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@Soarin_the_Pegasus  
PB was a special case. 20% and Bronibooru were the only other two image boorus out there, and both have, afaik, a moderator queue, meaning no image macros, memes, WiP, screencaps, etc.
 
We set up up Derpi for several reasons. The main one was to prove that we could make it at all, another to serve as our own “private” image booru, and lastly to sell the idea to Eco to transition from his version of Shimmie to booru-on-rails; that is, still being Ponibooru, but using our new, actively maintained codebase.
 
Back in Jan of last year I (on my own) ran a few ads on PB to try and just get some traffic for balancing and testing; wasn’t looking into replacing PB or anything, but we needed to know how the system would fair with more than a dozen users. I think PB veterans might remember how well that went (and how any thread mentioning with us was deleted post-haste).
 
Anyways. Taking over wasn’t ever our plan; we just wanted to help Eco out by giving him a “thing” to make life easier. And then bla-bla-bla happened. Derpi hasn’t really changed much, visually from the first day, tbh. More buttons and doo-dads, but the essence is pretty much the same as it was over a year ago: show pretty pony images as simply and quickly as possible.

The TF2 server has only been up like a day and hasn’t seen much use yet, but if interest develops I can see about putting on popular custom maps and possibly some decent mods people think it should have. It seems to run smoothly but hasn’t been tested with a large number of players (I think the most that have been on is maybe 5 or 6), although the load so far indicates it should be able to cope fine.
 
I’m also capable of running a Space Station 13 server if any of you fine folk are familiar with that terrible, terrible gem of a game. My branch of choice is the latest available revision of /tg/station, and I’d be happy to put a server up if we can rustle up enough interested players to make it worthwhile.
 
I know parp has been talking about setting up a minecraft server as well but I don’t know how that’s going.

@Vree  
According to Faust, the dragon egg was a special test given only to a few hopefuls. Obviously, that might not make it’s way into the show. What was supposed to happen in that test, and what would have happened to Twilight if she couldn’t hatch the egg are unknown. Heck, even whether hatching the egg was the entirety of the test is unknown. For all we know, that was a bonus question and Twilight was stressing out over getting anything less than a perfect score.
 
Personally, I think that if Twilight had failed to hatch the egg, she would have gone on to take a different test.
 
The lack of dragons and dragon knowledge in Equestria rules out actually hatching the thing as the expected result. It’s actually quite possible that they only had the one dragon egg and have had to replace that particular test with something else since Spike was hatched.

@kobdob  
Again you are wrong.
 
Twilight studies yes.
 
But Dash trains
 
Fluttershy’s bs tolerance from those animals is tested
 
Applejack toils all day
 
And Rarity is your biggest misstep. Gems are worth whatever the writers want them to be and usually aren’t that much since they are so plentiful.  
Not to mention that choosing to run a business and trying to get to the top of that profession and even learning how to make dresses from a young age (cutie mark chronicles) shows far more resolve than Twilight.  
That’s more perseverance, more resolve and true independence since she was ever only accountable to herself.

@Vree
 
idk, newly hatched Spike seemed about as defenseless and incapable of taking care of himself as a human newborn.
 
The young students were probably not supposed to be able to hatch the egg, but got a judgement based on their efforts. Maybe Celestia even used the egg hatching test to seek out the chosen one.

@Sjogre  
That’s kind of an unclear part, yeah. But my impression was that the test was whether Twilight can hatch the egg. (There was even a symbol like that on the side.)  
Maybe one could ask this from Faust or someone who worked on that episode.
 
It definitely seemed like it was just a regular thing to do. It didn’t seem like it was some sort of special test for Twilight either, given that Celestia arrived late to the scene (and she was a filly for godssake).
 
Which of course raises the question why Spike is the only dragon in town.
 
Maybe ponies do hatch dragon eggs but then set them free? Part of the whole taking care of animals and nature job? Spike is just an exception who stuck around?
 
