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Alaborn


Somewhere in the USA. Probably older than you. And something about MLP:FIM makes me want to write stories. Unfortunately, being gainfully employed cuts into my writing time.

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  • 151 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Strong Seconds

    Not an episode review this time.

    PresentPerfect writes about the "Applejack Problem", that a character with everything figured out becomes too boring. Her cutie mark is literally deciding she wants to stay home.

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    1 comments · 393 views
  • 152 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Putting Your Hoof Down and It's About Time

    S2E19 Putting Your Hoof Down

    Watching this episode as part of the whole series is jarring. You have episode after episode of ponies being kind and friendly, then a whole bunch of rude ponies all at once.

    I hate Angel Bunny in this episode. I want to turn him into hasenpfeffer.

    I'd like to know why there just happens to be a hedge maze somewhere near Ponyville.

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    3 comments · 244 views
  • 156 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Hearts and Hooves Day and A Friend in Deed

    S2E17 Hearts and Hooves Day

    The writers have chosen, once again, to feature a holiday or celebration in this episode. Arguably, this is the seventh time (Summer Sun Celebration, Winter Wrap Up, Running of the Leaves, Grand Galloping Gala, Nightmare Night, Hearth's Warming, Hearts and Hooves Day), and the third time directly referencing a major American holiday.

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    3 comments · 215 views
  • 157 weeks
    Retrospective Review: The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 and Read It and Weep

    S2E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000

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    6 comments · 308 views
  • 157 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Baby Cakes and The Last Roundup

    S2E13 Baby Cakes

    So this was an episode that came completely out of the blue. There was no indication of Cup Cake being pregnant, let alone with twins. I'm assuming there was a toy involved.

    "That makes sense, right?" Sure, but if you're a pegasus stallion with a beige coat or a unicorn stallion with a yellow coat, I wouldn't recommend dining at Sugarcube Corner.

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    6 comments · 208 views
Feb
26th
2016

I love the new automatic story approval system! · 12:54am Feb 26th, 2016

Of course, I could be a little biased here. I submitted Applejack, I Can Explain! in the morning, and it was posted in minutes. That's good, since I always want to post the story to relevant groups, and don't want to have to keep checking to see if it made it through the queue. Then, since I picked a time when no one else was posting stories, it spent an inordinate amount of time on the front page (about ten hours) and made the feature box. I'm always happy to do so, but admittedly, this wasn't a story that broke any new ground.

Thanks to everypony who read the story and commented!

Report Alaborn · 251 views · Story: Applejack, I Can Explain! ·
Comments ( 4 )

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop on my automated submission. Like, when I least expect, a mod's going to pull it down and send me a PM explaining the obscure rule I broke.

I know that's not likely to happen, but I still think it will.

I like that the put in a button to put it in the moderation queue.

I agree, I think the new Auto-Approve system is going to work out just fine until someone decides to abuse it.

3777589 I hope that the abuse gets fixed not by ending the new system, but by pulling stories and banning repeat offenders.

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