My Little Pony XXX: Trixie Treats!

[Kalinda]

I found out that there's a problem with loading Pages documents into google docs that prevents further editing, so I've created a new version of the Dresden files crossover that can be edited and allows comments. I changed the link in my initial post, but have left the older copy up for those who have it open in a tab or saved.

Here's the new link. Horse sense.

[Geno9999]

Can somepony post the IRC channel info please?

[Gaelbert]

Titanium Fox & Jade's IRC info:


Hello, everypony! There have been a lot of questions about certain IRC features, and so I was convinced (by myself) to write up a list of FAQs to supplement Jade's guide. Hers includes everything you need just to connect, mine includes some slightly more advanced material. When this is reposted in the new thread, it can either be kept separate like this, or we could just combine them.

Inkblot's Answers to Common IRC Questions!

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1. What does it mean to have a voice?
   
   There are a number of different designations that can be assigned to IRC users, to determine what privileges they hold in a channel. The designation you'll see most frequently is +v, for voice. This is represented in the list of people in the channel by a + before someone's name in mIRC, or the image of a speaker after someone's name on mibbit. What having a voice means is that the user in question can continue to chat unhindered even if the channel is set to +m, for mute!
   
   Setting a channel to mute prevents anyone without a voice from speaking. This is something that we might do if we were to ever be infested by spammy parasprites who were making it impossible to have real conversation, so that then only the ponies we know and recognize could talk.
   
   You can be given a voice by anyone with OP (operator) or H-OP (half-operator) status, the former represented by a @ (or a star in Mibbit), and the latter by a % (or half of a star). These are the people who can kick or ban disruptive users, change channel modes, etc etc. Ops have more privileges in this regards than hops do.
   
   
   
2. How do I speak using colored font? Or in bold, or italics, or underlined?
   
   This will vary depending on your choice of IRC client.
   
   In Mibbit, it's simple! You just use the "colours" button down at the bottom of the screen, below the chat bar.
   
   In mIRC, pressing ctrl+k will bring up a box showing a number of different colors. You can then choose one and it will automatically enter the appropriate color code. You can then type whatever it was you wanted colored. If you put a comma immediately after your color code, and then enter another color code, the first number will be the color of your text, and the second will be the color of your text's background. For example, ctrl+k - 4,1Testing would result in red font with a black background.
   
   In mIRC, you can also use ctrl+b for bold text, ctrl+i for italics, ctrl+u to underline, and ctrl+o to make any text entered after that point default to normal. Alternatively, you can highlight whatever it is you want changed with your mouse, before entering it, and then use the ctrl+k/b/i/u commands to change just that part of what you had written.
   
   If you use a different IRC client, please consult its documentation, or try Google. We can't help there!
   
   
   
3. How do I register my nickname?
   
   Registering your nickname is a requirement for you to be auto-voiced or auto-oped upon joining (otherwise, a moderator needs to do so manually). It also allows you to protect yourself from anyone who might try and "steal" it, using your name for themselves. All you need is an e-mail address; just follow these easy steps!
   
   First, type "/nickserv register *DESIRED PASSWORD* *your e-mail*". So, for example, "/nickserv register mypassword123 [email protected]"
   
   Make sure that the e-mail address you entered was valid. Your IRC nickname will be tied to it.
   
   Wait a few minutes, then go and check your e-mail. You should have one that looks something like this:
   
   
   
   It will be from [email protected], and the topic will be something following the format of "Nickname Registration (YourNameHere)." Just follow the instructions in the e-mail, and you're registered!
   
   After registering, you'll need to confirm yourself each time you log in, by typing "/nickserv identify *insert password here*". You don't /need/ to, but features like auto-op won't function unless you do.
   

If anyone has more questions, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to answer.

Good News Everypony!

The #ponythread IRC channel is now online! Below is Jade's handy dandy guide to IRC! And for those who already know how IRC runs, the server and channel information is below the spoiler.

Jade Aurora's Handy Dandy Guide to IRC!

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Hi everypony, and welcome! I'm Jade, and I'll be your lovely assistant for this lesson! Not too many ponies are familiar with the Internet Relay Chat protocol, and that's where I'm here to help! For those who don't know, IRC is a chat protocol similar to AIM and MSN, instant messengers we're all familiar with. There's a few things you need to get IRC working, so let's take a look at what they are.