On the Spike & mother thing, I’d just take it from the dragon culture angle. There is no reason why dragons should do family matters the same way as ponies, except for doing it like that for the sake of kids watching this. I think it makes a lot more sense to portray dragons as noble, wild, proud. If the dragon way for example, is to leave the offspring to fend for himself until he can fly with the rest, that doesn’t mean Spike wouldn’t be interested in discovering the dragon traditions. Heck, I think he might even be flattering himself with the thought that he’s part of a tough-as-nails and proud breed. It’s all about his reconcilation of his two heritages. Even if he takes the family values from his pony half in the end, there is a lot he can learn and build into his identity, even if not everything is friendly-seeming.

@Rarity
 
The trollziest of trollish specials. >_>
 
((Edit because test.))

It could be as simple as a flashback. To Luna’s first full day back from being Nightmare Moon, for example, or what happened when Luna went home after Nightmare Night. Maybe it’s Celestia’s birthday and she wants to spend it with her sister or Cadence or both. Twilight is put to the test of shouldering the princess’ responsibilities, leaving Celestia and Luna free for a day. This could also be done with Cadence.

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When people say “Global Warming” instead of “Climate Change”…it’s not scientifically ACCURATE!!!
 
Oh and when people don’t know what “theory” actually means in science. (Something that has been proven over and over in tests/experiments) IT’S NOT AN EDUCATED GUESS.

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I’m sure DHX Media is trying everything in their power to hide the fact that they were involved in Johnny Test. It’s their secret shame. Just like picking up She-Zow.

Fucking johhny test. what annoys me the most about is how ubiquitous its become. i had dragons of berk set to record and when i watched it, it was johnny test. fucking cartoon network keeps relying on it to get attention.

@Itsthinking
 
Yeah, that’s a pretty great summary…  
Although, it kinda highlights why writers don’t really “go there” - it would be difficult to touch on those without the story becoming too sad or serious.
 
@Sjogre  
I think that’s a bit unneccessarily grim? If the Spike egg was a one-of a kind, I doubt it’d be given to fillies as a school entrance test. (Yes I know Spike being the only dragon on the show kinda-contradicts this.)
 
Now if I was the writer, then female dragons would, say, bury their eggs under lava rock, preferably near an active volcano (dragon eggs would needing the greater heat to develop) where the ponies could conveniently stumble upon it. Or something.
 
 
Just hypothetically, why couldn’t Spike meet her mother? After all this time we are still yet to see a female dragon. We don’t even really know what they are like.

@Vlakc
 
I had sampled some of Johnny Test, passed it up and it never bothered me until Cartoon Network renewed another season of JT and Annoying Orange but didn’t for Young Justice and Green Lantern. WTF?!? RAGE!!!

@Klonoahedgehog
 
Another latin american who dislikes our continent’s soap operas?  

 
As for Johnny test and others, well I just ignore shows that I don’t like instead of hating them, not gonna waste my time on shit like that.

@GargantuanBass  
Ah, Johnny Test. To paraphrase the Nostalgia Critic;
 
“IT NEVER SHUTS UP! There is always talking, always loud music, ALWAYS SOMETHING KNOCKING IN YOUR EARS! It’s like it’s afraid if stops being loud and bouncy, it’s going to lose the children’s attention. And that’s not a good thing. Children need slow moments. They need pauses. It teaches them patience and the appreciation of atmosphere.”

Johnny Test.
 

So Celestia knew Spike’s mother but never said anything about it? And, by extension, actually had some useful information about dragons that she never gave to Twilight or Spike? How Celestia got that egg really needs some explanation. Using Spike’s egg as a test just raises more questions that have never been addressed.
 
I never said that Spike’s origins would be too dark for the show. I just said that a minimum of tragedy would be involved.
 
Heck, given how all the other dragons in the show have acted, the most likely story for any meeting between Celestia and Spike’s mother is that Celestia had to fight her off. Possibly fatally, since Celestia kept the egg.

@Sjogre  
I dont think it would be that extreme. As Faust said the hatching test was specificaly designed by Celestia for Twilight in order to see her true potential.
 
Given that and the fact that Celestia herselff put that test there might be the possibility that maybe the one how found the egg was Celestia herself and maybe at some point She would have met Spike’s mother and by some sort of tragic event probably she left the egg to Celestia, it could be a good but sad story about sacrifice and stuff but its too darker for the show itself

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@The Smiling Pony
 
Okay, thank you.
 
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