several projects lined up that should keep me pretty buried in ponies through the hot hot summer, and I'm always looking for more. Keep me in the loop?

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    15. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:06 AM

      I was watching it go up to 4,000,000. pretty exciting stuff.

      Anyways, on to 5,000,000

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    16. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:06 AM

      @Anonymous
      Not to mention the pony games that are in development should be able to make significant progress over the summer. Plus there will always be more pony mash-ups for movies, songs, and games to look forward too.

      Things will die down a bit, happens during the hiatus of any show, but it shouldn't be all that bad. Plus with people having more time during the summer maybe we can get some more people to check out the show and gain more fans during that time.

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    17. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:07 AM

      @Anonymous

      This.

      Also, since I am no longer distracted by dumb things like university, I can keep refreshing EqD all day, every day! *big breath* yay!

      Also - The G+P Trixie taking Applejack's 4 Million banner... I am kinda okay with this.

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    18. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:08 AM

      Sweet Celestia, I'm fairly certain it hit 1,000,000 around the time I found the show, so that's be mid to late February. That means that in about 2 1/2 months, we've gotten 3,000,000 hits.

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    19. Pony JohnsonMay 1, 2011 at 11:10 AM

      >> Good job, ponies.

      Pony Johnson. We're done here.

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    20. MexibronyMay 1, 2011 at 11:14 AM

      Congratulations to all! I really love this fandom.And the new banner is epic!

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    21. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM

      yay!

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    22. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:17 AM

      IT'S TIME FOR THE WORLD'S LONGEST PONY CONGA LINE!!!

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    23. KawaMay 1, 2011 at 11:27 AM

      An Onion pony site... Equestria Enquirer?

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    24. SleepingcobroxMay 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM

      Holy crap. This is officially the fastest growing fandom ever.

      Hasbro as this point needs to stop ignoring this untapped audience. If there is one thing they can do aside from the Transformers movie coming this summer, then can at least plan something for the MLP community and go with it within before season 2.

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    25. MithentMay 1, 2011 at 11:31 AM

      I'd love to see a graph of hits to EqD. I remember all the milestones from 1 million onwards, and it seems they come faster every time.

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    26. SqueakMay 1, 2011 at 11:33 AM

      4million!

      that's as much 4 thousand thousands,

      and that's awesome.

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    27. Rainbow BriskMay 1, 2011 at 11:36 AM

      So... 5 million before the Gala episode?

      Sounds impossible you say? make it happen!

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    28. PukihontaszMay 1, 2011 at 12:33 PM

      the bannar is funny but i dont like it after all (AJ is my favourite:)) but iam super glad that the page reached 4 million. grt for it

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    29. PukihontaszMay 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM

      banner

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    30. Blayze KohimeMay 1, 2011 at 12:54 PM

      Snap to it bronies. I demand another million hits :p

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    31. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM

      Yeeeeeaaaahhh....... I don't believe the hit counter. It ticks over at too constant a rate to be believable, I think it's just a timer.

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    32. StargazerMay 1, 2011 at 12:59 PM

      Very cool. Thanks for all the dedication, Seth.

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    33. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 1:10 PM

      Man don't lose faith we are a strong community we can make it through the pony drought with some combined effort.
      M.

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    34. CyberfoxMay 1, 2011 at 1:13 PM

      Remember back when the banner said, "Equestria Daily"? :P

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    35. FrostV952May 1, 2011 at 1:20 PM

      @Pony Johnson
      You, sir just made my day!

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    36. K. ChanMay 1, 2011 at 1:21 PM

      These numbers are amazing. Just look!

      We got our first 1,000,000 hits in about 2 months...
      2,000,000 hits about 3 weeks later...
      3,000,000 hits 2 weeks later...
      4,000,000 hits 10 days later...

      At this rate, we'll hit five million before the end of the week, six million few days later, and seven million THE DAY RIGHT AFTER. We'll probably be celebrating 10,000,000 by month's end!

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    37. Cereal VelocityMay 1, 2011 at 1:22 PM

      @Anonymous

      Not sure if parasprite.

      Anyway, the reason it ticks like that is that the timer's animation for a hit is slower than the actual hit rate. If you refresh the page, it jumps suddenly, because the timer wasn't able to keep pace.

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    38. Fast and FreeMay 1, 2011 at 1:37 PM

      @K. Chan

      So... how long until the pony singularity?

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    39. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM

      The reappearance of Luna in Season 2 will trigger the singularity.

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    40. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 2:02 PM

      @K. Chan

      Traffic will likely drop a good bit after the next weeks season finale flood dies down so sadly I don't think that's a very realistic expectation.

