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Dorky Cutie
Artist -

I have a question, which although might be left unanswered, will cause a productive brainstorming.
 
Mlp is all about friendship and values over issues. Does Derpibooru follow that?
 
What happened to me at the end of 2019’s derpibooru collab was mean. And No, I’m not recalling this  
event to act overly annoyed, or selfish. This situation caused me to feel stressed for weeks, nearly  
months and I couldn’t take it. So I thought raising this topic would do more good than bad and  
prevent similar cases from happening with anybody else.
 
Being forgotten of some sort to participate with others left a bitter taste, even more of that.  
Brony community is somewhat sacred to me, something I do value a lot. It is a cult I always wished to  
be personally attached with, despite my unnerving social anxiety, which gets me in trouble.
 
And the reason behind that is simple. Aren’t we all cuddly inside? Sure that’s a rather silly belief  
of mine, but… aren’t bronies the most friendly folks around? Don’t we all just want to have a lot  
of friends surrounding us who don’t judge us for who we are? Well, I guess I didn’t grow up after  
all. Matured people do know that not all people who are wearing glasses are smart, Not all fat people  
are funny.
 
Not all bronies are friendly.
 
The universe is made of protons, neurons, electrons, also morons. Please, don’t forget about the  
morons. They are people too, with fragile feelings poking out of their rotten narcissism and  
stupidity.
 
…Also statistic shows that the most faggy bronies write the most touching fanfiction.
Ciaran
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Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab

Senior Moderator
友情は魔法だ
@Dorky Cutie  
Imagine that we are a fan-hosted My Little Pony convention, and you come to that convention and you do what you did.
 
After hours of talking with you, trying to get you to understand why you can’t do the thing you did here, you admit that you’re unable to stop yourself, and if you come back to our convention you will keep doing that thing.
 
So to keep ourselves and the other people at the convention safe from you, we asked security to escort you from the convention, with the clear instruction that you are not welcome back at the convention.
 
Despite all of that, you change costumes and come back to the convention, and are confused when we ask you to leave again. “But I changed my costume!” you say, surprised.
 
So we have another very long discussion where you once again admit that you are unable to control your behavior, and security escorts you from the convention again, with another reminder to please go do something else.
 
So you try to make donations to the convention, and try to send the convention staff gifts, and then you change your costume again and come back to the convention … and are yet again confused when you find out that it’s still you that we don’t trust here - not your costume.
 
Your costume isn’t the problem - you are the problem. It doesn’t matter what costume you wear, you are still a risk to ourselves and our other guests at the convention.
 
Now, you’re upset that you weren’t allowed to participate in the convention’s costume ball. You’re upset that we’re not being real bronies.
 
This isn’t about bronies, or about being good on the inside.
 
This is about your inability to be good on the outside.
 
Let’s bring this back to the show: if Discord hadn’t turned over a new leaf and changed his behavior, he’d be a stone statue again. But he saw that he was hurting others, hurting his new found friend, and changed his behavior.
 
Did he like it? Probably not, although it seems he found a way to have fun anyway. But he did change his behavior.
 
Some of us in this fandom do unironically embrace “Love And Tolerate”. But like with any other belief structure that tries to recognize and honor the inherent good in each of us, that doesn’t mean we open ourselves up for unending abuse or permit others to continually hurt those around them.
 
Being good does not start with allowing people to hurt others. Being good doesn’t start with setting aside our own responsibility for others, especially when hosting something like this site which provides a forum for people to interact.
 
You, frankly put, can’t be responsible for your own behavior. So you can’t be trusted to be on the site without a background level of monitoring that few users receive, and a low level of impending dread that few other users engender.
 
In all sincerity, you just being here makes me a little worried for the people who you have bothered or caused trouble for in the past, and, as a brony who loves this fandom and wants to support and help this community, I see you as a risk to the happiness of others.
 
So, I really wish you would listen to security the next time they escort you to the door, and get that professional care that you promised you were going to get before you ever returned here.
 
…Also statistic shows that the most faggy bronies write the most touching fanfiction.
 
Then go write fanfiction, but don’t post it here.
 
Because I am a brony, and I am a faggot, and I care about the people who are my friends, and about the safety of our community here.
 
And I do not believe that you are someone who I want around me or people I care about, until you have at least received some professional help and have gained the ability to be responsible for your own behavior.
 
