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25 weeksThe Day of the Dead Anthology22 comments · 4,620 views
The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a now-famous tradition from ancient times that has been a huge part of Mexican Culture through the centuries. Like so many things in Mexico, it's influenced strongly by certain aspects of the Aztec people.
It has shaped the way those of us with that heritage look at life and death in many ways, and most importantly on the remembrance of, and honoring the deceased. We traditionally decorate little altars dedicated to the memories of those that passed away… but it's not a somber occasion.
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25 weeksJinglemas 2023!30 comments · 5,793 views
Jinglemas is the annual tradition on Fimfiction to exchange stories around the holidays with users on the site. This single event allows all Fimfiction users to come together and celebrate the reason for the season. Ponies!
Enroll in this Secret-Santa-style gift exchange to request a holiday themed story, to be written secretly by another participant during the month of December. And in turn, you will be tasked with writing someone else's request. Then all the stories will be exchanged at Christmas! Simplicity itself! Thanks to the hard work of the Breezies, everyone will be ensured to get their gift!
You only have until November 24th to Sign up!
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49 weeksPSA: Using AIs to Write and Publish Stories in Fimfiction698 comments · 23,839 views
Hello everyone, this is a PSA (Public Service Announcement, for those of ESL) to put to rest consistent questions about using AI to 'write' stories and publish them here. This is not intended as a poll or a request for feedback. It is exclusively a clarification on an already-existing rule.
People ask: "Can I, oh great and powerful D, post a story or chapter that I got ChatGPT to write for me?!"
And the answer, my friend, is... No.
Absolutely not. Not in a thousand years!
Because you didn't write it.
It is not your creation. You are NOT the author. In fact, you are the opposite.
There seems to be some confusion when interpreting the following rule:
Don’t Post (Content)
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77 weeksJinglemas 2022!62 comments · 12,445 views
Jinglemas is the annual tradition on Fimfiction to exchange stories around the holidays with users on the site. This single event allows all Fimfiction users to come together and celebrate the reason for the season. Ponies!
Enroll in this Secret-Santa-style gift exchange to request a holiday themed story, to be written secretly by another participant during the month of December. And in turn, you will be tasked with writing someone else's request. Then all the stories will be exchanged at Christmas! Simplicity itself! Thanks to the hard work of the Breezies, everyone will be ensured to get their gift!
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104 weeksPhishing Awareness167 comments · 15,419 views
Have you ever found yourself in a situation like this?
And then you magically find yourself in a suspiciously familiar site, except that you're not logged in, and it requires you to do so?
Well. Don't log in. This is a scam, and a cheap one at that.
There've been recent attempts to obtain Fimfiction users’ personal data, like passwords and/or emails through links like the one I'm making fun of above. And a distressing amount of people don't seem to know what phishing attempts are.
If you HAVE entered a site like this and put in your data, make sure to follow these basic steps at least.
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116 weeksAll Our Best [Royal Canterlot Library]115 comments · 18,243 views
As should be obvious from 15 months without a feature, life has taken the Royal Canterlot Library curators in different directions. While there’s still plenty of awesome stories being written in the My Little Pony fandom, we’re no longer actively working to spotlight them, and it’s time to officially draw the project to a close.
Thank you for all of your support, suggestions, and comments over the years. We’re grateful to have been able to share seven years of exemplary stories with you, and give more insight into the minds behind them. In the spirit of the project, please keep reading and recommending fantastic fics to friends—the community is enriched when we all share what we love.
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120 weeksJinglemas 2021 has come to a close!20 comments · 9,893 views
Jinglemas had 114 stories written and exchanged this year!
You can read them all here, in the Jinglemas 2021 folder!Jhoira wrote The Hearths Warming Eve Guest for EngageBook
GaPJaxie wrote Twilight and Spike Hide a Body for Telly Vision
SnowOriole wrote The Armor Hypothesis for BaeroRemedy
snappleu wrote Words Said So Often That They Lack Any Meaning for Trick Question
NeirdaE wrote Starlight and Trixie Direct a Play for Moosetasm
Ninjadeadbeard wrote Garland Graveyard Shift for NeirdaE
Roundabout Recluse wrote Apples to Apples for Ninjadeadbeard
MistyShadowz wrote The Times We Shared for NaiadSagaIotaOar
Petrichord wrote A Gentle Nudge for Angel Midnight
Jade Ring wrote Past, Future, and Present for Frazzle2Dazzle
Jake The Army Guy wrote The Big Talk for Dreadnought
The Red Parade wrote Heart Strings for Franso
Greatazuredragon wrote A Hearth’s Warming Question for GaPJaxie -
151 weeksReunions: A Swapped Roles Contest!57 comments · 16,402 views
Okay guys here's something fun presented by Nitro Indigo.
Presented by me, I guess, but I digress.
Swapped Roles Contest
Last year, I (Nitro Indigo) noticed that there was a surprising lack of roleswap fanfics on this site. To fix that, I decided to run a roleswap contest over the summer themed around secrets. While it didn’t get many entries, it nevertheless attracted the attention of some big authors and was the origin of two of my favourite fics. Overall, I think it was a success, so I’ve decided to run another one!
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224 weeksMinor Rules and Reporting Update747 comments · 15,912 views
Hope everyone is enjoying the new year.
Some small changes have been made to our rules as well as to the reporting process.
Rules
"No attacks directed at individuals or groups due to race, gender, gender identity, religion or sexual identity."
This better clarifies our previously ill-defined hate speech rule and includes groups as well as individual attacks.
"No celebration, glorification or encouragement of real life criminal activity."
