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Can I just vent for a minute?
 
I hate Fall of Equestria. Like, actively hate it. It makes me angry. I find it vile, hateful, ugly, and I think any decent person would detest it. Even the font associated with it upsets me, if only a little. A part of me hopes that it gets banned as a result of the drama. Indeed, the majority of the things I wish I could unsee, or unread, or just forget came from this fandom.
 
And yet…
 
I tagged. I filtered. I didn’t complain. I defended people’s right to like and post content I find abhorrent, like the good little believer in free expression that I am. I coexisted with things that offend me. Thousands of users did this for years.
 
Then one fucking article goes up, and a bunch of useful idiots decide they don’t like the site’s image. They get to go on this moral crusade backed by artists, and anyone who disagrees or wants their voice heard about things they’re sick of putting up with is just a nazi.

@Jarkes  
I agree. I went into panic mode and went mass backup and DNP purely out of paranoia.

@Jarkes  
Duh

Been here sense Derpi began, and I’ll probably stick around.

This site remains the best place for sharing and viewing pony art, so I’ll continue to use it. But I hope for the success of alternatives.
 
@Jarkes  
Yeah, this, literally nobody except Discord himself is happy with the chaotic state of things.

@Jarkes
 
Ohoho yup. Lose-lose for everybody.

@Jarkes  
oh god absolutely, no question.

@Jarkes  
A-fuckin’-men to that.

@Jarkes
 
Agree 100%

@Bexar Bandito
 
 
@InvisibleInkDoodles
 
I think we can all agree that whatever people’s stance on the matter that it was all handled in the absolute worst possible way.

@Bexar Bandito  

 
May I recommend propane and propane accessories, perfect for all grilling occasions? _{If its worth anything, even if I don’t know you and even if I may not agree, I don’t think any less of you or anyone else for voicing your opinions and them being counter to mine is absolutely fine and everyone should just be able to talk about these things like normal people. It sucks that you lost a mutual over this, it’s a shame that people no longer know how to disagree constructively anymore.}
 
 
Honestly even if many haven’t been posting for that long a lot of us have been around since 2010-2011 which is a long time. I think in general a lot of people have been thinking about moving on in any case, and with everything that’s happened recently I think it’s partly just sped that up. DA changed its layout making people quit posting there, Youtube has become more mainstream, more crowded and easier to get hit with copyrights and takedowns encouraging less posting. Derpi and EquestriaDaily have been dealing with this controversy encouraging people to post less. In general, I just think times have moved on and sort of left the fandom behind them. I think the circumstances that allowed for it to grow are gone and with the show no longer airing (a big one that’s encouraging less fan-content plus no massive con’s) I think people leaving was bound to happen either way outside the controversy, just at slower speeds.  
Not entirely sure where I stand myself but I can empathize with the feeling that the golden-era of creativity, forums and fandom are long gone and I think the breakdown of that on this site recently is just another indication of that. I think the MLP fandom is likely going from one of the bigger fandoms to just a regular medium-sized fandom, which there is nothing wrong with and might even be preferable to some, but will obviously feel different and less vast and creatively astute in scope (which has already been happening). Back in the day, every morning there was something new being put out, either by the show or usually by fans, it was hard to keep track of it all which made sites like Equestria Daily that was keeping tabs on it all popular but that necessity has broken down with the fandom speed slowly down considerably over time. I’ve not really been a fandom person, MLP outside of things I grew up with was a rare thing in the first place for me to be involved with. The controversy doesn’t change me staying (but has raised concerns for me) but it, along with other factors does make me wonder if I among many others will still be here in 5 years or so? Idk. Genuinely have no clue. I could end up staying for months or years. I just know when it feels like time, I’ll know.

just for the record, i’m not leaving this site after all. i’ll still be here to peruse art support artists that i feel are worth supporting. nothing else tho, no derpi community collabs or anything like that. i’m well and done with that.
 
this war i’ve been waging has gained me nothing and cost me everything. my passion for the fandom is gone, my trust in the community has evaporated, my enthusiasm for the show itself is torpid, and everyone else (including myself) thinks i’m just a loudmouthed asshole. i lost. my say in the matter is irrelevant. it stings like a motherfucker to come to that realization but it is what it is. losing one of my longtime twitter mutuals over my singular obsession with this drama is what finally broke me. i don’t care anymore. i don’t care if this site turns into fucking /mlpol/‘s PR rep.
 
i just wanna grill for god’s sake.

@Hopen Way  
Thank you for being reasonable. I think the same thing, and maybe a change in leadership would help, but there is little chance of that happening.
 
@p0nyguy  
Me too, buddy. Me too.

I’m not going anywhere. I’ve been on this site for a long time and I have no plans or interest in leaving(unless the site gets shut down)

Oof, this thread didn’t age well.

God what’s going on now? Should I archive my art? I have so much art I don’t want to lose forever and don’t know how to save it.

@JP  
November 2014 for me…

I’m not fully sure what I’ll do. I will try to stay here, but I don’t know if the site stays here for me.
 
If the “in 24 hours” schedule is accurate, I will be asleep when the hammer comes down. When I wake up, Derpi might not exist anymore. Or it exists, but it will be in complete chaos.
 
Either way, I will miss you guys. I’ve been visiting Derpibooru every day since 2012-06-17, that’s 2945 days in a row.

I’ve been silent through all this. I’m probably still staying here. I’m used to this place.  
My stance is in a middle ground, where moderate restrictions/censorship is ideal. Though, easy-going, I don’t demand that ideal be completely fulfilled.
 
It just reminds me that you can’t please everyone. In the end, a stance has to be made. There will be people disappointed. There will be backlash, no matter what.
 
In my opinion, it’s not gone too far. We’ll see how the new policies are carried out. Where the site goes.
 
I can’t deal with people. I’ve always appreciated the staff for what they do, whatever the choice may be.

If I get banned for this, oh well, but this has gotta be just about the worst administration I’ve ever seen, as an administrator of a couple different things myself (non-pony related) at one point.

@EldunarIan  
Notice how they said “nazi ponies” and not “nazis”? They don’t support nazis. I don’t support nazis. And yet the Twitter mob stuck their foot in it anyway, accusing the booru itself and all its staff members of being fascist. There is no one in this thread, you included, who supports nazis, and you are a fool if you think this much trouble and censorship was worth dealing with such a non-issue.
 
As has been shown in another thread, Aryanne as a character was declining in popularity over the years, so there goes the entire argument that started this whole mess in the first place.

@Mr.Tektite  
Children? Wtf is wrong with you? We just don’t support nazis, and don’t want them put on one of the main platforms for pony content. You are just as bad as the rest of them for letting it stand. You are letting actual nazis get what they want!

fuck I voted for the wrong one. I voted for idk. Meant to vote for staying :p

Might have to sign up for one of those if neutrals are getting banned…

@Background Pony #FBFB  
Two steps ahead of ya. Already there, also on Rainbooru and Ponerpics.