Stop changing costumes. Change you.
Dorky Cutie
Artist -

How? How would I be able to show you that I can change for good? By leaving forever until I’ve got a ton of evidence, people reports, official medical conclusions? I completely understand the necessity of alienating me from others as there is a potential of bad things to happen again.
 
By no means I’m judgemental towards your policies, nor I stand against them. You can’t risk the safety and integrity of other users. I accept that.
 
What I do also accept is the fact that there are no simple answers to complicated questions. So far you told me to simply get help from the outside, not questioning the nature of the reality I’m being inside. Personally, Being raised by a parent in divorce who hates my own existence adds some spark to my personality. Used to get beaten up by the one who was supposed to raise and love me, who’s getting drunk every night and sends all different kinds of racial slurs upon me. No doubt those facts should not be revealed to anyone and rather kept inside. Day by day my life gives me challenges. I have a will to stand up this fight and keep on, regardless the struggles and fears. That’s because I found my center, my place where I belong. And for this abstract place which I felt so attached to I make my ends meet, for my own egoistic purposes to be happy but that’s what we all are guilty of.
 
And the realization that I lost this place haunts me up to this day. I feel disoriented, sometimes forgetting the tasks I have to do, being tortured by the unwelcoming thoughts and facts. Though this has one single benefit. When I feel sleepy in the morning, thinking that you’re not welcome and a piece of shit provides a heck of energy to get up from the bed and keep the day rolling. I think I make it clear I want to change things for a better.
 
There is no cure to cure psychological disorders as well. None. But despite that, we can change our ways by refraining ourselves from doing stupid things. I have a plenty of discord servers I browse. Haven’t stumbled upon those mistakes again. That’s because people mature. Aging comes with making mistakes and learning from them. I did quite a lot. I stepped on a same pile of shit repeatedly.
 
Now I smell it too.
 
It stinks.
 
I get it.
Dorky Cutie
Artist -

There is a thing I can do. I can just shut myself and be a good pet. I have no other intentions than drawing and sharing art. I realize those talks will get nowhere thus I’m sorry for starting this drama with a collab.
Ciaran
ラ・ゼッタ - For supporting the site
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab

Senior Moderator
友情は魔法だ
@Dorky Cutie  
“I’m sorry for your troubles … they sound many. But you do understand I can’t invite you on board my vessel. I got folks here to consider. They depend on me to make the right choices.” ~ Firefly
 
Why you do the things that you do doesn’t make what you do ok. And whatever your psychological issues are they can be mediated or you shouldn’t be around people. If you know you’re a risk to others, you shouldn’t put others in risk. It’s that simple. But it’s good news that you are working to not do those things again. That said, I personally would feel a lot safer here, and would feel everyone else would be a lot safer, if you stopped using the site until such time as you are not … “troubled” or found whatever it is that you feel is best for you to do about your psychological disorder. But, we’re not a site where we ban people because of what we personally feel, and since you returned to the site you have been changing your behavior when we ask you to, so you’re here. Just follow the guidelines we’ve set for you, and don’t do the things we asked you to stop doing.
 
@JohnJohnson  
I don’t know who the real Dirty Dan is, but there is this Slim Shady guy I’ve heard of. I’m not him. I’m not the real Slim Shady. Whatever you’re looking to do, you’re gonna have to do it without me. Me? I’ve got two trailer park girls and my hands are full.
Dorky Cutie
Artist -

I understood. In addition, when it comes to derpibooru’s forum, I will not use it as it will be better for everyone this way. I respect the fact that my presence here is being tolerated. I hope to change my ways and become a friend to everyone and less of a threat I am used to be.
 
The only exception might be this forum thread but I hardly see any question to consider asking now because so far all answers were given and I’m very thankful for that.
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Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
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Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
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The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

I’ve seen The Reaper and I’ve heard his bells of death, I’m on the brink of leaving.
 
Don’t think I’m superficial.  
Don’t intimidate me because I’m suicidal.
 
I’m honest because I’m drunk and my birthday was a bust.
 
I’m not kissing any ass, treat me no different.
 
I need a friend!
 
Well, I’m on this blasted planet with a .357 and some different bullets. I understand…I just wanted some friends before I’m gone.
 
Please don’t be sad, I’m in pain.
 
I’m man enough to admit that.
 
Anyway…whatever.
 
 
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