1. IRC Chat Client
2. Server and Server Information
3. Channel Name
4. Brief List of Important Commands

1. IRC Chat Client

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So, the first thing you need is a program that can handle IRC. These programs tend to be lightweight, and in some cases can be, or already are integrated into programs you already use every day. For example, do you use the web browser Opera or the Instant Messaging Client Pidgin? Then you already have a program capable of supporting your server. If this is the case, you can skip on down to the next section. If not however, you're gonna need to download one.

Personally, I recommend one such as XChat 2 or mIRC, but it's really not hard to find your own alternative. Just remember, don't be tricked into paying for an IRC client. There are tons upon tons of free options out there.

2. Server and Server Information

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Okay, so you've got a program that can run IRC. Now what do you do? Well, first things first you need to do is figure out what server you're going to be connecting to. In our case, you will be connecting to:



This is usually pretty simple. It'll be a different process for each separate client, but they all tend to be pretty similar. There's generally a tools tab, followed by an options tab. There will be a field looking for the server to connect to. Type in what's in the quote box above, enter a username (you don't need to register it if you don't want to, that will be covered in section 4), and you're good to go! It should connect to the main page of the Sorcery IRC server. From there, you can go hunting for your channel.

3. Channel Name

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This is a pretty simple one. In our case, the channel name is:



And you know how you join that? Just type into the text box at the bottom of your IRC client "/join #ponythread" and you're in! There's a bit more we can do with chanels though. Say you want to see if there are any other pony related channels in the server. Well, from any window on the Sorcery server, you can type in "/list" to get a list of all of the channels on the server. From there, you can use the "/join" command to join that channel too! Most channels have a # preceding their name, so remember that.

4. Brief List of Important Commands

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/msg [NAME] This allows you to send a private message to [NAME].
/msg NickServ This allows you to send a message to the Nickname Server on the Sorcery IRC network. You can type "/msg NickServ HELP" from any window to get help with your nickname. This includes registering a floating nickname, changing the password on your nickname, and other different commands you can check out from there.
/list This allows you to see a list of all channels on the current server.

This list will be edited as time goes on, and more commands become pertinent.

IRC Server Information Standalone:

Here you go.

[otakuryoga]

Allegrezza updated tonight

if you are not reading this series....START
it is just that bucking good

[the_druid_droid]

I'm sorry! I thought I was the only one!
I end up like Mr. burns when he owned a casino if I think about virology too much.

I'm fine with most viruses, but with chicken pox I have to face the unnerving fact that it's there in my nervous system just hanging out and waiting to inflict more suffering...

I-I don't handle that knowledge well...

I have found it easier to go on as though the human doesn't exist. There is only pony, and she happens to be a she.

Midnight/Esper gives me a bit more trouble because there's a bigger difference between the two.

Aye, I find myself doing this, but then I'm kinda weird about maintaining separation between avatars and people anyway...but enough about my spaghetti bowl of a psyche. On to more pony!

(Also, I blame you for making 'aye' part of my everyday parlance...)

[SiuiS]

Appropriate as of fifteen pages ago.

Dexam, I think you can appreciate this.

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I've been thinking about it for a while, but didn't want to upload somepony else's work to my Photobucket. And then I remembered the name! So this is from bumblesweet's tumbler.

And as far as pertinent pony info goes, I think I'll load it up in my signature. That way we have a floating, constant billboard of pony sweetness.

Lessee. Pony RP information, IRC information, Drawthread information... Anything else of pertinent interest?

[Trixie]

so, guys. Do you think that the stages in Fighting is Magic will have any bearing on the game proper or will they just be backdrops+music.

I heavily doubt it. The only 'interactive' stages I recall were in OMF 2097 and MK series, and these won't fit the game about ponies that well...

[Bayonet Priest]

Allegrezza updated tonight

if you are not reading this series....START
it is just that bucking good

Yeah, I like Allegrezza. It's definitely a nice story. Also, Fallout reference on the radio in this chapter. Ever since playing that game I can't help but read any radio DJ dialogue in Three Dog's voice. Conveniant for Fallout: Equestria but it made reading Vinyl Scratch Tapes rather awkward.

[Tectonic Robot]

Well guys, Candles just got his head immolated in the IRC. He is currently comatose being nursed back to health by Beeskee. Which probably won't go well.