This includes past, present and potential future crimes.
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226 weeksJinglemas 201928 comments · 8,392 views
There's truly no time like the holidays. What's better than copious amounts of food, quality time with family and friends, hearing the sweet sound of Trans-Siberian Orchestra on repeat, and unmanagble financial stress from our capitalist overlords?
Gift exchanges of course!
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How to confuse every writer
But, but, the views!
Also totally stealing that picture.
Who?
Friendly Uncle right?
:V
I bet it's Friendly Uncle.
Just saying.
243649
I'm reading that ATM XD
243657
When I saw the filth that was Fluffershy make it to the featured box, I cried blood. At first, I thought I had the mature box checked.
You almost gave me a panic attack, thought I'd forgotten to rate something as Mature.
LOL
But I'm scared now.
Hmn, I feel slightly guilty for apparently helping convince him that he could remove the mature tag from some of his stories.
243657 I believe this was aimed at Bronystories, seeing as Odd Jobs just got a rating hike.
243665
That is one heck of a reaction. Last time I wept blood, I had gazed unprotected into the mind of a Great Old One.
243649 eeyup.
FINALLY!
Thank you! You have earned my eternal gratitude!
Just change the term from "adult humor" to "extremely immature adolescent humor" and we'll be cool.
phallus
So I can't talk about mixing Pinkie's batter in everyone stories anymore... Damn it.
243719
No... if it is sufficiently subtle enough, it doesn't need to be rated Mature. It is only the ones that are outright all about the adult humor that have to be mature.
Care?
To put it in other words:
We know what you're doing.
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Cut it out.
243727 They see me trollin, they hatin.
So, if we put just a small amount of adult humour in it, it has to be rated mature? Like, if anything remotely related to it is involved even once, it has to be rated mature?
Rule with an iron fist, I guess.
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243740
In the tab that says your username, hover your mouse over it. The check box is right at the bottom.
243740
Go to the box with your username on the green bar near the top of the page and mouse-over it. The mature box is at the bottom of the list of options. Or you can just check it before logging in.
I personally have had no problem with it, but I can certainly see how it could be a problem for others.
My only suggestion/request would be this: a mature humour tag, similar in nature to the existing mature tags.
243741
See my comment. Use the rule they use on TV.
This is your guide to whether or not you need a mature rating: Getting crap past the radar. It is about how strong and how prevalent the humour is throughout the work.
243754 Right, thanks.
243755
Glad I can help.
243665
Wow... Intolerant much?
And suddenly several dozen or more writers are very nervous about the safety of their fan fictions.
Interesting announcement. But I have to wonder, and I'm sure others are curious too... Is it like a zero tolerance sort of thing, or is there a certain line that must be crossed regarding the explicitness or amount of the dirty jokes before it has to be Mature? Or is "better safe than sorry" the best approach, and just slap a Mature rating on it if you're unsure? Probably the latter.
243768
I am wondering about that too. I'm not worried cause I'm pretty sure none of my stories don't have anything like this, but I just want to be sure.
(Gah a 502 bad gateway error delayed my reply.)
So only baby talk?
243765
It's not intolerant to call filth by its name.
But, I DON'T know who I am!
...OR ELSE WE'LL GET THE SOUP!!!
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I wonder how long this bulletin will take to percolate through the ponynets. A whole lot of fics just became incorrectly rated.
I mean they already were incorrectly rated, but it's more obvious now.
243784
Sorry, but I tend to disagree. I don't believe something containing rather juvenile humor should be identified so poorly as 'filth', nor does it deserve the "I cried blood" response sir Hivemind felt the need to have and share. The story's point wasn't to offend, it was to humor. If he meant 'filth' as in, 'vulgar', that may have been acceptable, but that would still be insulting and intolerant in a minor level.
243765
Besides the content, you have to admit it was just not written very good.
and so begins the shitstorm that is the neigh-borhood watch please tell me its not about odd jobs i love that story and its obcene humor its just too funny to block kind of how like Mr. wuncler from the boondocks is too rich to shoot
on another note, yay we finally here something from knighty! (too bad its not a story
)
243848
The judgment Mr. Hivemind is making is an ethical one. It's not a matter of mere amusement or mere preference.
I...
I don't get it.
Disturbed Sweetie Belle's face is such... ugh...
NIGHTMARE FUEL!
243855
Even if it was no TAW story, it still made me (and 1625 others, if the rating is reliable) laugh, or at least giggle, thus fulfilling its purpose. I admit, it wasn't the best (all in all, a fun little story, but nothing I'd give 5 stars out of 5), it still, however, did not deserve to be called (and perhaps even insulted as) 'filth'.
I think there should be a strict difference between Teen and Mature- Odd Jobs is most certainly just teen. even if it does border a bit on the heavy side. It is in no way 'pornographic' and shouldn't be treated as such. Making things that should be open to everypony who want to read it limited seems a bit... Tyrant-lestia ish. I'm gonna be forced to have the Mature tag on so I can read my favorite stories, and if my parents saw some of the truly mature stuff there was because I have the tag checked *shudder*.
Maybe we need some sort of "Highly Suggestive" tag. Something just between that 'Mature' and 'Teen', so there's an even balance.
243867
Tolerance: "a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry."
If calling something you disagree with as 'filth' in an insulting manner can be considered tolerant, then perhaps I should retry looking at our (the bronies') motto "Love and Tolerance", because I have been very, very wrong about it all along.
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Look! A flame war!
243874 If that's nightmare fuel, then Giygas will have the easiest time with you.
:3
Dear prudence