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Ciaran
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@Dashiefluffywaifu  
No, I worked three or four jobs a day until I figured out I was going nowhere without a degree and I went and talked to the dean and worked a deal to come back to school. The deal was simple: straight A’s, even if that meant I took only Basket Weaving, Choir, Archery and Pencil Sharpening. One grade less than an A and I was out.
 
Worked out ok.
 
Admittedly, I spent that decade living in a slum with asshole roommates. But I wouldn’t say I was living in the streets.
 
I just slept in the streets.
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@Ciaran  
Damn :( hugs glad you got through it, I don’t one hundred percent believe I’ll dwell the streets but I got a very negative way of thinking about my future I still haven’t finished grade 10 and I’m 21 it’s so much harder because of having to pay heh
Ciaran
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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
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友情は魔法だ
@Dashiefluffywaifu  
Yeah. If you can move back in with relatives, that’s an option that can make it a lot easier. I don’t know if that’s in the cards for you, but if it is, it can really make a difference.
 
The only advice I can really give is practice gratitude, and ask yourself if you’re doing the best thing right now that you can do. That was my freaking mantra for years, and I kind of think it’s the only way I survived.
 
Happily, sometimes just getting drunk at a party is the best thing you can be doing at that time.
 
So it’s a mantra that works in a lot of situations.
 
For which I am grateful.
Dashiefluffywaifu

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@Ciaran  
Sorry I’m dumb XD but thanks for advice I’ll give it a try it’s just so frightening because there’s drug addicts that dwell at night around here and I could just be getting beat up while I’m hungry or something I’d rather die
Ciaran
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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

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友情は魔法だ
@Dashiefluffywaifu  
I found that just being friends with people, if possible, was handy. Everyone is someone else’s something. They’re drug addicts, you’re a gamer or went to college for awhile. There’s someone who thinks both of you are worthless scum.
 
So be scum together. But they don’t have to game if they don’t want to, and you don’t have to do drugs if you don’t want to. Do your own thing. It’s cool. Just be cool.
Dashiefluffywaifu

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@Ciaran  
Mhm they are scary though it’s like a meth epidemic they kill without remorse it’s crazy even a crackhead is better to be around, and coincidental how you say gamer I love PS4 lol
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

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友情は魔法だ
@Nittany Discord  
Actually, I’m one of the luckiest people on the planet :) I get to be here with all of you!
 
@Dashiefluffywaifu  
Thank you, but I’m sure you’d do the same for me :) Good luck, and whatever happens, remember to have fun. Because if you’re not having fun, then it just isn’t any fun.
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

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友情は魔法だ
@Dashiefluffywaifu  
I’m actually clinically depressed and filled with burning hatred along with persistent idealizations of suicide, but I try to be happy. I figure, if I’m going to be alive, I might as well enjoy it :)
 
@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
Godzilla King Of The Monsters, Ishirō Honda style, for me, all the way.
 
If it hasn’t got Raymond Burr in it, I’m not sure I want to watch it.
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@Ciaran  
It’s starting to work already :D do what I can now, I tell myself that and it feels like I have time in abundance if I can just do what I procrastinate so much not to, I can actually relax and be proud after ^^ it all seems to make sense just stop being lazy and self loathing
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Undesirable
I have very little trust in Derpi’s moderation recently.
 
This year solely more than ever.
 
I once asked why gay pride is a big deal, what makes them so special under the thought of “Everybody has the same rights and deserve no special treatment.” Let’s note here that I support gay rights, I began debating with somebody on the matter it was going well, until one specific mod who always seems to follow me (and stated in PM he holds “sjw” beliefs) shut down the discussion, banned me for three days, and worded the whole reprimand that basically said “You’re a homophob.”
 
Fast forward a month or two later and I question the existence or foal porn in Derpibooru. Only to get slammed BY THE SAME MOD for my belief that it shouldn’t be on the sure. Giving me lame crap that it would “hurt the artists.” That is the most lame thing I’ve heard to shut down the discussion, my beliefs, and being able to state by beliefs in my own thread. Maybe it being my thread wouldn’t up as it’s widely used by others. Continuing, it always seems one mod stalks me relentlessly, answers my reports, comes after ME when I express a belief right of center or have a question on a matter. And I’m not the only one because I know others who were treated horribly by your moderation team.
 
What I get from you guys is clear and cut:
 
You either assign mods on certain users or some of your mods are mentally unstable and stalk others.
 