I suppose all's fair in ponythread, eh?

[Grif]

Well guys, Candles just got his head immolated in the IRC. He is currently comatose being nursed back to health by Beeskee. Which probably won't go well.

I suppose all's fair in ponythread, eh?

I swear, it was all in self-defense!

He called me Heartstrings...

[otakuryoga]

I swear, it was all in self-defense!

He called me Heartstrings...

he got off lucky then

[Kindablue]

I found out that there's a problem with loading Pages documents into google docs that prevents further editing, so I've created a new version of the Dresden files crossover that can be edited and allows comments. I changed the link in my initial post, but have left the older copy up for those who have it open in a tab or saved.

Here's the new link. Horse sense.

I'm getting this error:

You need permission to access this item.

You are signed in as [my email], but you don't have permission to access this item. You can request access from the owner or sign-in as a different user.

[otakuryoga]

Applejack trolls Rarity!

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[Topaz]

Also have Topaz's New Perspective which gets awesome by the third paragraph.

Part Two is now up on Google Docs with a link at the end of Part One, and Part Three is over half done (feedback is still appreciated). When it's finished, is it better to put it here, or put it up on Google Docs with a link here? (I wasn't going to put it up on deviantART until it was finished).

Non fanfic related: I've mentioned this before, but we went to a Swarovski event today and as I looked over shiny crystal figurines I once again realized that if they ever made a deal with Hasbro for MLP:FiM figurines I am so nailed (they make licensed figures from Disney and Sanrio, so it's not theoretically impossible) because I would totally pay $250 for a Rarity figure.

[gooddragon1]

Ponyfinder 3.75e D&D

[Dexam]

For those who don't read Equestria Daily:

The Wall Street Journal reports on My Little Pony

A reasonably well written article (though could've been better, IMO), with no hating or "Guys who like girls stuff? Let's point and laugh" moments.

Our fandom is becoming more and more manestream.

[Kindablue]

The longer I'm a part of this fandom, the more I feel like Prometheus, with my pancreas being blasted out and then regenerating for the next day's assault of cuteness...

Can I sig that?

ETA:

In an email, a Hasbro spokeswoman said of the bronies: "From what we've seen, they are a small group of 'My Little Pony' fans who don't necessarily fit what one might expect to be the brand's target audience."

That's hilariously sterile.

[Grif]

After a full on week of reviews, sitting in one room and not being allowed out ... its finally over!

Which means I finally have time for pony again, although I'm well behind on where ponythread is up to and need to catch up. Also am still a bit tired, but will begin thinking about Bridle Shores or some other RP in preparation for the weekend.

(Speaking of which, what is the diff between all those different Bridle Shores threads? Different campaigns?)

Welcome to Bridle Shores.

@Dexam
Interesting article, though at this point, they're just echoing each other's view and taking a very cautious stance on the whole phenomenon.

[Dexam]

That's hilariously sterile.

Interesting article, though at this point, they're just echoing each other's view and taking a very cautious stance on the whole phenomenon.

From what I've seen of previous reports/recounts of Hasbro's opinion of the "brony phenomenon", the official viewpoint seems to be along the lines of "They [Hasbro] are aware of us [bronies], but they just don't get it."

So, yeah, this article seems to echo that caution they have towards the fandom. I'm vaguely wondering if Hasbro is afraid that this fandom might be some kind of attempt at a massive internet troll. My biggest complaint with the article is that it's largely reporting about the mere existance the fandom, without making much attempt at explaining why the fandom exists.

[BlasTech]

Pony thread. I URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP !!!!

A war has begun, one that is raging more violently than I realized at first. A war that is being fought ... With post its!

Seems like a few levels in my building and the one across the road are fighting a post it war. Mario, sonic, angry birds have all made appearances, now multiple levels pf our building are joining in (its shared with other companies) It would be the highlight of my week if I could sneak a pony in there. But I need a pattern and one that will fit. Our windows are about 2m tall.

We will be returning fire with Nyan cat in about 18 hours. Can anyone point me towards a good pony pic or a generator that might help me before then?

[Thanqol]

From what I've seen of previous reports/recounts of Hasbro's opinion of the "brony phenomenon", the official viewpoint seems to be along the lines of "They [Hasbro] are aware of us [bronies], but they just don't get it."

No, no, you've got the line wrong. The official line is "We don't get it, but we love it."

