Rosewind

Genshin is fun but I dunno if I want to spend money on it. There's no point in rolling for characters you can't really use because it demands so many limited resources to upgrade them.

Hey friends! First off, I would like to apologize for how long it took to ban Robi. I know mediocre RP can only be tolera...

Wait, what? You mean that's not the announcement? OH! The -other- announcement...

Canterlot and its user base are not what they were years ago -- we're not the same people with the same amount of time we once had. Since I joined up, I've gone through college, been married and divorced, and worked across 4 different jobs. I still haven't finished FiM, though I have a fair idea of how the story ended. I think this site has always carried a meta parallel to the cartoon it was based around, as characters have come and gone, changes have happened, and important choices made. The story has officially ended. Now it's time to respectfully end my story in developing the site here and allow new people with different visions and capacities to take the fore.

This place we've made together has given me sanctuary when I've needed it, as we've written our own stories inspired by the special qualities that early Friendship is Magic fostered. I'm happy to say that what we have built here is something incredibly special and precious. Since I joined 8 years ago to a burgeoning community, we've faced quite a few challenges -- rogue admins, rogue moderators, rogue users, getting hacked, spam bots, even predatory types using our site for unscrupulous means. We've risen above them all, handled a change over of admins twice, forum software, forum hosts, chat platforms, and managed to give this community a worthy journey to where we are now. On the front side, this site was a roleplay community; in the background, it has created lasting friendship, improved, and even saved lives. It's given us a lot to think about and process. It was a platform that I think went beyond the original bounds we intended for it.

All that said, Dio and I thought that this would be the end cover to an otherwise rich story. We're happy to say that we've had an incredible outpouring of support from our staff, several of whom are willing to carry on the site. I will be doing my best in coming days to lend my support for our next set of leaders as we hand the reins over, with my official retirement respectfully coinciding with Dio's. I will still be hanging around this community, as well as the Discord, so I'm not going anywhere. I'm glad there will be a home for us for time yet to come.

I'm eager to see what the next chapter will be.

Thank you for allowing me to protect and lead this site; you're all truly the best. To our staff, I can't thank you enough; you've worked tirelessly over the years through your volunteer efforts to support our community here, and you've helped thousands of players find joy and entertainment through your support.

Finally, to Dio. More than I can express, you've allowed this site to continue existing through your boundless generosity and effort, I can surmise your efforts as nothing less than herculean. More than that, you're my friend, and I hope that with the site in safe hands, our journey forward will lead us to better places. I'll be walking right next to you, giving you my shoulder as we find out what's next. 

Madelyne Rose, Retiring Admin of Canterlot.com

The Blood Quill, Wolf Mother

I believe in you, Pemby

@Angie Cakes visited my AC town today! I've been visited by the AC Goddess herself!

Yeah I'm current on ReZero and I love it. Loves me some quality suffering!

Is ReZero worth watching? I've been recommended it before so I'm guessing probably?

1000% Pain

I wonder if a hundred years from now, they'll call this the roaring 20s again.

I wonder if some internet archaeologist will dig up this thread 1000 years from now and become the real Last Post Wins winner.

I feel ya there, my work hours have been cut in half. It's a good thing I'm getting all this rest. but still...

Mom worries about all her pups.

On 3/12/2020 at 9:40 PM, Penumbra said:

Quick reminder I am currently living in the hotspot for the virus outbreak. 

Stay safe my son.

Did you help, Rocky? Give that rock star customer service.

Why hello there, friends! 

Oh yeah I was watching a video the other day on nuzlockes. It sounds kinda fun too. Symph you have to keep us updated on what happens!

You summoned me?! Also Pemby, it's okay if you lose a few kids. Survival of the fittest.

Ooof I've been busy myself. I really need to catch up on ponies.

I did just have a bunch of medical stuff done and now, just healing for a few weeks! Miss all of you, too, if I don't see you on Discord!

I would say just biting someone in general is a good way to greet someone.

7 hours ago, flutterscotch said:

I'm only somewhat sad it's over. 

I'd been on board since day one, further back in fact because I was a G1 collector since 1983. I've lived through it all. The good times, the bad times, the increasingly ridiculous gimmicks, the Lyra plushie, Baby Lickety Split. It's just another chapter.  We might tip back to kiddie nonsense with forced conflict for a bit, but then it'll tip back the other way since Hasbro is now aware of the money they can glean from adult fans. 

 

But I like when things have chapters.  You can enjoy an encapsulated whole.

 

It's like why I'm glad that Freaks and Geeks ended after one season.  Sure, I'd like to spend more time with the characters, and want to know what happens, but I'm not sure them fully spelling it out for me would do it justice. Especially if it's done extremely poorly.

 

That being said I have like a season and a half to catch up on.  Sigh.

 

SCOTCHIEEEEEE.

I totally agree with you. FiM gave us so much. I have some catching up to do too. I'm slowly slogging through it. I made a lot of friends through this, discovered stuff about myself in watching it, and it gave us not only Lyraplush, but DashJar as well. 

It's okay for stuff to end and let new stuff come.

Dead inside. Actually dead outside too.

Korea is fire. Do enjoy it; it's a really neat country! Rocky's Pizza sounds pretty cliche. So is the old job done?

I'm still working a bazillion hours a week. I'm going to get looots of time off in less than two weeks for some medical stuff.

Omg this is gonna be a busy month.

I started watching ponies again. Saw Viva las Pegasus last night.

I've been soooo busy. (What else is new, right?)

I think I overdid it and I'm fighting against the karoshi.

I feel like the universe keeps saying "Rose, you need to watch Jojo." Literally everywhere and everyone is talking about it.