You discriminate or let your emotions control you based upon political belief, going as far as to make vague wordings that make you look like you’re homophobic, which I take great offense in.
 
And finally.
 
The only reason you won’t remove foalcon is because some of your mods have a pedophilia fetish and proceed to shut down any discussion if somebody rebels against it, once again throwing something along the lines of “You’re a homophob, you have no room to speak”. I mean, the concept of foal porn based in a show about colorful ponies for little girls sounds fucked man, but I digress.
 
How can I trust a mod team that’s stated to me, and proven to me their political beliefs come first, and if you so much as question those beliefs, you get banned, others probably get badged like it’s 1930s - 40s Germany, and call you a racist/homophob/offensive term for all users to see as a means to publicly shun you?
 
I believe the same mod will come right over, tell me some lame excuse, and ban me for a week/month with the comment deleted, with the ban reason/shun message saying I made a racist post. Cause that’s my experience.
 
I’ll just leave one thing here, a good mod goes by the rules and doesn’t let politics bind then, they interpret the rules as they see fit and ban without bias. They judge fairly and without discrimination based on their beliefs. They are good people who actually go with their head and not their heart.
 
Unimpressively your team violated all of those. As every site seems to do now.
Blossomforth
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I once asked why gay pride is a big deal, what makes them so special under the thought of “Everybody has the same rights and deserve no special treatment.” Let’s note here that I support gay rights, I began debating with somebody on the matter it was going well, until one specific mod who always seems to follow me (and stated in PM he holds “sjw” beliefs) shut down the discussion, banned me for three days, and worded the whole reprimand that basically said “You’re a homophob.”
 
You seem to be referring to this post. The mod who delete your post and the mod who banned you are two different people. Also, you started responding in that thread after Derpy told people, multiple times, to stop debating homosexuality and pride much and keep the discussion focused on the image. You can’t accuse people of stalking you if they were already there before you.
 
Fast forward a month or two later and I question the existence or foal porn in Derpibooru. Only to get slammed BY THE SAME MOD for my belief that it shouldn’t be on the sure. Giving me lame crap that it would “hurt the artists.”
 
There’s no ban record or mod note on your profile that seems to match this, so I have to respond without context, but you do have a history of derailing conversations.
 
You either assign mods on certain users or some of your mods are mentally unstable and stalk others.
 
We do not. Some mods are just more visible/talkative than others. Often when I delete something or ban someone, I just do it silently, and let the deletion/ban reason say everything I need to say unless there’s something further that needs to be addressed.
 
I can certainly understand how if only one mod is openly talking to you, it can give the appearance that they’re the only mod handling any “concerns” related to your behavior on the site, but I can assure you that that’s not the case.
 
You discriminate or let your emotions control you based upon political belief, going as far as to make vague wordings that make you look like you’re homophobic, which I take great offense in.
 
You mean homophobic-phobic? We’re very diverse here and LGBTQ+ positive. We’re not very fond of homophobes, transphobes, etc. While we don’t ban people for disliking homosexual relationships, if someone’s sharing homophobic opinions and it’s creating a disturbance, we do have to look at the source.
 
The only reason you won’t remove foalcon is because some of your mods have a pedophilia fetish and proceed to shut down any discussion if somebody rebels against it
 
We allow any content so long as it is legal and not attacking anyone. Lolicon and anthro foalcon are legal grey areas, so we do not allow that. Personally, if it were up to me, I’d rather not host foalcon at all, but after (a lot of) review of the applicable laws, foalcon is legally fine, so it’s allowed.
 
I believe the same mod will come right over, tell me some lame excuse, and ban me for a week/month with the comment deleted, with the ban reason/shun message saying I made a racist post. Cause that’s my experience.
 
Despite popular believe, we don’t ban people for questioning the site’s policies, moderation, etc. We’re always open to a discussion about them in the proper channels.
 
I’ll just leave one thing here, a good mod goes by the rules and doesn’t let politics bind then, they interpret the rules as they see fit and ban without bias. They judge fairly and without discrimination based on their beliefs.
 
We don’t let our opinions guide our decisions. But like I stated above - if you come to a site with a community that strongly supports LGBTQ+ rights, and then start bitching and whining about how you hate pride month and you’re tired about having the gay shoved in your face constantly, that’s gonna cause a ruckus, and then we’re gonna look at why the ruckus was started.
 
Rule #4 - filter stuff instead of whining about it. If you don’t like homosexuality, it’s extremely easy to avoid homosexuality on this site.
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