[Vorpalbob]

No, no, you've got the line wrong. The official line is "We don't get it, but we love it."

And why in the nine hells wouldn't they love it? This is probably the first time any show of theirs has had a following as major as FiM.

This could really be a turning point in children's entertainment. Being the (10 years) older brother of a little girl, I've had to sit through a LOT of uninspired drivel. The fact that she's interested in MLP over other shows has me very excited (though I'm not sure when I'm going to tell her I share her enthusiasm).

A show like Friendship is Magic, with appeal across the age and gender barriers, could be just the thing that shows networks everywhere that if they are willing to put effort into their products, and put the development of such into capable hands (where the hell would the show be without Faust and her team of producers?), they can have a winner.

The Nostalgia Chick, in her most recent video, mentioned the phenomena of media being forgiven for being terrible because it's 'for kids'. But which are the things we remember? Do you remember every lazily thrown-together animated Disney knock-off you saw when you were a kid? Hells no. It's the good ones that leave a lasting impression on you. I truly believe that years from now, even if the show has long been canceled, I'll still put on a '20% Cooler' shirt with pride, and people will actually get the reference.

Who knows? Maybe by the time I have my own kids (HAH! As if), I can actually share in the enjoyment they derive from so-called 'children's' entertainment.

In other news, I decided to submit City of Unicorleans to Equestria Daily. Wish me luck and keep an eye out for it!

[Deadly]

Do you read Goblins by any chance?

I do

You know, thinking a little more, I suppose maybe the names aren't usually that closely related to cutie marks or special talents, so maybe most ponies don't think to look at their name for what their cutie mark is likely to be.

Most ponies, if you were given just their names, I don't think you could guess their talent or cutie mark. The apple family is probably a major exception, but given that they all deal in apples one way or another it's not big surprise. I hope Applebloom will break the mold and not have an apple-related talent; so far it looks like that might be the case.

Maybe the namer just looks at the foal and what they look and act like, and maybe the family as well. Rainbow Dash, for example, has a rainbow mane and probably acted a little wildly even as a foal, so easy name there.

Still, if I were a pony, looking for my cutie mark, my name would probably be the first thing I considered. Even if it didn't tell me much it might give a few hints and narrow things down.

I somehow accidentally closed Deadly's Mare in the Mirror, but I know the dA account so I'll be fine on that front.

I hope it wasn't because you didn't like it

[Grif]

Pony thread. I URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP !!!!

A war has begun, one that is raging more violently than I realized at first. A war that is being fought ... With post its!

Seems like a few levels in my building and the one across the road are fighting a post it war. Mario, sonic, angry birds have all made appearances, now multiple levels pf our building are joining in (its shared with other companies) It would be the highlight of my week if I could sneak a pony in there. But I need a pattern and one that will fit. Our windows are about 2m tall.

We will be returning fire with Nyan cat in about 18 hours. Can anyone point me towards a good pony pic or a generator that might help me before then?

I think Trixie would fit well. (There was a picture of Trixie being made using Post-It Notes on Equestria Daily not too long ago.)

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In other news, I decided to submit City of Unicorleans to Equestria Daily. Wish me luck and keep an eye out for it!

Good luck!

[Thanqol]

She's Always A Filly cover #4

This is the best thing.

[BlasTech]

I think Trixie would fit well. (There was a picture of Trixie being made using Post-It Notes on Equestria Daily not too long ago.)

Hrmm, could work ... but do you have a link to the picture so I can copy the layout? Google seems to hate me tonight.

[Grif]

Hrmm, could work ... but do you have a link to the picture so I can copy the layout? Google seems to hate me tonight.

Sorry, couldn't find it. Really, I think it was one of the Nightly Roundups and the only reason it stuck to me was the sheer audacity of using Post-It notes to even make a pony.

[Deadly]

Sorry, couldn't find it. Really, I think it was one of the Nightly Roundups and the only reason it stuck to me was the sheer audacity of using Post-It notes to even make a pony.

All my Google-fu came up with was this. Sadly way too small to make out details. Also, not Trixie

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[Thanqol]

To the various peeps who helped me come up with a humanised Charger, I think I finally did it. So thanks!

[Grif]

All my Google-fu came up with was this. Sadly way too small to make out details. Also, not Trixie

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You're right. It's not Trixie. *smacks head*