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    41. EwyndallMay 1, 2011 at 2:32 PM

      With every passing day I'm feeling prouder and prouder to be part of this fandom :)

      Keep it up bronies !!!

      And thank you Sethisto for devoting so much time and effort into running this site and keeping us updated! (My thanks are going out to all the other bronies running fandom sites!)

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    42. BobcatMay 1, 2011 at 2:37 PM

      (Shakes fist)

      GIVE APPLEJACK HER BANNER BACK!

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    43. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 2:37 PM

      I have plans for some fanfics this summer so keep your eyes out for them when they drop

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    44. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 2:41 PM

      The pageview counter is now exceeding the rate of a resting-state human heartbeat, if anypony wanted context.

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    45. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 2:45 PM

      Hook the pageview counter up to a pacemaker, and you could keep somepony alive with it...

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    46. CeetsMay 1, 2011 at 2:53 PM

      Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Six Hundred Pageviews
      Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Bronies so dear
      Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Six Hundred Pageviews
      How Do You Measure - Measure six months?
      In Ponies - In Episodes
      In Friend-offs - In Techno remixes
      In pennies - In comics
      In Bronies - In Trolls

      In – Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Six Hundred Pageviews
      How Do You Measure
      Six months In The Life?

      How About Love?
      How About Love?
      How About Love?
      Measure In Love

      Seasons of Love.
      Seasons of Love.

      Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Six Hundred Pageviews
      Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Fanfics To Write
      Four Million Twenty-Three Thousand
      Six Hundred Pagevies
      How Do You Measure The Life
      Of A Filly Or A Colt

      In Friendships She Made
      Or In Times That She Squeaked
      In Apples She Bucked
      Or The Way That She Flied

      It's Time Now - To Sing Out
      Though The Story Never Ends
      Let's Celebrate
      Remember Six Months of Equestria Daily

      Remember the Love
      Remember the Love
      Remember the Love
      Measure In Love

      Oh you got to you got to remember the love,
      You know that love is a gift from up above
      Share love, give love, spread love
      Measure, measure your life in love.

      Seasons Of Love
      Seasons Of Love

      Measure sixth months, measure six months in love

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    47. MithentMay 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM

      @Ceets

      Well, I certainly wasn't expecting to see a Seasons of Love parody. Bravo!

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    48. Pimps McGeeMay 1, 2011 at 3:10 PM

      Holy shit this is crazy. I remember back when the page count was only in the 10s of thousands, and now its four million. I mean just look at the counter it goes 2 pageviews every second. If we kept up that rate we would have 5 million in a little less than 6 days

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    49. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 3:31 PM

      I for one am proud to be a part of this community. Good work bronies, lets push strong into the summer!

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    50. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 3:37 PM

      "I, for one, will do my part to make sure it stays healthy during the summer break of no pony."

      I propose massive propaganda campaign!

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    51. pmcollectorboyMay 1, 2011 at 3:46 PM

      I swore I would be there to see it roll over into 4 million. Confound my luck. That didn't happen.

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    52. Hikuro14May 1, 2011 at 3:49 PM

      Congratulations, everypony for making this happen!! :D

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    53. Rasrap SmurfMay 1, 2011 at 3:58 PM

      You're going to need an extra digit on the hit counter soon!

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    54. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 4:27 PM

      We just need to make 5 million before Season 1 ends! Hit those f5 keys, ponies!

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    55. 3v1lMay 1, 2011 at 4:41 PM

      And for macs command R

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    56. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 5:49 PM

      dam i fell asleep as i was watching the counter reach 4mil D: anyways hooray! 4mil today, #error tomorrow!!!

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    57. RebeccaRGBMay 1, 2011 at 5:56 PM

      yay~
      woohoo~
      way to go~

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    58. Saint DaneMay 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM

      You know, with all these hits, I'm sure some ads could earn you guys some decent money. I for one wouldn't be adverse to a banner ad or two. It would reward you guys for doing all of this for the community.

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    59. fixman88May 1, 2011 at 6:33 PM

      I for one am going to visit here every day as long as this site lasts! I'm so glad I discovered it! I am SO looking forward to seeing Luna again!

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    60. T.O. BronyMay 1, 2011 at 9:06 PM

      Four Mill...whatever, sugarcubes! Ah'm fixin' fer us all to have one big ol' hootenanny of a Pinkie Party in honour of this achievement!

      (Sorry, I tried to sound enough like AJ without being too corny...)

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    61. AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 8:27 PM

      5 Million by the end of the week could be a possibility

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    62. B-ManMay 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM

      So does anybody want to extrapolate the rate of views and figure out when this will hit 5 million, about?

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    63. tectobotSeptember 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM

      And now it's 40 million! Hooray!

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